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THE TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS ARE HELD THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH
call 623-6104 for monthly meeting place.

HONORS REGOGNITION AT GRADUATION
The following changes to the honors recognition process at graduation ceremonies will be implemented with the Class of 2005. Honor graduates, students with a 4.0 GPA or higher, or in the top 10% of a weighted cumulative GPA range, whichever includes the most students, will wear gold cords. High Honor graduates, the top 4% of their senior class from a weighted cumulative GPA range, will wear gold cords and gold tassels. The purpose is to recognize more students as top academic students and to encourage more students to reach for higher academic standards. This will also provide a more equitable system when students come from schools with more class hours or more honors programs. Students enrolled in the Independent Study program for more than one semester will not be eligible to be an Honor graduate. The Independent Study program is not a college-prep program and does not require the rigor or provide the diverse teaching methods of the regular high school curriculum. Past practice was the top two students ( sometimes more if GPAs are equal) were valedictorian and salutatorian. The top 10% were recognized with gold cords.
California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE)
Starting with the class of 2006, all students must pass this state test to receive a high school diploma. Students who have not received a passing score by August 2006 may receive a certificate of completion.
The purpose of the CAHSEE is to improve student achievement in high school. It also is to help ensure that students who graduate from high school can demonstrate competency in the content standards for English-language arts and mathematics, adopted by the State Board of Education.
Students who now have passed both parts of the CAHSEE are to be commended for their outstanding effort. Those students in the class of 2006 who have not yet passed both parts of the exam will be required to participate in a remediation program to prepare for re-taking the test in May.
Parents/guardians and students are reminded that, in addition to passing the CAHSEE, Algebra 1B must be successfully completed by students in order to graduate. Students planning to attend a college or university will have a number of additional requirements to complete.
If you have any questions about CAHSEE or the results for your student, please contact the school office. Our entire staff will be working closely with parents/guardians and students to successfully implement this important testing program.
STUDENT CHARGES AND FEES
We, at Trinity High School, mail out letters on a regular basis to notify parents of student charges. Even with these letters, we find items are frequently not returned. Transcripts and diplomas (per Ed. Code #48904.3) will not be handed out until your child has returned or paid for all school issued related items. These include textbooks, library books, uniforms, locks or misc. fees.
If you have any questions, please direct them to Mrs. Macy, 623.6127 ext. 204

PLEASE NOTE - IF YOUR CHILD WILL BE ABSENT OR LATE TO SCHOOL, PLEASE CALL THE SCHOOL BY 10AM TO VERIFY THE REASON FOR THE ABSENCE OR TARDY.

PLEASE DO NOT CALL
STUDENTS WHILE THEY ARE IN SCHOOL.
We understand that emergency/unexpected situations arise, but for non-emergency reasons, taking students out of class and/or interrupting classes to take students notes is disrupting not only to your student, but to the other students as well.
With a little advanced planning, most of the calls to students could be eliminated.
Thank you for your help and consideration in this matter.

DROPPING OFF YOUR STUDENT(S)
PLEASE remember to drop off your
students in front of the school—NOT in the faculty parking area behind the office or the behind the school!!!

STUDENTS LEAVING CAMPUS
All students MUST check out
of school in the office prior to leaving campus. Students are not to call their parents/guardians from a cell phone and get picked up without first checking out with the office.

THE TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL EASY CALLER SYSTEM
PARENTS AND/OR GUARDIANS

Whenever your student is absent or tardy to one or more classes, the automated phone system should telephone your home phone number the evening of the absence or tardy and leave a message for you to contact the school. IF NO VERIFICATION IS RECEIVED WITHIN 3 SCHOOL DAYS OF THE ABSENCE, THE ABSENCE WILL BE RECORDED AS UNEXCUSED & CANNOT BE CHANGED. By calling the school the morning of your students absence to verify the absence, your name should be removed from the automated calling system and you should not receive a call

UPDATED April 29, 2008