Kecoughtan News and Notes

There’s No Place Like Home(coming)! Wizard of Oz Theme
Spirit Week September 18-22

  • Halls will be decorated September 15!
  • Parade is on Wednesday, September 20. (We will leave KHS student parking lot at 4:15 and go through Elizabeth Lakes and Willow Oaks ending at Gosnald’s Hope Park.)
  • Pep Rally and Game will be on Thursday, September 21.
  • Dance will be on Friday, September 22, 7-10 in the gym.
Monday—Lions and tigers and bears…oh my! Character Day
Tuesday—Twister Tuesday Wacky Day
Wednesday—Which Witch is Which? Twin Day
Thursday—There’s a STORMcoming! Wear your Class Colors for Pep Rally
         Freshmen-Grey/White—they can wear their academy shirt or white Class           of 2021 shirt
         Sophomores-Blue
          Juniors-Yellow
​          Seniors-Ruby Red
Friday—Oz, the Great and Powerful!  Wear green and bling​
The following students have been given permission to graduate early in June 2018. 
Jessica Lee
Lauren Wilson
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Cell Phone Policy Students are able to keep their cell phones on their person during the school day. 
Students are required to keep their cell phones off and out of sight for the entire instructional day. Students will face disciplinary action for using cell phones during instructional time. 

Disciplinary procedures for this policy will be found in the Student’s Rights and Responsibilities Handbook.
CLAUDIA DODSON VHSL SPORTSMANSHIP, ETHICS AND INTEGRITY AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
 27 schools earn award presented by Wells Fargo - Kecoughtan Earned this Award for the FIRST time!
 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Twenty-Seven high schools have been awarded the 2016-17 Claudia Dodson VHSL Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Award, which recognizes member schools that have established policies and procedures that make sportsmanship a priority and an expectation within the school and school community. 
 “I consider this to be the Virginia High School League’s most prestigious award,” said VHSL assistant director Chris Robinson.  “It’s the only award that the entire school is graded on.”  
 There is no limit on the number of schools that might be recognized in a given year.  The selection process includes a self-assessment and a peer review.
1.       The school self-assessment includes 50 one-point areas.
a)       Schools with no ejections must meet an 80% threshold
b)      Schools with one ejection must meet a 90% threshold
c)       Schools with more than one ejection are not eligible for the award in that year
2.       Each school must solicit and have submitted directly to VHSL Assistant Director for Compliance Tom Dolan three peer review recommendations from schools which they participate with on a regular basis.
a)       Recommendations for school with no ejections must meet the 80% threshold
b)      Recommendations for school with one ejection must meet the 90% threshold
3.       Schools whose program(s) are on warning are not eligible for the Claudia Dodson Award.
 
The award was renamed in 2007 to honor the memory of Claudia Dodson, a VHSL Assistant Director from 1971-2002 and a 2003 National High School Fame inductee, who passed away in 2007.