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Serving students in 7th through 12th grade, Blair strives to create an environment where a shared commitmentto learning (by staff, students, parents and community), cooperation, tolerance and self-discipline will enable our students to become lifelong learners and responsible participants and contributors in our culturally diverse, democratic society.
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Right at the end of the Pasadena Freeway, between Arroyo Parkway and Marengo, just south of Glenarm Street, as shown on the following map.
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On-line open enrollment is now closed (February 1 - February 28), howeverstudents interested in attending Blair IB Magnet, can still fill outopen enrollment forms at the district offices and space permitting will be accepted for 2006/2007 school year. For further information call (626) 795-6981, or visit the District Office at 351 South Hudson Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91109.
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All students are expected to dress in a natural, organic green, gold/yellow or white top with khaki bottoms, within the following restrictions:
Acceptable Tops
- Polo shirts
- Full cut standard shirts with collars
- Full cut blouses with collars
- Turtlenecks
- Blair Magnet IB Wear
- Only the brand name permitted on tops
- No hooded sweatshirts
- Athletic team jerseys are not acceptable
- Tops must be tucked in
Acceptable Bottoms
- Shorts, skorts or skirts not shorter than the mid-thigh
- Shorts and long pants that remain at the waist without a belt, and do not reveal undergarments or skin at the waist or midriff
Acceptable Shoes and Socks/Stockings
- No more elevation than a typical tennis shoe
- Secured around the ankle in some way
- Must be green, gold/yellow, khaki, white or black. Not red.
- Socks must be of natural, organic green, gold/yellow, white, black or khaki color or a combination of these colors.
See the following link for examples of the Dress Code
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It is depicted in pale blue on this Neighborhood Attendance map. This is a .pdf file, which requires Adobe Reader. This area only applies to the high school. Admission to the middle school is by permit only. Visit the PUSD web site for information about the Open Enrollment process for applying to Blair: http://www.pusd.us/index.php?topic=Parent.
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Students must complete 220 units to graduate, distributed as follows:
- Four years of English (40 units)
- Three years of Mathematics (30 units, including Algebra, Geometry, and an elective)
- Three years of Science (30 units, including Biology, Chemistry or Physics, and an elective)
- Three years of History/Social Science (30 units, including World History, United States History, and Government and Economics)
- Physical Education (20 units)
- World Language (10 units of a language other than English, including American Sign Language, if offered)
- Visual and Performing Arts (10 units)
- Health (5 units)
- Electives (45 units)
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Most colleges expect a minimum of 240 units, distributed as follows:
Ninth Grade
- English I (10 units)
- Algebra I or Geometry (10 units)
- Biology (10 units)
- Health or Elective (10 units)
- World Language (10 units)
- Physical Education (10 units)
Tenth Grade
- English II (10 units)
- Algebra II or Geometry (10 units)
- Chemistry or Physics (10 units)
- World History (10 units)
- World Language (10 units)
- Physical Education or Elective (10 units)
Eleventh Grade
- English III (10 units)
- Algebra II or Pre-Calculus or Advanced Math (10 units)
- Chemistry or Physics (10 units)
- United States History (10 units)
- World Language (10 units)
- Physical Education or Elective (10 units)
Twelfth Grade
- English IV (10 units)
- Pre-Calculus or Calculus or Advanced Placement Math (10 units)
- Advanced Placement Biology or Chemistry or Physics or Elective (10 units)
- Visual and Performing Arts (10 units)
- World Language (10 units)
- Elective (10 units)
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Tardiness Policy
All students are expected to be in class on time, and ready to begin the learning process when the tardy bell rings. A student is considered tardy when the tardy bell rings. Teachers will mark tardies on their Scantron Sheets and in their Grade Books.
Work missed as a result of unexcused tardies cannot be made up, and will ultimately effect the student's academic grade.
After posting 5 unexcused tardies, students will recieve a "U" for class citizenship in that grading period. The cycle will repeat every (5 weeks) grading period. Students' citizenship grade at the end of semester will be a cumulative grade reflecting the entire semester's citizenship.
Teachers will not hold students over without notification to the instructor of the following class.
Tardiness Consequences
- 1-2 tardies: Verbal Warning
- 3 tardies: Parent Contact and Documentation
- 5 tardies: Teacher/Parent Conference and Documentation
- 6-9 tardies: Verbal Notification to Student and Documentation
- 10 tardies: Referral to the Dean's Office and Set Up an IEP or SST
Attendance Policy
Attendance
State Law provides that all minors must attend school until they have graduated from high school or until they have reached their eighteenth birthday. Parents must clear absences within 72 hours by a note or phone call to Blair High School or the uncleared absence will be changed to a cut.
Attendance Phone Number
You may call the attendance office between 7:30 AM and noon, Monday throught Friday by calling (626) 441-2201, ext 103.
Excused Absences
Dentist, doctor, funeral in immediate family, illness, and documented court appearence.
Explained Absences
Funerals other than immediate family if previously cleared through the office, out-of-town with parents permission, needed at home due to illness on family, religious holidays, and off-campus when approved by counselor.
Unexcused Absence, Explained
Missed bus, car trouble, needed at home due to illness, suspension, home detention, and some other absence not specified.
Cuts
Cutting indicates truancy, and absence without acceptable reason with or without parent consent. Cuts will be given if student leaves school without obtaining an off-campus permit. Parents must clear absences within 72 hours.
Off-Campus Permit
Students are not to leave campus from the time they arrive at school until the school day is over, unless they have an off-campus permit.
Absences Due to School Related Activities
Activity slips are required to clear absences from class for special school activities. This notice should be given 24 hours prior to the activity.
Attendance Consequences
- 1-2 absences: Verbal Warning
- 3 absences: Parent Contact and Documentation
- 5 absences: Teacher/ Parent Conference and Documentation
- 10 absences: Referral to Dean's Office and Set Up an SST or IEP
- 15 absences: Blair Attendance Review Board (BARB)
- 15+ absences: School Attendance Review Board (SARB)
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