Seventh and eighth graders are allowed one day to shadow a high school. This is considered a field trip; it is not an absence from school. A completed Shadow Day form must be given to the homeroom teacher one week in advance of the intended high school visit in order for the absence to be excused. The form is downloadable from our website and requires that the parent provide - one week in advance of the intended high school visit - the student's name, date of shadow or step-up day, the high school the student will shadow at, and the parent's signature. If the form is not turned in one week prior to the date, the absence will not be excused.