Although

the calendar still shows spring, the Coweta County School

System is gearing up for summer school.

At its

meeting earlier this month, the Board of Education

approved guidelines for this year's program.

Summer

school starts June 12 at Smokey Road Middle School. The

first semester ends June 22 and the second semester runs

from June 23-July 7.

Students

can register at their home high schools prior to June 2,

and open registration will be at Smokey Road June 6 from

8-11:30 a.m. and June 7 from 8-11:30 a.m.

State rules

require 130 hours of attendance in summer school for

students to receive one Carnegie unit, and 65 hours for

half a unit.

Cost for

this year's program is $150 per half unit. Out of county

students pay an additional $50 per half unit and drivers'

education is $175.

System

officials made it quite clear that daily attendance is

required and absences are frowned upon.

"Unexcused

absences will not be tolerated and will result in

dismissal from summer school. Absences due to vacation,

camping trips, church outings, athletic camps,

extracurricular school activities and the like are not

excused absences," read the system's guidelines.

Students

must provide their own transportation to classes and will

not be allowed to remain on campus more than 20 minutes

after their last classes.

The school

system also emphasized that the dress code remains the

same for the summer term as the rest of the year. Items

which are not allowed to be worn include sunglasses,

strapless dresses, tight clothes and hats.