2025-26 High School Handbook
SUB-SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR SCHOOL
School Classification West Fork High School is fully accredited by the Arkansas Department of Ed...
STUDENT IDENTIFICATION BADGE
Identification badges have been distributed to students as a part of our district security/safety...
ASSEMBLIES
Assemblies will be scheduled at various times throughout the school year. They are considered to ...
CHANGING SCHEDULES
Schedules for existing students will be made at the Spring CAP conferences with the assistance of...
EXITING THE BUILDING PROMPTLY AFTER SCHOOL
Due to safety concerns and no assigned supervision after school, when the bell rings to end schoo...
MOTOR VEHICLE REGULATIONS
Students who find it necessary to drive to school must register the car's current insurance polic...
PARENTAL CONCERNS
If a parent/guardian has a concern over any matter, the parent is encouraged to first, by appoint...
PARENT, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT-WEST FORK HIGH SCHOOL (6.12.1)
West Fork High School understands the importance of involving parents, families, and the communit...
PARKING LOT
Due to student supervision and safety, no student is to be in the parking lot during school hou...
TELEPHONE
With permission from the office, students are allowed to use the telephone in the office only bef...
LOCKERS/BACKPACKS
Each student is assigned a locker that should be kept neat and orderly. Lockers are the property ...
WFHS EXPECTATIONS FOR CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR
The classroom is certainly the most critical area of an educational institution, and your teacher...
WFHS GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT
Over the years, WFHS has been building a tradition of excellence. As a student of WFHS, you are a...
SUB-SECTION II – ATTENDANCE
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 9-12
Students in grades nine through twelve (9-12) are required to schedule and attend at least 360 mi...
TARDIES (4.9)
Promptness is an important character trait that District staff is encouraged to model and help de...
CHECK-IN PROCEDURE
Students arriving at school any time after 8:00 (beginning of 1st period) are required to check i...
CHECK-OUT PROCEDURE
Students must come into the principal’s office at the time of check-out when leaving during the s...
COLLEGE OR OTHER POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTION DAYS
West Fork High School seniors will be allowed up to three (3) absences for “college/other post-se...
JOB SHADOWING DAYS
West Fork High School seniors will be allowed up to two (2) personal absences for “job shadowing”...
WITHDRAWAL PROCEDURE
To withdraw from school, students must come to the principal's office to obtain a withdrawal form...
SUB-SECTION III – ACADEMICS
COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS TRANSITION PLAN
Arkansas high schools must determine if high school students are meeting college and career readi...
ADVANCED PLACEMENT, INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE & HONORS COURSES (5.21)
Students in grades 7-12 who take advanced placement (AP) courses; International Baccalaureate (IB...
HONOR ROLL AND HONOR GRADUATES (5.17)
Honor Roll Students in grades K-8 who maintain a 3.00-grade point average (GPA) for the grading...
VALEDICTORIAN AND SALUTATORIAN
The high honor student with the highest GPA and who has been enrolled in a public school in grade...
CONCURRENT CREDIT (5.22WF)
A ninth (9th) through twelfth (12th) grade student who successfully completes a college course(s)...
CORRESPONDENCE CREDIT
Correspondence credit is discouraged; however, if you are a junior or senior you may apply for a ...
GRADE REPLACEMENT FOR REPEATED COURSES
A student may repeat a course at WFHS in order to improve his/her grade if room is available. Upo...
MORNING TUTORING
As an additional intervention to help students, morning tutoring for any WFHS student will be ava...
RENAISSANCE PROGRAM
The Renaissance Program is built around the idea of recognizing academic excellence and commitmen...
GRADE REPORTING
The purpose of formal notification of grades at scheduled times is to inform the parents and stud...
EXAMS
Semester tests will be given during the last three days of each semester. All teachers are to giv...
SEMESTER TEST EXEMPTIONS
(All online classes are not required to follow this policy. If a student is taking an online clas...
GRADE CLASSIFICATION
Grade classification of students for the entire school year will be determined on the first day o...
CAREER & ACADEMIC PLANNING (CAP)
Career and Academic Planning (CAP) is a process of helping students and their parents design and ...
DIGITAL LEARNING COURSES (5.11)
Definitions For the purposes of this policy: “Blended Learning” is education in which instructio...
SUB-SECTION IV – DISCIPLINE
PROHIBITED CONDUCT SPECIFIC TO THE HIGH SCHOOL
The following rules and guidelines for the high school are in addition to District Policy 4.18. ...
FAILURE TO FOLLOW COMPUTER USE AGREEMENT
As directed by District Policy 4.29 and 4.29F, the following consequences are recommended for vio...
SATURDAY SCHOOL
Students may be assigned Saturday School by the principal for violations of school rules and/or t...
DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS AND CONSEQUENCES
Students and staff require a safe and orderly learning environment that is conducive to high stud...
SUB-SECTION V - STUDENT SERVICES/PROGRAMS
RIDING PEP BUSES AND ACTIVITY BUSES
Any student who rides a pep bus or activity bus to a school event will not be allowed to ride hom...
CAFETERIA
West Fork High School has a very well-equipped cafeteria with excellent cooks in charge. It serve...
GUIDANCE
The guidance program is designed to help the individual student realize his abilities, interests,...
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER
As a result of a joint effort with the West Fork Police Department, a school resource officer (SR...
LIBRARY
Special emphasis is being placed on the improvement of our library. Reading tables are provided f...
SUB-SECTION VI - ORGANIZATIONS, CLUBS, & ACTIVITIES
PARTICIPATION IN MULTIPLE EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (4.74WF)
Participating in extracurricular activities as a student is a privilege and a very demanding one ...
HOLDING OFFICE
A student may only hold offices in two organizations. This is intended to allow more students to ...
ORGANIZATIONS
Fire Marshalls Junior Bank Board Student Council FBLA NHS Yearbook AR Model U.N. ...
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS/EQUAL ACCESS (4.12)
Non-curriculum-related secondary school student organizations wishing to conduct meetings on scho...
HOMECOMING/COLORS’ DAY ELECTION GUIDELINES
The sophomore class will elect two sophomore maids. The junior class will elect two junior mai...
BLACK AND GOLD AWARD QUALIFICATIONS
There will be a Black and Gold award presented to one male athlete and one female athlete. The ...
SUB-SECTION VII - SENIORS/GRADUATION INFORMATION
SENIOR EARLY RELEASE
Act 675 of 2003 passed by the Arkansas legislature requires students in grades 9-12 to attend sch...
GRADUATING EARLY
Senior English must be taken at WFHS or through concurrent college credit. Correspondence courses...
SENIOR CLASS GRADUATION CEREMONY PREPARATION
The selection of announcements, caps, and gowns for graduation are made by the class during the y...
GRADUATION PARTICIPATION (5.16.1WF)
All students participating in the graduation exercise must have met all graduation requirements ...
GRADUATION DAY–ELIGIBILITY
The student will be in line for graduation at the time his/her graduation ceremony begins. The...
GRADUATION CEREMONY
The graduation ceremony is a formal occasion. Graduates are expected to be dressed accordingly. G...