During the school day all choral music classes follow the standard attendance rules and requirements of Chantilly High School and the Fairfax County Public Schools.
As a co-curricular program, assignments, rehearsals, activities, concerts, and outside events often extend beyond the standard school hours. Students are responsible for their participation in these co-curricular activities and will be held accountable for all work that takes place in those sessions. These activities and assignments are an extension of the regular classroom and all attendance and grading policies do apply.
After School Attendance:
Students are required to attend all scheduled rehearsals and activities. Note: the calendar of events is not all- inclusive. Reasons for absence is limited, and except in the case of emergency, must be pre-arranged AND approved.
Request for Other Excused Absences:
• In a non-emergency, the request is to be made in writing at least two days prior to the particular rehearsal to be missed.
• The student must have pursued all possible methods of avoiding the conflict.
• When presenting your request, understand that it may or may not be approved. Be willing to accept "no" for an answer.
In cases of other academic conflicts or responsibilities, students should strive to schedule make-up work and other class assignments on days they do not have required scheduled rehearsals.
NOTE: In the Co-curricular attendance policy, any unexcused absence may result in the lowering of a students grade and may also carry disciplinary statutes as well.
Make-up work is possible, but will be very demanding. Any make-up work will be assigned by the directors.
Unexcused tardies will be handled in the same way for both regular class and after school rehearsals. Three unexcused tardies will be equal to an unexcused absence. Unexcused absences affect students academic assessment. Letter and bar requirements are also related to this policy. An unexcused absence from an ensemble performance may result in a student grade averaging to an "F" for the quarter grading period.
Typical Chantilly Choral After-School Rehearsal Schedule
| Monday | 2:30 - 4:00 PM Chantilly Combo 4:00 - 6:00 PM Touch of Class (Subject to change) |
Tuesday |
3:00 - 5:00 PM Mass Choir Rehearsals (TBA) |
| Wednesday | 2:30 - 4:00 PM TBA All Choirs - Sectional Activities TBA |
Thursday |
2:30 - 4:00 PM Chantilly Combo |
| Friday | 3:00 - 5:00 PM Magic Touch |
These are weekly scheduled rehearsals. Additional rehearsals, meetings and training sessions will be called throughout the year, and attendance is both expected and required.
Co-Curricular and Extra-Curricular Activities Policy
In addition to the daily required class schedule, which is governed by normal school policy, a regular rehearsal schedule, outside of the daily class time, is a required part of this class. These rehearsals are a part of your grade, and must be attended. This policy must be strictly followed in regards to attendance and its relation to other school activities and functions. Tardies are included as a part of the attendance policy.
| I. | Students are required to attend all rehearsals scheduled outside of class time. Absences should be avoided. Please note, as a class requirement, rehearsal times are not times for other appointments, other class make-ups, or personal work schedules. | ||||||||||
II. | Students must be on time. "On time" means dressed for the task, warmed up/stretched and physically prepared before the posted rehearsal time. | ||||||||||
| III. | Proper Attendance means proper preparation. There is a dress code (Show Choir - Dance shoes and dance clothing in most cases.) In addition, you must always have all required materials when you come to rehearsals — music, pencils, assignments, etc. | ||||||||||
IV. | You leave rehearsal only when you have been dismissed. Please note that communication with the director is key to every successful facet of this attendance policy | ||||||||||
| V. | In cases that relate to other school activities, (ie. Sports, Cheerleading, SGA, etc.), ALL ABSENCES MUST BE PRE-ARRANGED IN WRITING, ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:
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Chantilly High School Extracurricular / Co-Curricular Split Schedule Policy
To accompany split schedule request form.
During the course of any given school year Chantilly High School students often participate in more then one activity at a time. The following department policy addresses any situation in which a student participates in more then one extra curricular activity and/or co-curricular class.
It is first the responsibiltiy of the the student to work directly with the directors, teachers, coaches, or sponsors of the two conflicting activities to resolve all possible conflicts in advance of a season or activity.
In the cases where a conflict cannot be resolved or avoided, an equitable and appropriate split will be set to best meet the maximum particition of the student in both programs.
In most cases a fifty percent split of the overlapping time is equitable. However, arrangements will be examined on a case-by-case basis and a final split will be established according to the overall number of after school hours met by both activities. This part of the policy applies primary to rehearsals and practices.
When a practice/rehearsal is in direct conflict (meaning they happen at the same time) with a game/performance, the game/performance will always take precedence.
On those occasions where a student has a conflict between a performance and/or a game, the student has the freedom to decide which activity they will participate in. This decision will not be impacted by negative consequences (i.e. detention, grade lowering, etc.) from the director, coach, or sponsor of the activity. Students in co-curricular classes will still be responsible for meeting all of the academic requirements of the class.
Thank you for your time, flexibility and understanding as we work together to best meet the needs of our students and our programs, and for assisting the students in managing a busy and demanding personal schedule.