Minimum Day
Requirements for Minimum Day:
Applications for all seniors wishing to have minimum day are available in the NPHS Counseling Office. Interested students MUST have an application on file in the Counseling Office. If a student does not follow these procedures, he or she will not have the opportunity to participate in Minimum Day.
PLEASE NOTE: Seniors who participate in Dual Enrollment and/or Work Based Learning courses are not eligible to participate in Minimum Day.
High School seniors (fourth year students) may qualify for minimum day according to the following provisions:
Participation in this program is a privilege for seniors (4th year students) and such privileges may be revoked at the discretion of the school administration at any time. Participating students are subject to the same rules and regulations as full time students, including disciplinary actions and extra-curricular eligibility. Students granted this privilege must meet all parking regulation requirements and leave campus immediately after his/her dismissal (or come to class on time for his/her first course in the daily schedule). Students cannot be on campus during their minimum day period and must provide their own transportation.
Minimum day for second semester will be re-evaluated after first semester grades are posted. If a requirement on the second page of the senior letter makes it necessary for the student to attend all 4 block course segments of the school day, then, minimum day will not continue for the second semester.
To print the Minimum Day Application, click here
PLEASE NOTE: Seniors who participate in Dual Enrollment and/or Work Based Learning courses are not eligible to participate in Minimum Day.
High School seniors (fourth year students) may qualify for minimum day according to the following provisions:
- Students must be on track to graduate with their class.
- Students must have passed or be enrolled in the specified courses for high school graduation recorded on the transcript audit and the Senior Letter requirement page.
- Students must have participated in an advisement conference with the school counselor to discuss important topics/opportunities such as, but not limited to Work-Based Learning, dual enrollemt, the importance of rigorous courses including full time student and admission requirement topics, Academic, Fine Arts, CTAE or World Language course pathways and pathway completion information, HOPE eligibility, etc.
- Students may be released for one (1) class period (90-minute)/block per day for 1st and/or 2nd semesters.
- Student athletes must meet with the Athletic Director to discuss the impact of minimum day on athletic eligibility.
- Students must request either a.m. or p.m. Minimum Day (or ‘no preference’)
- Minimum day will NOT be granted when: (a) a scheduling conflict occurs with a course needed for graduation, and/or (b) courses cannot be rearranged in the student's schedule
Participation in this program is a privilege for seniors (4th year students) and such privileges may be revoked at the discretion of the school administration at any time. Participating students are subject to the same rules and regulations as full time students, including disciplinary actions and extra-curricular eligibility. Students granted this privilege must meet all parking regulation requirements and leave campus immediately after his/her dismissal (or come to class on time for his/her first course in the daily schedule). Students cannot be on campus during their minimum day period and must provide their own transportation.
Minimum day for second semester will be re-evaluated after first semester grades are posted. If a requirement on the second page of the senior letter makes it necessary for the student to attend all 4 block course segments of the school day, then, minimum day will not continue for the second semester.
To print the Minimum Day Application, click here