Dress Code
Alpine Crest does not have a school uniform, but we do have a dress code. Our school has stairs inside and a natural playground outside with tree roots and uneven ground. ALL students should wear tennis shoes while at school. Students are expected to arrive at school clean and neatly dressed. Choice of clothing rests primarily with parents and child, and should in no way interfere with learning. Please be sure your child is dressed following these guidelines each day. Parents will be asked to bring a change of clothing for students who are out of dress code.
The following guidelines should be followed when dressing for school:
- Shirts with spaghetti straps are not allowed. Examples of appropriate shirts include button down shirts, crew neck pull-over shirts, polo shirts, turtleneck shirts, etc. Shirts may not be sheer or see-through, backless, or have holes in them.
- Pants, including jeans, may be worn on any day. However, pants must not have holes in them and sagging is prohibited.
- Shorts, skirts, and dresses must be at least fingertip (mid-thigh) length. Shorts that are excessively short or tight, such as but not limited to, physical education type shorts, spandex or leotard type shorts, cut-offs, etc. are not appropriate.
- Tennis shoes or closed toed shoes with tennis shoe type bottoms must be worn in the building. However, footwear with attached wheels, “heelies” are prohibited as well as tap shoes and high heel shoes. No sandals or crocs should be worn.
- Hats or hoods may not be worn in the building. However, students may wear toboggans or beanie hats outside at recess during the colder months. Any messages on these head coverings must be appropriate and must not contain any offensive or suggestive language.
- Clothing which advocates negative advertisements is prohibited, as is the wearing of clothing or accessories which are offensive and could cause the destruction of the operation of the school. Items, such as t-shirts, may fall in this category if they contain indecent or suggestive language.
Pick Up/Drop Off
Student drop-off begins at 7:45 am and ends at 8:15 am.
All cars dropping off students must follow the traffic pattern for morning drop off. (Requesting a photo to add directions in drone shots).
No students should exit their vehicle before hearing the horn sound. This is for the safety of all students.
Parents should not exit the vehicle to help students put on jackets, backpacks, or to close car doors. Students in all grades K-5 are capable of doing these things for themselves and parents doing this for them slows the drop-off process for other families.
Students dropped off after 8:15 must be signed in at the office.
Student pick-up begins at 3:15 and should be finished by 3:30.
All cars picking up students must follow the traffic pattern for the YOUNGEST student they are picking up. Requesting a photo to add directions in drone shots).
All cars must have a car tag for the current year for the student(s) they are picking up. If you do not have a car tag, you will be redirected to the front office.
Drivers should keep the car tag displayed until all students they are picking up have gotten in the car. This lets our staff know if a student has not made it to their car. Please do not take down the car tag until you have your student.
SEAD Department
Counselor: Joan Karnes
SEAD Coach: Holley Corder
School Social Worker: Kailey Harness
Transportation
For any safety or driving concerns regarding First Student buses (buses numbered 200 and above), please contact 423-498-5555 or visit www.firstfeedback.com
Buses are expected to arrive within 10 minutes of their scheduled time. Please have students at their stops and ready to board the bus 10 minutes prior to the scheduled arrival time. The bus schedule can not allow more time to wait for tardy students or for students to exit personal vehicles. For more information, please see the rules of conduct in the Transportation Policy Manual
Hamilton County Schools transports more than 20,000 students to and from school each day. There are 251 daily bus routes covering 23,000 miles each day and 4.0 million miles annually. Our mission is to provide safe and efficient transportation to and from school daily.
