August 31, 2017
Dear 10th Grade Parents,
Welcome to the 2017-2018 school year at John Burroughs School. I greatly enjoyed getting to know your sons
and daughters last year as their principal. We also have one new student, Amanda Roth, who has joined the
Class of 2020. I have always been amazed at how quickly our new students assimilate themselves into our
community, and Iâm sure this year will be no different. I love that our school community provides such a
welcoming atmosphere that helps ease this transition for our new students. The best thing about being principal
is the ability to get to know each and every student in my grade level. I have also found that getting to know a
studentâs family is just as rewarding. If I havenât had the opportunity to meet you, please introduce yourself
when you find me around school or just pop into my office if you are on campus.
Diversity Seminar â" a note from Jennifer Kinney and Daniel Harris
Seven years ago, we created a new graduation requirement: a sophomore diversity seminar to advance our
school philosophy around diversity, inclusivity and cultural competency. Faculty from across the disciplines
have developed presentations around identity, cross/intercultural communication and listening, group dynamics
and alliances, and global citizenship (topics listed below).
After years of evaluation, student feedback, and our most recent ISACS self-study, it became clear the seminar
needed to deepen its content by providing more time and space where students could more fully process the
content, while practicing important cultural competency/communication skills. To that end, we created basically
an every-other-week model: One week the entire class will attend a faculty presentation before school (these are
scheduled on late days when assembly begins at 8:45 am). The following week, students will each attend a
smaller student-facilitated/faculty-coached discussion (the practice) during the regular school day.
We need and appreciate your support to assure your child's attendance at the following faculty presentations at 8
am in Haertter Hall:
Tuesday, September 26 â" Social Construction of Identity
Mark Smith (History, chair)
Tuesday, October 10 â" Bias & the Brain
Scott Deken (principal, Science)
Tuesday, October 17 â" Race
John Merritt (History)
Monday, October 30 â" Class & Socioeconomic Status
Daniel Harris (Diversity & Multicultural Education, director)
Monday, November 13 â" JBS Climate of Inclusion
Andy Abbott (head of school, English)
Tuesday, November 28 â" Mental & Physical Ability
Paul Knight (Academic Support, chair)
Thursday, January 4 â" Gender Identity
Allégra Clément Bayard (Modern Languages, chair) and
Jennifer Jones (Counseling & Wellness, chair)
Tuesday, January 16 â" Sexual Orientation
Jennifer Jones
Tuesday, January 30 and Tuesday, February 13 â" Religious Literacy
Carrie Dodson-Ching (History)
Monday, February 26 and Tuesday, March 6 â" Global Citizenship
Jamie Wagner (History)
Thursday, April 5 â" Political Identity
Mark Smith
Monday, April 16 and Thursday, May 3 â" Cultural Competency
Jennifer Kinney (seminar coordinator, Modern Languages)
Mini School
My first opportunity to see you all again will be on Wednesday, September 13, when we will have the grades 9
and 10 Mini School event. After starting with a quick hello in the Haertter Hall, you will have the opportunity to
meet with your childâs advisor and then follow your childâs schedule and meet all of his/her teachers. Your
advisor may want to schedule a time in late October or early November for a parent conference so bringing your
calendar to that meeting may prove helpful. Many parents consider this one of the most interesting evenings of
the school year, and they come away wishing that they could revisit high school and have some of our
wonderful faculty as their teachers. Iâm sure I will also see some of you during after-school extracurricular
activities this year, please do not hesitate to introduce yourselves.
Student Activities
On Thursday, September 14, the Student Congress will sponsor a Student Activities Fair. During our outdoor
lunch, every club sponsored by the school will have a table with representatives of the club explaining the goals
of their club. At Burroughs, we hope that all students will begin to explore extracurricular involvement and this
gives them a chance to see what is available to them. Encourage your child to join one or more club(s) and
watch him/her grow and develop in so many wonderful ways.
Parent Visiting Day
Tuesday, September 19 (a late start day) is Parent Visiting Day. We would like to invite the parents of every
grade level to come and spend the morning with us. You can sit through classes and see how the students and
teachers interact and engage in powerful learning experiences. You may also stay and enjoy a picnic lunch with
your child.
Blue and Gold
Blue and Gold weekend starts on Friday, September 22 with nearly all of our teams competing against our rival
teams from MICDS by the end of the weekend. On the 22nd, there is a picnic for the students at 6:30 followed
by a pep rally and a bonfire after that. The evening ends at 8:45. I look forward to seeing the students and their
parents at many of these events. I encourage you to pick a game or two and join us; it is great fun.
Webpage
I encourage you to visit our web pages often to see candid photos, sports schedules and assembly presentation
information. We also maintain a school Google calendar, which you can find on our home page under the
caption âCalendars.â Our campus is vibrant, and we love to share these events with you through the schoolâs
website.
