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| Q: | What are the school hours? |
| A: | The primary and intermediate buildings (Centennial, Center, High Point, Liberty, Meadow Ridge, Park and Prairie) begin school at 8:00 a.m. and end at 2:30 p.m.
The junior high buildings (Century, Jerling and Orland Jr. High) begin school at 8:32 a.m. and end at 3:15 p.m. If a student has a zero hour class, he/she would begin at 7:41 a.m.
A.M. kindergarten is from 8:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. P.M. kindergarten is from 11:45 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
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| Q: | Where is each school located? |
| A: | You can view a District map of our schools under "About Us". You can also view each school's address by clicking on "Schools" above in purple. |
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| Q: | Where can I find the lunch menu? |
| A: | You can find a link to the lunch menu on each school's homepage (choose your building from the "Schools" link at the top of the page), or you can simply type in "lunch menu" in the search box in the top right corner of any of our webpages. You can also find the menus on the Food Services webpage, which is linked from the "Just for Parents" section (link at left). |
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| Q: | Where can I view and print the approved snack and party food list? |
| A: | The approved snack list can be found as a main link on each school's webpage. Look for the link called "Lunch Menu/Snack List". |
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| Q: | Where can I view pictures from a school event? |
| A: | Each school's webpage has a link called "Photo Gallery". Or you can type the name of the event or the words "photo gallery" in the search box in the top right corner of any of our webpages. |
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| Q: | Where can I find the Main Office phone number, or Absentee Hotline number for a school? |
| A: | All of the primary contact information for each school is on the school's homepage. Click on "Schools" above in purple to view the webpage for the school of your choice. |
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| Q: | Where can I view the staff webpages? How do I know which staff members have a webpage? |
| A: | On each school homepage, the first link is "Staff Lists/Webpages". This link will take you to a full list of all the staff members for each building, and lists their e-mail address and voicemail phone number. If a staff member has a webpage, his/her name will be highlighted in blue and underlined. |
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| Q: | Where can I view the school supply lists? |
| A: | Each school homepage has a main link called "School Supply Lists". Clicking on that link should open the list in a new window for you to view and print if you wish. |
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| Q: | How can I view a calendar for this school year or next school year? |
| A: | A calendar for the current school year is available on the "Calendar" page. A tentative calendar for the following school year is also available, but please note that this calendar is not final until it is approved by the Board in the Spring. |
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| Q: | Why can't our junior high schools have more sports teams available for each grade level? |
| A: | Our athletic teams are part of the Southwest Interscholastic Conference, which allows a limited number of teams per school. To encourage students to get involved in activities, each junior high school offers a variety of clubs for its students to join, such as Student Council and Yearbook. Students can also participate in school plays, as well as choir, band and orchestra. |
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| Q: | What is a zero hour class? |
| A: | Zero hour classes are offered at the junior high level for students who want to take an extra class beyond those that fit in a normal school day. The term "zero hour" refers to the fact that the class is held before 1st period. A student would start the day at 7:41 a.m. instead of 8:32 a.m. |
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| Q: | How often do District 135 students have gym class? |
| A: | The frequency and duration for P.E. classes is different depending on the student's grade.
- At the primary and intermediate level (Grades K - 5), students attend P.E. class twice a week for thirty minutes per class, for a total of 1 hour per week.
- At the junior high level, students attend P.E. class five days a week for 48 - 50 minutes. |
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