High School

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Banks High School 2021-22 School Year Information

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Important Dates:
October 15th - This is a school day! Change from original calendar in July
October 25th - 29th - Spirit Week
November 1st - No School
November 3rd - School Picture Re-takes
November 5th - No School - Grading Day
November 9th & 10th - Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 11th & 12th - No School - Veterans Day
November 24th - 26th - No School - Thanksgiving Break

Spirit Week Details:
Dress-Up Days
Monday: Occupation Monday (Dress like the job you want when you grow up - fireman, construction worker, doctor, farmer, etc.)
Tuesday: Flannel Tuesday
Wednesday: Anything but a Backpack (Use something other than a backpack to bring school supplies - luggage, paper bag, guitar case, be creative, nothing too big that blocks aisles in classrooms)
Thursday: Throwback Thursday (Dress from a different decade)
Friday: Halloween and Costume contest

2021-22 School Calendar/Schedule:
Students will be enrolled in up to eight classes and attend four classes per day on an A/B rotation. There will be a grading day every 9 weeks. Credits are earned at 18-week intervals. Our grading days are:
- November 5th
- January 28th
- April 8th
- June 16th

Students' Daily Schedule (excluding Wednesdays):
Period 1 / 5 - 8:25 - 9:53
Period 2 / 6 - 9:58 - 11:26
Lunch - 11:26 - 12:01
Period 3 - 12:01 - 1:29
Period 4 - 1:33 - 3:01
**Teacher's are available for extra support from 8:00-8:25 and after school by appointment. please email your teacher for extra support**

Wednesday Late-Start Schedule: Every Wednesday morning teachers meet for professional development, content area teams, grade level teams, staff meetings, etc.
Period 1 / 5 - 9:10- 10:25
Period 2 / 6 - 10:30 - 11:45
Lunch - 11:45 - 12:20
Period 3 - 12:20 - 1:35
Period 4 - 1:40 - 3:01

BHS is partnering with local Universities to help prepare students for college and career readiness. This will be through a program called the Willamette Promise. The following classes are available for dual credit (HS & College) through PCC or Western Oregon University: