ZHS CEEB: Code: 481635

 

School Contact Information:

                Website: www.zillahschools.org/ZHS

                Staff Email: last name_first initial@zsd.wednet.edu

                Phone: 509.829.5565

                Fax: 509.829.5285

                Mailing Address: 1602 Second Avenue, Zillah, WA 98953-9682

ZHS Staff Contact Website: www.zillahschools.org/staff/#ZHSstaff

 

School Administrative Staff:

                Principal: Mike Torres

                Assistant Principal/Athletic Director: Rock Winters

                Alternative Program: Justin Irion, www.zillahschools.org/ZAP

Head Secretary/Registrar: Debbie Ekstrand

                Attendance: Sandy Quigley

                Guidance Counselor: John Griffin

                ASB/Student Activities Advisor: Jeff Charbonneau, www.zillahschools.org/ZHS-ASB

21st Century Program Coordinator: Justin Irion, www.zillahschools.org/21st_Century

GEAR-Up Program Coordinator: Sarah Rinaldi, www.zillahschools.org/gearup

                 

Zillah School District #205 Contact Information

                Website: www.zillahschools.org

                Staff Email: last name_first initial@zsd.wednet.edu

                Phone: 509.829.5911

                Fax: 509.829.6290

                Mailing Address: 213 Fourth Avenue, Zillah, WA 98953-9533

                Superintendent of Schools: Kevin McKay

                ZSD Board of Directors: www.zillahschools.org/board

                Annual District Report to the Public: www.zillahschools.org/ZSD/annual-report.htm

                K-12 Curriculum Guides: www.zillahschools.org/ZSD/Curriculum%20Guides.htm

                                ZSD School Improvement Plans: www.zillahschools.org/ZSD/sip.htm

                                ZSD/OSPI Report Card: http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/summary.aspx?groupLevel=District&schoolId=303&reportLevel=District&orgLinkId=303&yrs=&year=2008-09

 

ZHS School Year-3 Semester System:  Under the Washington State School Reform, ZHS has developed a special schedule to efficiently and effectively deliver quality education to our students. We operate three full semesters (Fall, Winter, and Spring) on a five period day schedule, with extended classroom periods of 70 minutes each..  Students earn a full semester credit (.5 credit) for classes completed each semester.  Students complete a years worth of work (1.0 credit) in two semesters.

 

School Policy on Post Secondary Visits & Student Contact

 

The policies are the same for all post secondary partners (military, college and school recruiters).  To help make your visit with our students more productive the following information is provided.

 

1. Calendars: ZHS master calendars are updated each Monday on the web.  Use our website www.zillahschools.org/ZHS/calzhs.htm.  This may help you when scheduling campus visits.
2. Daily Bulletin: This is where we post and announce information to our students.  The bulletin is posted by 2:30 pm each day for the next day.  It is read over our intercom to all students at 8:00 am each day.  A copy is  on our high school website www.zillahschools.org/ZHS/bulletin.htm
3. Master Schedules: Are posted on the Website www.zillahschools.org/ZHS/schedule.htm .  If you wish to see who teaches what, which period, which semester, you can check it out on line.  If you have a presentation that is appropriate for a specific class, this will help you identify the proper contact. You must schedule any classroom presentations directly with the classroom teacher.
4. School Day Schedule:  ZHS operates from 8:00 am to 2:45 pm with Lunch at 11:45-12:15.  Staff work day is 7:30 to 3:10.
5. College-School-Military Displays: Please feel free to drop in and stock up your display rack in the ZHS Guidance Center.  We try to keep information there for students and parents.
6. ZHS Colleges-Schools-Military Websites:  Visit the ZHS website www.zillahschools.org/college/  and/or www.zillahschools.org/military . Please let us know if you have updates to add to that site.
7. Group meetings: All post secondary opportunity representatives (recruiting for military, colleges, schools, etc.) may schedule a 30 minute meeting per semester to meet with interested students during the school day.  Students must pre-register to attend and must be passing their class in order to  the meeting.  Presentation meetings should be scheduled at least one week in advance.
8. Class Presentation:  Any request for a presentation to a class (i.e. history class, physics class) must be made directly with the individual teacher.  You may email them via our website or call ZHS to schedule such presentations.
9. Individual meetings: Individual conferences with students will not be scheduled during academic time.  Appointments on campus with individual students should be made for 7:30-8:00 (before school), 11:45-12:15 (lunch), or 2:45-3:15 (after school). 
10. Lunchroom Tables: Visitations at lunch are welcome, but please schedule at least 48 hours in advance so we can announce in our school bulletin.  We limit this visit to once per month.
11. Newsletters from ZHS:  A weekly e-newsletter is sent every Tuesday morning to students, parents, alumni, community boosters and post secondary partners (about 700 subscriptions) that registered to receive it. 
    1. If you have any information you would like me to share with my parents please send it to John Griffin by 12:00 noon on Mondays.
    2. If you would like to be included on my parents/booster/alumni list to receive a weekly copy of this news, contact John Griffin.
    3. If you distribute an admissions/school newsletter and would like that news shared with our families, please send me a copy that allows for copy-cut-past.
12. ZHS Student Directory: ZHS releases a School Directory and will release it to legitimate post-secondary agencies.  We release on September 15 in the fall and May 15 in the spring.  Representatives may request an MS Excel attachment through email with John Griffin.
13. Demographic information update:  If you need information on male-female, total numbers in school, ethnic counts, Mrs. Cindy Gamache (gamache_c@zsd.wednet.edu) is our report coordinator in the Superintendents Office.  You can reach her for up-to-date reports at 829-5911.

