Soquel High School

Dear Students and Parents,

As we are all looking forward to the start of the new school year and busily making plans so that we are good to go, we'd like you to review the Newly Revised Attendance Policies, on page 3, and the Dress Code and Gang Attire sections, on pages 6 and 7, of the Student Planner before your back-to-school shopping begins. Thank you! For a listing of the school policies on a variety of matters, please select Administration and School Policy from the top menu.

*****Revised Soquel High School Student Handbook *****

The Attendance Policy

As we begin each semester, please review the Attendance Policy and take note of the following attendance information:
•    Though we begin each year with a clean attendance slate, unexcused absences are cumulative for the school year.
•    It is the parent/student responsibility to make sure the office has the correct address and phone contact.  Call 429-3909 ext. 136 for corrections.
•    Every three unexcused absences results in a Truancy Letter and a four-hour Saturday School to be served on the first Saturday School (see below) following notification by mail.  Students need to check the list posted outside the attendance office to double check their obligation in this area.  We do send out Saturday School notification forms, but this is only done as a courtesy.
•    Parents have three days to clear an absence with an acceptable excuse.  After that, it remains unexcused.
•    Use ISIS and the School Messenger to check attendance.  This will allow an opportunity to correct an error in a timely fashion.
•    9 unexcused period absences may require a student to attend an alternative educational setting (i.e. Ark Independent Studies or Costanoa High School).

Saturday School

•    Saturday School is held every Saturday from 8:30am until 12:30pm unless announced otherwise.  Latecomers will not be admitted after 8:45:00am.  Students will be dismissed four hours from the time they sign in.
•    No electronic devices are allowed.  They will be confiscated.
•    Talking or playing games is not allowed.  Violators will be sent home.
•    Bring homework or school-appropriate reading material.
•    If you cannot attend Saturday School, notify Mr. Mehuron or the Attendance Office to be reassigned.
•    If you do not attend Saturday School, four hours will be added as a penalty for each session not attended.
•    Last minute discrepancies between student accounts and Attendance Office records will result in Saturday School being reassigned to the next session to reconcile the situation.
•    No hats or hoods in Saturday School.
•    No sleeping in Saturday School.
•    No food or drink in Saturday School.
•    Breaks are held from 10:00am until 10:10am sharp and from 11:30am until 11:40 sharp. 
•    To be tardy on a break is unacceptable.  Those who are tardy will be sent home with no penalty; however, credit will not be given for the time put in to that point.

Soquel High School honors and encourages academic achievement, innovation, diversity, and personal expression in a safe and supportive environment.  Our mission at Soquel High is to educate all students to be knowledgeable self-directed learners, effective communicators, and creative thinkers as well as to motivate students to fulfull their personal lives and to contribute responsibly to society. 

Priority#1 is GOOD ATTENDANCE! Good attendance is essential for academic success; therefore, students are expected to attend classes every day, on time.

There are many ways to communicate with and hear about what is happening at Soquel High School.

School Directory :  This has the phone number, department and email address of all of administrators, support staff and faculty at Soquel High School.

Knight Notes : To be kept informed about what is going on, check out the weekly Knight Notes Newsletter. It contains information about what is going on at the school in the next week. It has information about events, scholarships, sporting events, club activities, college testing dates, and more. If you let This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it know about your event it will be included. (The editor will let you know if there are problems.) School events should be listed here. You may also sign up to receive a copy of the Knight Notes emailed directly to you on Fridays. If you would like to receive the Knight Notes via email click here: Knight Notes E-mail Sign-up.

Daily Bulletin : Each day the main office issues the Daily Bulletin containing information regarding happenings on campus. It also has notices about scholarships, campus visits by colleges and military representatives, and job postings of local businesses.

Students E-mail Sign-up : Get grade level information. It will be used to communicate important information to you via email and can help the school cut down on postage.

Alumni E-mail Sign-up : Sign up here if you would like to be notified about upcoming alumni events such as class reunions and homecoming.