1. Welcome to Troy Junior High School Parent Orientation Dave Dilbone: Principal Nikki Jones: Assistant Principal Laura Jackson: 7 th Grade Counselor Sallie Schoettmer : School Nurse

2. Serving your child… A staff that works together and is dedicated to meeting the needs of each adolescent  Administration  Counselors  Teachers  SRO  Nurses  Secretaries  Support Staff

3. Middle School Philosophy  Interdisciplinary Teaming  6 Period Day: 4 Cores and 2 Related Arts  OMLA/NMSA resources, research, and recognition  Student-centered structure and instruction

4. EXPECTATIONS  Safe and orderly environment  Rules and consequences  AAA Attendance: Be here and on time! Achievement: Learn and apply!!! Attitude: Golden Rule!!!!!!

5. Dress Code…  Teachers will check students each day in advisory.  If students are in violation of dress code- they will be sent to office to change, call home for clothes and for repeat offenders- disciplinary action  Shirts: Both shoulders must be covered No spaghetti strap tanks No bra straps showing NO LOW CUT tops (from both standing and sitting perspectives) If a student covers with a sweatshirt- teachers will inform the rest of the team that the student should remain wearing the sweatshirt for the day.  Bottoms: NO SPANDEX pants or LEGGINGS NO tube skirts Shorts must cover student appropriately and not be too tight.  Holes in Pants: Must not be in places shorts do not cover. If the pants are shredded, a distraction or a safety hazard- Students must change or be sent to the office for new pants.

6. Drop Off and Pick Up Parents who drop off students at school will need to use the turnaround in the back of the building. Pick up should occur in the north parking lot to avoid bus traffic.

7. Quarterly Recognition—Stand up and be recognized!!!  Honor Roll: 3.5-3.74 gpa  Principal’s List: 3.75-4.0 gpa  Quarterly Awards Assembly 11/12, 1/28 and 3/27 (8:00- 9:30)  End of the Year Awards: Scholar Athletes, Most Improved, Related Arts Notables  Notes, emails and phone calls home.

8. DAILY SCHEDULE 7:35 am ---2:40 pm Advisory: 7:35- 8:00 Period 1: 8:04- 9:00 Period 2: 9:04-10:00 Period 3: 10:04- 11:00 Period 4: 11:04- 12:40 A Lunch: 11:04- 11:34 B Lunch: 11:37- 12:07 C Lunch: 12:10- 12:40 Period 5: 12:44- 1:40 Period 6: 1:44- 2:40

9. Extra-curriculars:Get Involved!! Clubs/Groups : Yearbook, Archery, Student Council, Optimist Oratorical Interscholastic Athletics: Fall: cross country, football, volleyball, cheerleading Winter: basketball, wrestling, cheerleading Spring: track

10. STAY CONNECTED!!  Website www.troy.k12.oh.us /emailwww.troy.k12.oh.us  TJH facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Troy-Junior-High-School/222936731125053?ref=hl  Phone332-6720  Student Orientation is August 14  Open House is Monday August 19 th 6:30-7:30  Conferences…10/3, 11/7, 1/23 and 2/20 YOUR CHILD WANTS & NEEDS YOU TO BE INVOLVED— even though their actions don’t say that much of the time!!!!