Afterschool

Extracurricular Activities:  

YES Prep Southwest Secondary offers a variety of extracurricular activities to students including athletic programming, clubs, performance teams, and student organizations as part of the YES Prep Student Experience. YES Prep believes offering opportunities in addition to rigorous classroom instruction allows students to engage in their campus community and develop skills that will prepare them for college and future leadership. Students who participate in extracurricular activities are held to a high standard of conduct and must comply with all YES Prep rules and policies. Extracurricular activity staff may apply additional, reasonable, and necessary rules unique to the activity for which they oversee, which have been approved by the campus administration in advance and shared with the participating students. For a complete list of opportunities, please see the Individual Campus Supplement or speak with the Director of Student Support. 

Eligibility to participate in Extracurricular activities:   

Students must be prepared to follow all rules and regulations as determined by the performance staff, advisors, activity leaders, and/or administrators. 

Students must be in attendance at ADA reporting time, and for at least 50% of the academic day to participate in a performance or extracurricular activity that same day. Exceptions may include excused absences with documentation. 

School Sponsored Activities:   

YES Prep holds campus-sponsored activities (for example Field Day, Prom, Commencement, etc.) for the enjoyment of YES Prep students and their guests. When attending a campus-sponsored activity, students represent YES Prep and are still in the care of YES Prep Staff. To ensure all campus-sponsored actives are safe and orderly and all YES Prep students are positively represented, students are held to the following expectations: 

• Follow all campus rules and policies at the campus-sponsored event (on or off-campus) 

• Secure approval for any non-YES Prep guests (see Non-YES Prep Students as Guest section) 

• Students leave prior to the end of the activity for any reason may not re-enter the activity 

• YES Prep students and their guests may be asked to leave an activity if they conduct themselves in an inappropriate manner or violate any rules set forth in this handbook. No money will be refunded. 

• The dress code for each event will be determined by the campus administration. Students and guests who do not meet the dress code expectations will not be allowed to attend the event. 

• Students who are absent from 50% or more of the school day are not allowed to attend or participate in any campus-sponsored events (athletic competitions, campus dances, theater performances, etc.) held on the day they were absent. 

• Students expelled from YES Prep or currently suspended, placed in on-campus DAEP or Thrive are not permitted to attend YES Prep sponsored activities. 

Non-YES Prep Student guests: 

For some events, the campus administration may allow each YES Prep student to invite one non­ YES Prep student as a guest. To ensure that all campus-sponsored events are safe and orderly, the following guidelines have been put in place for both YES Prep students and their non-YES Prep guests. 

• YES Prep students must seek approval and appropriate register the Non-YES Prep guests with the supervising administrator by the deadline set for the event. 

• YES Prep students must provide the full name, age, and working telephone number of their guest prior to the activity. The supervising administrator may apply additional requirements such as a signature from the non-YES Prep guest's campus administrator or a guardian phone call/conference. 

• Once a guest is registered there is no substitution allowed. 

• All non-YES Prep students must have a ticket to enter the activity. The ticket should be purchased prior to the activity. 

• The supervising administrator reserves the right to deny a person entrance into the activity and the campus reserves the right to limit events solely to YES Prep students or any specific audience therein. 

Field Trips:   

YES Prep offers a variety of field trips throughout the year as rewards or additional learning opportunities. Field trips, including overnight trips if offered by the campus, are a privilege for students, and campus administrators have discretion to determine eligibility criteria for all field trips. Criteria may include good academic performance and effort, number of consequences assigned, number of suspensions, total number of absences, and past field trip behavior. 

Students who are eligible to participate in field trips and fail to participate without properly notifying the campus will be responsible for paying any unrecoverable expenses incurred by the campus. Students who are ineligible to attend a field trip or who choose not to participate are still required to attend school that day and complete all the work left by their teachers.