Advisory
Students will meet with their advisors on most Wednesday afternoons throughout the year. The second advisory
is devoted to discussing academic integrity, and students sign our academic integrity policy, which can be found
on pages 2 and 3 of the Student-Parent Handbook. Advisors will also set aside another advisory session early in
the year to talk about the Technology Acceptable Use Policy (found on pages 4 and 5 of the Student-Parent
Handbook), and students sign the policy stating they have read and understood it.
Parking
Over the summer, you should have received a questionnaire requesting information about cars your family
members park on campus. We are requesting this for safety and security reasons (i.e., if we need to ask drivers
to move their cars to make way for emergency vehicles or to let them know they left their lights on). If you have
not done so already, please take a few minutes to respond. The survey can be accessed at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/96SWMSR. Note, students who currently drive themselves to
school also need to get a parking sticker for their cars. These can be obtained from the front desk.
I would like to take this opportunity to say welcome to everyone and remind you that my office door is open.
Please feel free to stop by and say hello anytime that you are on campus. Have a great 2017-2018 school year. I
predict good things coming from the class of 2020.
Sincerely,
Scott Deken, PhD
Principal of Grades 9 & 10
sdeken@jburroughs.org
314-993-4045 ext. 326
--- Dear Students and Parents, Welcome to the Bulldog Band! We are looking forward to a producve and excing year! As with any organizaon, we have certain guidelines and procedures for everyone to follow in order to ensure the safety, well-being, educaon and success of all students. Read the handbook carefully and refer to it frequently in order to understand how the band program operates. Please be sure to sign and return all forms no later than August 18, 2017. All forms must be turned in before students may parcipate in football games and other performances. We are looking forward to working with you this year. Please contact us if you have any quesons. Thank you for your support. Sincerely, Mr. Wesley Peart, M.M. Alvord ISD Head Director of Bands wpeart@alvordisd.net (940)-427-9643 ext. 3128 Mr. Aaron Kline, M.M. Alvord ISD Assistant Director of Bands akline@alvordisd.net (940)-427-5511 ext. 2244 ---- WILSON SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENT AUTOMOBILE REGISTRATION FORM 2017-2018 Dear Student and Parent: Driving an automobile to school is a privilege granted to students by school authorities. To receive and maintain this privilege, please complete this registration form, return it at the time of purchase, and adhere to the listed regulations. 1. In order to acquire a student automobile registration form, the student must possess a valid driverâs license. 2. File an automobile registration form in the office. This registration must be completed in every detail. Should any information change on the form, notify the high school office immediately in writing. 3. The parking hangtag must be displayed from the rearview mirror. These tags areâ NON-TRANSFERABLE and NON-REFUNDABLEâ. They may not be shared between students. 4. Students driving to school should park in one of the student parking lots. An overflow lot is located behind the Lower House. Students are not permitted to park in the faculty lot and are discouraged from parking on the âstreet. All vehicles must be parked legally in the designated spaces on the paved parking lot. (Do not park on the grass.) 5. While driving on the lot, use the directional flow arrows and do not exceed 5 miles per hour. 6. Keep the automobile locked while it is parked at school. 7. Do not use the automobile from the time it is parked upon arrival at school in the morning until after school is dismissed in the afternoon, except by special written requests, which should be made only in case of an emergency. 8. Being in the parking lot without permission of the school administration (during the school day) will result in disciplinary action. 9. Observe all traffic regulations while driving to and from school. 10. Detailed information concerning the automobile regulations can be found in the Wilson Student Handbook. Parking lot rules as stated in the handbook will be enforced. Please note that the streets surrounding the high school (including all of Grandview Blvd.) are posted as â2 hour parkingâ and Spring Township police will ticket vehicles out of compliance. 11. Individual parking spaces will not be assigned. Parking is on a first-come, first serve basis. If any of the above regulations is violated, a studentâs driving privilege may be suspended. This will mean that the student will not be permitted to drive to school. Please call the office if you have any questions about these regulations. Yours in the interest of safety, WILSON HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (PLEASE RETURN THIS BOTTOM PORTION TO THE UPPER HOUSE SCHOOL OFFICE WITH YOUR PAYMENT OF $25.00 AND YOUR DRIVERâSâ LICENSE.) AUTOMOBILE REGISTRATION FORM 2017-2018 Student Name _______________________________________________________________________ Grade ________ Address _____________________________________________ City _________________ State ______ Zip _________ If you drive more than one automobile, please list all information for each vehicleâ that you may drive. Year _____________ Make ______________________ Model _____________________ Color __________________ Body Type ___________________ License Plate No. ______________________________________________________ Year _____________ Make ______________________ Model _____________________ Color __________________ Body Type ___________________ License Plate No. ______________________________________________________ Reason for bringing car to school _______________________________________________________________________ As parent/guardian of the above-named student, I give permission to have him/her drive the automobile described in the above application to and from Wilson High School. I absolve the school authorities from any responsibility in the event that any accidents occur from the use of this/these automobiles. _________________________________ _______________________________________ ______________________ Signature of Parent/Guardian Signature of Student Date Driverâs License # _________________Cash/check #____________ Date Paid ___________ Hang Tag No. ___________ 
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