General Information (2007/08)
Lunch Information
Students may bring their lunch or purchase their lunch from the school cafeteria. The cost for lunch is $1.45. Parents may choose to send lunch money on a daily basis, or they may choose to set up an account with the cafeteria manager. Their daily meal costs will be deducted from that account until such time as all money placed in the account has been used.
Pick-Up and Drop-Off of Students
Students may be dropped off and picked up at the front circle of the school. When driving into the main entrance of the school, cars will be directed to the left and will form lines in the faculty parking lot. After school, students will walk across the main walkway into the faculty parking lot to meet their rides. For security reasons, parents should plan to drop off their children no earlier than 7:15 a.m. and pick up their children no later than 3:45 p.m.
Students Arriving to School Late
Students being brought to the school late will need to get a tardy slip from the Student Services Office. For security reasons, the school asks that parents plan to bring their child to the Student Services Office and sign them in. After the parent has signed the student in, the student will then be issued a tardy slip so that he/she may go to class.
Medications
If your child will need to take any type of medication during the school day, please bring it to the Student Services Office. You will be asked to fill out a brief informational card about the medication that includes when it should be dispensed and who to contact in case of an emergency. The staff in our Student Services Office will work with you.
Transportation
During orientation, bus schedules will be posted in individual homerooms, as well as in the cafeteria. Bus routes are very similar to those of the 2006-2007 school year. There will be a help desk in the cafeteria if a student needs additional information. There will also be information in the Student Services Office. You can call the hotline at 381-RIDE or go the Duval County Public School website with this link Duval County Bus Stop Info
Backpacks, Bookbags, and Rolling Backpacks Lockers
Rolling backpacks are not allowed on campus. 6th grade students will NOT be issued hallway lockers, so they will be allowed to have a mini-drawstring backback or totebag to carry their binders, notebook, paper, pencils, etc. All grades will be issued a PE locker.
For 7th and 8th grade students, backpacks and bookbags may be used to bring books to and from school. Upon arriving on school grounds any of the above-listed items must be placed in the student's locker. Please be mindful that lockers are approximately 25" by 10" by 8". Locks are $5 and must be purchased (cash or check payable to Darnell Cookman Middle School). All grades will need an additional $5 for a PE locker, students may not bring their own lock.
Sports
All students participate in an intramural program which is coordinated by the school's physical education department. Additionally, students in the 7th and 8th grades may also participate in the school system's interscholastic program. Please remember that students must have a sports physical (good for one school year), proof of insurance, and maintain a minimum of a 2.0 GPA for participation in the athletics. Information on school insurance will be sent home at the start of the school year.
Textbook Information
6th grade student will be issued a "keep at home" set of books during orientation. This set will be used for homework, Each classroom will also have a set of classroom books to use for classroom purposes.
7th and 8th grade students will be issued textbooks the first day of school in their homeroom. Unpaid textbook debts will need to be cleared with Mrs. Buzbee, Media Specialist, before books for the upcoming school year will be issued.
School Uniforms
Students at Darnell-Cookman Middle School must adhere to the Duval County Public School System's School Uniform and Dress Code Policy and the General Code of Appearance Policies. Additionally, students should be reminded that hats are prohibited. Skirts and shorts that do not adhere to the Dress Code Policy should not be worn.
Students in middle school are required to dress out for physical education classes. During the first week of school, students will be provided information on the appropriate attire for this class. Additionally, parents may choose to purchase uniforms from the school. Shirts and shorts are $9.00 each, with a cost of $18.00 for one complete set. Payment may be made by cash or with a check (payable to Darnell-Cookman Middle School - please make sure that your child's name and homeroom number are written on the front of the check).
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