Page 101 - NEMOVISTA HANDBOOK 2020-21_Neat

Lockers
th
th
Students in grades 6 -12 may receive a locker by contacting the building secretary. Receiving a locker is
voluntary. Students may not switch lockers without permission from the office. Students should not enter another
student’s locker unless permission has been obtained from the principals.

Library Books
Students will be expected to pay for library books which are lost, damaged or not returned to school.

Buses
Students are expected to take care of school property including school buses. Parents are liable for damage caused
by their children. Student should not mar any surface, make any holes or otherwise cause any damage to school buses.

SECTION 12
General Information

Awards and Recognitions (Elementary
 Honor Roll: Students in grades 1-8 are eligible for honor roll. A student who makes all A’s and B’s in
Math, Science/Health, Reading, Spelling, Language, Phonics, and Social Studies/Arkansas History on grade
level will be listed on the honor roll each nine-weeks.
 Citizenship Award: A citizenship award will be presented to students (K-5) who exhibit good citizenship
throughout the year.
 Principal Award: An award may be presented to the student who shows outstanding improvement each
year.
 Student of the week (Elementary): Each week a student from each class will be recognized as student of the
week.
 Academic Excellence: This award is given to a student in each classroom who has the highest yearly
average. (grade point average)
 Superintendent Award: This award is given to students who score Exceeding in all areas or all areas except
one on of the State exam in grades 3 -8 from the previous year.
rd
th
 Physical Fitness Award: This award will be awarded to students who perform at the 50%tile, 80%tile, or
90%tile on Fitness tests.
th
th
 Presidential Award: This award will be presented to 5 graders and 8 graders that meet the criteria set
forth by the National Presidential Award Committee.
An awards assembly will be held at the end of the school year. Parents, family, and friends are invited to attend.

Awards (High School/Middle School)
An award assembly will be held near the end of the school year to honor students in the area of academics, service,
attendance, and other areas of high achievement. Parents, family, and friends are encouraged to attend.

Pictures
School pictures will be taken at the beginning of each school year for the year book. Pictures may be purchased at
that time. In elementary, spring pictures and kindergarten will be made in the spring for purchase.

Guidance Counselor
The guidance program at Nemo Vista School is designed to enhance and support the education, career, social and
emotional development needs of all students. The focus of the guidance program is to enable the student to be
successful, not only in school settings, but in social, home, and work areas with concern and interest the student.

College Day
Each senior will be given an opportunity to attend a college day program to review programs at colleges, vocational
schools, and business colleges and to discuss financial aid, admission requirement, and the curriculum of various
schools. Each senior will be given two day excused, if the second day is needed to complete enrollment procedure or if