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Welcome to our incoming freshman class of 2025! This was taken during our Camp Jag freshman orientation day last Friday, August 13th. Thanks to our freshman mentoring program (FMP) for conducting Camp Jag!
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Quick Links:
Voluntary Tutoring Coming Soon
After School Tutoring Coming Soon
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Our Vision Aspire.Achieve.Excel
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Congrats to Rylan Wotherspoon on his win at the Laurel Oaks Open today hosted by Mason Co with a 6-under 66. Go Rylan!
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Pictured above is our Freshman Mentoring Program (FMP) student leaders. They are selected through an application and interview process that occurs in the spring. After getting accepted, there are many hours of training to help them provide peer mentoring to our freshman all school year.
Our Vision
Aspire.Achieve.Excel
This picture is from our Camp Jag Day last Friday, Aug. 13th as our freshman were entering the building and getting into their groups. It was a great day to meet our freshman students. Our FMP student leaders and sponsors did a great job organizing and planning the day.
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Aspire.Achieve.Excel
Pictured above is the Cooper Men's and Women's cross country team. They participated in an Alumni run this past Saturday, Aug. 14.
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Pictured above is some of our Cooper Alumni that came back to participate in the Cross Country Alumni Run this past Saturday, Aug. 14. It's great to see graduates come back!
Our Vision
Aspire.Achieve.Excel
Our band presented a preview show last Wednesday, Aug. 11th. They sound great and we can't wait to hear them perform throughout the school year!
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Aspire.Achieve.Excel
Our Coop Squad student section has been on fire this past week with our 4 soccer games this past week. We love the energy and enthusiasm they bring! Go Jags!
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Mark your calendars for March 26 to help the Boone County Education Foundation. All proceeds return back to our district and classrooms.
Use this QR code to purchase tickets to any of our sporting events. All ticket sales are online.
OFFICE HOURS
7:00-3:00 P.M.
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School Bus Routes
Our transportation department has been working diligently this summer to route our busses in the most efficient and effective way possible. If your student is riding the bus to and/or from school, we encourage you to get the most updated information from the bus route system, Edulog. This link can be found on the Boone County Schools webpage under Quick Links and School Bus Routes.
For quick reference, click on the following link:
Special Programs:
Students that are in special programs such as vocational school, Early College, Ignite, Homebuilders, Fire/EMT, etc. will board the assigned bus. If your student rides the bus or is a car rider, they should come into the cafeteria area and wait until their bus is ready. The special programs busses depart around 7:32. For the first few days, we will make announcements when those busses are ready for boarding until everyone gets the timing down of when to board.
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Learning & Relearning
(Remediation Plan)
At Cooper we value learning and understand that sometimes students do not learn at the same pace. We also know that many students need to develop better habits such as completing and turning in work on time, doing homework, spending time outside of class studying, and not falling behind in classes. To help improve learning and school habits, Cooper is adopting the following in all classes as it relates to learning, meeting deadlines, and reassessing:
- Students must turn in all assignments before the initial unit assessment (or completion of a unit) in order to receive a score for those Assignments.
- Students who have not reached mastery on an assessment (less than 90%) may retake that assessment to replace the grade if they made a valid first attempt.
- In order to retake an assessment, students must complete relearning before retaking the assessment. This relearning is approved by the teacher but will not directly affect the course grade. Relearning may include one or more of the following: attending tutoring, completion of all relevant assignments, completion of additional work, test corrections, completion of an online module, etc.
- The deadline for completing a reassessment is determined by each content area department but at least 10 days after the initial assessment.
Progress reports will be sent home with students approximately every three weeks. The grades students earn will be calculated by a culmination of grades over the school year and not averaged by each quarter or term. The only grade that is reflected and reported on a student's transcript is the final grade at the end of the course.
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Student Drivers
For students who are interested in driving to school, click here to open our parking policy and requirements. A driver's license is required to purchase a parking permit. There are plenty of parking spots for students to purchase throughout the school year as they get their license. If you meet the requirements, please fill out the areas on the parking form, be sure your school fees are paid in full and email this to Martha Smith. She will email you with a time to pick up your parking pass on Monday or Tuesday of this week.
Parking across the street on Kroth Lane, Alson Place and Hawk's Landing subdivisions are strictly prohibited. A county ordinance restricts on-street parking from 8:00-3:00 p.m. during school days.
We will have designated areas for each grade level; seniors with the parking spaces closest, juniors next and then sophomores.
***Student drivers will be released by 2:35 p.m. each day after our buses depart.***
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Terroristic Threat Letter
Every school across the state is now required to send out a form letter within the first 10 days of the start of the school year outlining the consequences of making any type of terroristic threat against a school. Unfortunately, we live in a world where this is something that we have to be prepared for.