Accreditation: Zillah High School is accredited by the State Board of Education. This accreditation means that Zillah High School meets all requirements concerning curriculum, personnel, buildings, equipment, and instructional materials.

 

ZHS Mission Statement: It is the mission of the Zillah High School to foster the following:

• The development of basic skills which promote self esteem and produce capable, adaptable, contributing citizens of family, community, national and global society, who possess a desire to continue their educational development throughout their lives.
• The maintenance of an open environment which encourages frequent, positive interactions and in which every individual is encouraged to participate responsibly in the decisions which affect their lives. This environment will be one in which social responsibility, and academic competence, and excellence are emphasized.
• Provide a safe, supportive environment where every student and staff member can achieve success.

ZHS Vision Statement:  E4: Educational Excellence for Everyone, Everyday!

 

ZHS School Climate Philosophy: School Climate will be conducive to a positive learning environment that causes each student to be responsible for his/her own behavior. To accomplish this goal, the following things must be a part of the environment:

• All students and faculty must be treated with fairness, respect, and consistency.
• Trust must be built among the students, staff, and administrators for all to work together effectively.

 

ZHS History: www.zillahschools.org/ZHS/zhshistory.htm

 

ZHS Student Handbook: www.zillahschools.org/ZHS/handbook.htm

 

Our Zillah Community: The Zillah School District is a small rural district of approximately 1250 students, housed in four buildings in the mid-Yakima Valley. Zillah is one of the smallest districts in area in Yakima County (estimated 44 square miles). The estimated population of the school district boundaries is 4000. 

Zillah is a bedroom community to Yakima. Business and industry in our district boundaries are: diversified agriculture (including fruit tree orchards, vineyards, dairies, row crops, forage crops, cattle feed lot, vegetable truck gardening, etc.) and agriculture related service industries including several diversified fruit packing and shipping operations, wineries, agriculture management and consulting, veterinarian, and USDA Soil Conservation Service. The Zillah School District is one of the top three employers in the community. 

Zillah is a great place to live and raise a family.  Visit The City of Zillah www.cityofzillah.us and The Zillah Chamber of Commerce www.zillahchamber.com for further information on our community.

 

Curriculum, Course Offerings, Honors, Co-College Programs, Diplomas: We offer this information on the following websites

·         All ZHS course offerings and their descriptions www.zillahschools.org/ZHS/courses.htm

·         ZHS Four Year Plan recommendations www.zillahschools.org/ZHS/fouryear.doc

·         Graduation Requirements-Regular Program www.zillahschools.org/ZHS/gradreq.htm

·         Graduation Requirements-Honors Diploma www.zillahschools.org/ZHS/Honors_Diploma_Application.doc

·         Graduation Requirements-Alternative Diploma www.zillahschools.org/ZAP/ZAP_Graduation_Requirements.doc

·         ZHS classes counted towards the Honors Diploma include advanced science (biology, chemistry, physics), Honors English 10, 11 and 12, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Advanced  Music and Drama.

·         ZHS Classifies any co-college course taken at the 100 level or higher by our students as an honors course.

o        ZHS Offers College in the High School in cooperation with Central Washington University via the Cornerstone program in Honors English 11, Honors English 12, Pre-Calculus, Calculus and Music Appreciation.

o        ZHS junior and senior students may participate in Running Start through Yakima Valley Community College.

o        ZHS students participate in college course programs through Tech Prep and by co enrollment at YV Tech.

 

Grading: The evaluation of student achievement is one of the most important functions of the teacher.  The semester grade is the only permanent record of a student’s progress and credit towards graduation.  It is the only grade used in official GPA calculations.  To be eligible for academic honors and awards a student must be enrolled in 4 of 5 classes letter graded classes each semester.  Grades are not weighted. The grade system is as follows:

 

Grading Marks-Standard

 

 

Grading Marks-Other

 

P                              Passed requirements to earn credit

E                              Effort . Grade used for Special Program students who met IEP/504 goals. Credit earned.

NC                          No Grade-No Credit

I                               Incomplete-No Credit

W                            Official Withdrawal No Credit

 

 

Ranking: Full time ZHS students are ranked based on accumulated GPA at the end of each semester.  That ranking is posted to all senior transcripts, and on underclassmen transcripts by request. The rank is unweighted.

 

 

Extra Curricular Opportunities: The following clubs and organizations are active on campus: Apple (Knowledge) Bowl, ASB-Student Government, Band & Choir, Cheer, Current World Events/JSA, Drama Club (Z Center Stage), F.B.L.A.,  F.F.A., Grappler Gals Habitat for Humanity, International Club, Leopard Print Student Newspaper, National Honor Society Owego (Yearbook), Science & Technology Club, Spanish Club

 

Athletics: Zillah High School has a varied athletic program and competes within the South Central Athletic Conference (SCAC).  Sports that are currently available are: Baseball, Basketball-Boys, Basketball-Girls, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Softball, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, Wrestling

 

Career Pathway Choices-Senior Class-Previous Four Years

 

 

Post Secondary Placement-Senior Class-Previous Four Years

 

 

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