Student Family Handbook 2024-2025

The School Day The building will open by 7:15 A.M. for students who need to arrive early. Students that arrive between 7:15AM and 7:45AM are expected to sit in the cafeteria until 7:45AM. Students should be in class by the 8:20 A.M bell. However, the school day officially begins for a student upon[...]

TextbooksStudents are responsible for returning textbooks in the same condition as they are issued. If a book is not returned or is damaged beyond use, the student will be charged the cost of the book. Minor damage will be assessed at 25% of book cost and major damages at 50% of book cost. No book[...]

Many resources are available 24/7 at www.wheelerlibrary.com. We hope that you will make the Wheeler Media Center your headquarters for research and reading. Hours: Weekdays, 7:45 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. You don’t need a card to check out a book, just your number or name! Books can be checke[...]

Algebra I, American Literature, US History, and Biology have state-mandated End-of-Course Tests that count 20% of the final course grade. The EOC testing windows set forth by the State of Georgia is posted below, along with other testing dates. Please avoid scheduling appointments during these ti[...]

English4 Units Including: *1 Unit 9th Grade Literature/Composition*1 Unit American Literature/Composition 2 additional English units Mathematics*4 Units Including: *Algebra I OR Accelerated Algebra/Geometry A *Geometry OR Accelerated Geometry B/Algebra II*Algebra II OR Accelerated Pre-Calculus[...]

Student Parking InformationParking application process is now open for Seniors and Juniors who are going to drive and park in school premises. Please note that we have limited parking spaces. As of now we will be reviewing parking applications for Seniors. Once we have allocated all Seniors based [...]

AP Testing Information (see link below): Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board

Lockers Students will be assigned lockers during the first week of school if a student request one for the year. Students should NOT share their combination.The right is reserved to search a school locker when there is reason to believe a violation of school regulations has occurred and at the end [...]

Students are encouraged to take an active part in student clubs and organizations. Wheeler High School offers a wide variety of clubs and activities that are as diverse as the interests of our students. Only clubs and organizations that do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, an[...]

College Entrance ExaminationsThe PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test) is an examination of interest to college-bound students and is given to all sophomores. Juniors wanting to qualify as a National Merit Scholar will be eligible to take the PSAT/NMSQT. The test will be on Oct 23, 2024. Mor[...]

The faculty and students of Wheeler are a community of people working together. In order to accomplish our goals, we must treat each other with mutual respect and adhere to our established school-wide expectations of behavior, our WILDCAT 4. RESPECTFULENGAGEDACCOUNTABLE POSITIVEDress Code Students[...]

See menus HERE.APPLYING FOR FREE OR REDUCED-PRICE MEAL BENEFITS Families eligible for free or reduced-price meals must complete an application to receive them – all other students must pay full price for their meals.Food and Nutrition Services strongly encourages all families who believe they [...]