Student Handbook
ARGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
7329 WEST 63RD STREET
SUMMIT, IL 60501
WWW.ARGOHS.NET
STUDENT HANDBOOK 2024-2025
MISSION STATEMENT
We inspire, educate, and empower students to envision and achieve a positive future for themselves and their community.
VISION STATEMENT
We embrace traditions, create opportunities, empower future generations.
EQUITY STATEMENT
Argo Community High School affirms in our actions that each student can, will, and shall learn. We are committed to a culture that provides equitable educational opportunities to all students regardless of disability, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, religion, socio-economic status, home or first language, immigration status, or physical appearance. Educational equity is the intentional allocation of resources, instruction, and opportunities according to need, requiring that discriminatory practices, prejudices, and beliefs be identified and eradicated.
PUBLIC NOTICE
It is the policy of Argo Community High School District 217, to provide equal educational and extra- curricular opportunities for all students without regard to color, race, nationality, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, gender identity, status of being homeless, order of protection status, or actual or potential marital or parental status, including pregnancy.
STUDENT REGULATORY POLICY 2024-2025
DEANS – ATTENDANCE (708) 467-5801 and (708) 467-5800
Mrs. Denise Ghaowi: Dean (A-Ga) | (708) 467-5805
Mrs. Eva Luna: Dean Secretary | (708) 467-5884
Mr. Chris Kelly: Dean (Gb-N) | (708) 467-5806
Mrs. Kelly Esparza: Dean Secretary | (708) 467-5802
Mr. Vincent Loizzo: Dean (O-Z) | (708) 467-5804
Ms. Janet Caprio: Dean Secretary | (708) 467-5803
Ms. Helen Petrizzo: Attendance Secretary | (708) 467-5801
DISCLAIMER
Argo Community High School District 217 provides this Student Regulatory Policy, which includes a summary of some School Board policies, and revises it annually. However, the Student Regulatory Policy does not contain all Board policies, and changes may be made to Board policies throughout the year without notice. Accordingly, the authoritative source for understanding student rights and responsibilities is the current District Board Policies available online. To access those searchable policies, please go to argohs.net and click the “Board Info” link. From the next page, click the “School Board Policy” link.