Frequently Asked Questions

Ms. Brynda Thomson

Attendance Clerk

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Please email check-in/check-out notes and parent/professional absence verification to Ms. Thomson.

The Instructional day begins at 8:15. Students who arrive between 8:15 & 8:20 will still be admitted into class but will receive a tardy and will have 3 days to bring a note to excuse the tardy. Students who are not in class by 8:20 must report to the Main Office to check-in. Students are required to present a written note or professional verification within three (3) days. After three (3) days, check-ins will be declared unexcused. Unexcused check-ins will result in a tardy to school and/or unexcused absences for missed classes.

Students who need to check-out for other reasons may do so only after a parent/guardian has been contacted. Students should report to the Attendance Clerk in Main Office to Check Out. Parents who come to school to check out a student should report to the Main Office. Students who know ahead of time that a check-out is necessary (i.e., dentist's appointment, doctor’s appointment) should have the parent call or email the Attendance Clerk at brynda.thomson@obcityschools.org earlier in the day. Students MUST sign-out in the Main Office. Failure to sign out will result in disciplinary action. Individuals responsible for picking up a student after a check-out at school must be prepared to show “picture identification.”

Student Dropoff | 7:30AM

Bell to Class | 8:05AM

Start of Instructional Day | 8:15AM

Dismissal | 3:18

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Please create an account on MySchoolBucks.  This site (or app) will allow you to pay fees, add money for cafeteria charges, order school merchandise, and other various tasks. If you have a question regarding MySchoolBucks, please contact Michaela Miller at michaela.miller@obcityschools.org.

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To access Parent Portal to check grades, report cards, absences, etc, please use the link below. If you are having trouble logging in, please contact our Data Analyst, Tiffany Walters via email at tiffany.walters@obcityschools.org.

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Tardies are classified into two categories: tardy to school and tardy to class. Tardies to school will be treated as an attendance/truancy and discipline violation while tardies to class will be treated as a discipline violation. The accumulation of tardies begins at the start of each new semester and does not carry over into the next semester. 

Tardy to school:

•  Any student who is not in his\her first period classroom before the start of class bell rings will be considered tardy to school.
• Students who report to first period after the start of class bell rings will not be allowed to enter class until a check-in slip is secured from the Attendance Office. 
• Students who check-in later during the school day as UNEXCUSED will be considered tardy to school. 
• Each tardy will be recorded on a tardy form and referred to the office for necessary consequences.

Tardy to class: 

• Any student who is not in the classroom before the bell rings will be considered tardy to class. 
• Every 3 tardies acquired in any one class for the year will be equal to one absence. 
• Each tardy to class will be recorded on a tardy form and the student will receive the appropriate consequence assigned by an administrator.

Transportation for the high school and middle school is coordinated at the school building level by our Assistant Principal Mr. Scott Cook.  If you have any questions in regards to transportation please email him at scott.cook@obcityschools.org.

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All visitors must report directly to the Main Office to sign in and obtain a visitor’s pass prior to being provided access into the building.  There are no exceptions to this rule.