Mabry School Hours

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Congratulations, Alex! I know your parents could not be any more proud of you. As your principal, I believe in my heart that you will in fact live up to my dream that our students will leave Mabry and go on to make the world a better place!

She is a member of two track leagues: USA Track and Field Association (USATF) and Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and competed in both this summer. She is at the bottom of her age group (13 and 14 year olds compete together) and had a difficult season in her individual events. So, Gabrielle tried something new this year and entered her competitions as a multi-event participant.

Mabry is very proud to report that Gabrielle has advanced to the Regional level (Georgia, NC, SC, Virginia and Potomac Valley) in USATF and is a finalist in the national Jr. Olympic Competition for AAU. So, she went to New Orleans at the end of July!

Her mom and dad are so proud of her and want the world to know it. Gabrielle is a Pentathlete, and doing five different track and field events is no easy task. She runs the 100m hurdles, 800m run, high jump, long jump and shot put. As a national finalist she has secured her place in the athletic hall of fame, and is ranked 22nd in the country! This is indeed an accomplishment for her first time out as a Pentathlete and first time making it to the Jr. Olympics.

Two years ago the administrative team made a movie to celebrate Mabry's 25 years of excellence. I remember morphing Gabrielle's baby picture into her picture as a 6th grader at Mabry and then into Oprah. We made that movie to celebrate shaping tomorrow today because, as you can see, we believe the future's so bright, you gotta wear shades! Through hard work and persistence, Gabrielle is shaping her destiny in incredible ways!

You get to choose from a wide variety of foods at lunch. The café offers several choices within each food group to provide vari-

ety and encourage eating a balanced meal. Our menu features 4 entrée choices, 4 fruit/vegetable side dishes, bread, and dessert, along with milk or calcium fortifies fruit drink.

In addition to the traditional lunch menu, our café also offers an a la carte menu along with ice cream, bottled water, non-carbonated fruit drinks and chips. Make sure you have your lunch money every day because you can not charge for your lunch! So, make it easy--prepay for lunches for the week, month, quarter or year. You can make your payments when you pick up your lunch.

You have to know your 6 digit Cobb County Student Identification number for all purchases made in the café. You can ask the cashier how much credit you have on your account, or you can have your mom or dad call our Café manager at (770) 928-
5547 to check the balance. If you forget your money, an alternate lunch will be provided.

Our goal is to have the best lunch possible for our students at a reasonable cost. Lunch is only $1.75. When compared to a home-packed lunch of equal nutritional value, school lunches are a bargain. For information on our weekly menu and the current lunch prices please refer to the County Food and Nutrition Services web site.

Remember, it's hard to learn when you're hungry! Thanks for supporting our school café.

The intramurals program begins at 8:00 A.M. Students who arrive after 8:10 A.M. may not participate that day. The PE department is looking forward to seeing lots of students from all grade levels participate in this program. It's just a great way to get the day started!

Don't hesitate to ask your parents to help you if you don't understand something. And remember, your teachers will have information posted on their blogs that may help you with your work.

This year, rather than your teachers giving you zeros for incomplete work, poorly done work, or work that was not done at all, you will be required to stay with your teacher during your PE or Connections time and do the work. If you have to stay back a 4th time in any 9 weeks grading period, you will be assigned ISS to allow you to catch up with your missed work.

Make sure you find out from your parent about what time they will deliver the item to school. You can only check in the front office only between your classes. Do your very best to stay organized so this never happens to you.

While field trips are funded through parent donations if insufficient funds are not donated to cover the cost of the trip, the field trip is canceled.

We take our drills very seriously. We want to make certain that you know what is expected of you in the event of an actual emergency.

Please make sure your parents know that they need to call before 3:30 P.M. if there is a change in your routine dismissal plans.

This bus pass must be given to the bus driver when you get on the bus. No permissions to change buses are ever accepted over the telephone.

Missing the School Bus
If you accidentally miss the bus in the morning, your parents are responsible getting you to school--yikes! Missing the school bus is not an excused absence. Hopefully you will never miss the bus, but if you do, you need to call your parents immediately.

Bus Discipline
The behavior of students on the school buses is considered an extension of classroom behavior. Maintaining proper conduct while on the bus is the responsibility of the student, parent, bus driver, and school officials. Students must observe the following code of conduct established by the Cobb County School District:

• Students must show proper respect to the driver at all times and obey all driver instructions.
• Large toys, insects, glass bottles, animals, plastic bags, straight or safety pins, skateboards or objectionable and dangerous items are not permitted.
• Tobacco, illegal drugs, alcohol and weapons or look-alikes are prohibited.
• Students will keep his/her arms and head inside the bus at all times.
• Nothing is to be thrown in, out or from the bus.
• The use of obscene language or gestures is forbidden.
• Destruction or defacing school property is prohibited.
• Fighting or physical play is prohibited.
• Unnecessary noise is prohibited.
• Food, gum or drinks cannot be consumed on the bus.
• Drivers are required to assign seats to elementary and middle school students.
• Students must be seated at all times unless otherwise directed by the driver.
• Students must be quiet at railroad crossings.
• When crossing a street is necessary, students will wait for the driver to signal to cross the street and then cross in front of the bus in full view of the driver.
• Students may transport band instruments only if space is available.
• The emergency door, windows and hatches are to be used only at the direction of the driver.
• Students are to be at the bus stop five minutes prior to the scheduled time and are to wait in an orderly manner. The bus is not considered late until five minutes past the scheduled time.
• Students may be allowed to ride a bus and to disembark at a bus stop other than that assigned for their residence provided the parent/guardian submits the request in writing to the principal for approval.
• Any other disruptive behavior will be referred to the principal as deemed necessary to insure safe transportation of students.

We would hate for you to be suspended from bus transportation, but students who misbehave on the bus will not be allowed to ride the bus. Remember, the school district is not required to provide students with transportation to and from school.