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Campus Traffic Flow
The north parking lot entrance will be closed each day, 6:00-7:45 a.m. & 2:15-3:00 p.m.
The parent/student drop off in front of the school will be a double lane drop off zone which turns this into a one-way only during the timeframe of 7:00-7:40 a.m.
Student drivers should enter through our main campus entrance and proceed to the south end parking lot entrance.
Don't confuse the north parking lot entrance closure with a campus road closure. None of our campus roads will be closed, only the north parking lot entrance.
See the parking lot map below for a visual.
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Dress Code
With educating young people our priority, it is our expectation that high school students dress appropriately. No form of clothing or personal appearance will be allowed to interfere with the educational process or environment. We may limit or prohibit any type or style of student dress, personal appearance or use of apparel, which, in the judgement of school officials, is deemed to create a disruption of the educational process or environment, including clothing that fits in an appropriate manner.
We have some minor dress code adjustments for the upcoming school year.
Click here to view the complete dress code including the change/update that you will find in red.
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Lunch Account & Schedule
Below is the lunch schedule for classes. Lunch occurs during 4th period with three lunch times of 11:01; 11:31 and 12:01.
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Homework 101
High school means more classes to juggle--and more homework assignments to manage. Help your teen be successful in school by getting into a good homework routine and sticking with it. The result will be better grades and strong time-management skills and organizational skills to carry throughout life. To find more suggestions, click here.
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Start & End Times
The first day of school is this Wednesday, Aug. 15th. The official start time is 7:40 a.m. and official end time is 2:25 p.m. for bus riders and 2:35 p.m. for student drivers and car riders.
We encourage students to be in the building by 7:25 a.m. in order to get to their locker and in class before 7:40 a.m.
*Note: our building opens @ 7:00 a.m. for parent drop off and student drivers. Students will remain in our commons/cafeteria area until 7:25 a.m. At 7:25 a.m., students will be released to the academic wings and have access to their lockers to gather items for class.
Parent drop-off and pick-up is at the main entrance rotunda.
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Items Needed
Our Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies has a PBIS store component where students can exchange the points they earn for items. We are in need of various items that teenagers would have an interest in purchasing; for example, gift cards, gas cards, pop tarts, and many other item possibilities. If you or a community business would like to donate any items, please sign up below!
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Summer Assignments
All students have a recommended summer assignment connected with their English class. There may be additional assignments associated with honors and/or AP courses. For more information and details, visit our website or click here. ***If your child has signed up for honors and/or AP courses, we can guarantee they are in these courses unless one of our counselors have contacted you.
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PSAT Registration
PSAT will be given on October 13, 2021
The PSAT/NMSQT is the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The PSAT is a great primer for the SAT, and ACT, but it's more than just a trial run. PSAT scores are used to identify National Merit Scholars and award merit scholarships. More than 3.4 million high school students (mostly junior and sophomores) take this nationwide, multiple-choice test every year.
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Device for School
Teachers will continue to utilize our online learning management system (Canvas) to provide students with a blended learning model of teaching and learning to best meet the needs of all students. Many resources such as math textbooks and other resources across content areas will be uploaded for students to access on Canvas via a laptop or chromebook. Students and teachers will continue to integrate and use technology to enhance learning and provide students with the skills needed to be college, career, and life ready.
All students in grades 9, 10 and 11 will be issued a school chromebook during the first week of school. Besides regular use for classes, this device will also be required for use during any district/state testing.
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While most students have cellphones, they can be distraction in the education setting. Our school and classroom expectation is we don't want to see or hear cellphones. Some classrooms will ask students to place their phone in a designated pocket area in the front of the classroom while others have baskets or other designated areas for place the phone. Whatever the case my by, we want students focused and engaged in the learning and interaction of the class.
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| Aug. 18 | First Day of School for Students | | Aug. 22 | PSAT Registration Deadline @12 NOON for accommodations $20 | | Aug. 27 | PSAT Registration Deadline for testing accommodations $20
Register here
| | Aug. 31 | School Picture Day | | Sept. 3 | PSAT General Registration Deadline $20
Register here
| | Sept. 6 | Labor Day, No School | | Sept. 8 |
Open House/Curriculum Night, 6-8p--note date change!
| | Sept. 11 | National ACT Test Date | | Oct. 15 | Homecoming Parade, 6p | | Oct. 15 | Homecoming Game & Halftime Presentation, 7:30p | | Oct. 16 | Homecoming Dane, 7-11p | | Oct. 26 | School Picture Retakes | | Nov. 16 | Senior Portrait Deadline |
All Sports Schedules are available to view on the Cooper Website.
Go to Quick Links - Athletics - Sports Schedule
select the sport from the drop down calendar menu.
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