STUDENT HANDBOOK 2019-2020 Diverse Gifts, One Spirit 1 Corinthians 12:12 BISHOP STANG HIGH SCHOOL 500 Slocum Road North Dartmouth, MA 02747 Phone: 508-996-5602 Fax: 508-994-6756 www.bishopstang.org ACCREDITED BY NEW ENGLAND ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE AWARDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Alma Mater, Welcome, Philosophy, Goals .......................................................................... 1-2 Mission Statement .......................................................................................................... 3 Charism .............................................................................................................................. 3 History ................................................................................................................................ 3 Daily Prayers.................................................................................................................... 3-4 Admissions ....................................................................................................................... 5 Schedule ............................................................................................................................ 5-6 Academics Graduation Requirements ....................................................................................................... 7 College Gateway Program ........................................................................................................ 7 F.I.A.T. Program – Christian Service ................................................................................... 8 National Honor Society ............................................................................................................. 8 Promotion Requirements ........................................................................................................ 9 Course Selections ........................................................................................................................ 9 Course Changes ............................................................................................................................ 10 Course Credits .............................................................................................................................. 10 Scholastic Policies / Course Weight Level Descriptions ...................................................................................................................... 11 Honor Roll ...................................................................................................................................... 11 Criteria for Year-End Academic Awards ............................................................................ 11 Marking System ........................................................................................................................... 11 Examinations ................................................................................................................................ 12 Homework Policy ........................................................................................................................ 12 Make-up Work .............................................................................................................................. 12 Incompletes ................................................................................................................................... 12 Progress Reports ......................................................................................................................... 12 Academic Probation ................................................................................................................... 12 School Environment Academic Integrity ..................................................................................................................... 13 Address Changes ......................................................................................................................... 14 Assemblies ..................................................................................................................................... 14 Automobiles and Parking ......................................................................................................... 14 Backpacks....................................................................................................................................... 14 Books ............................................................................................................................................... 15 Bulletin Board............................................................................................................................... 15 Buses ................................................................................................................................................ 15 Campus Ministry ......................................................................................................................... 15 Card-Playing / Gambling .......................................................................................................... 15 Cellular Phones ............................................................................................................................ 15 Chapel .............................................................................................................................................. 16 Chewing Gum ................................................................................................................................ 16 College Visits ................................................................................................................................. 16 Dances / Proms ............................................................................................................................ 16 Defiance and Disrespect ........................................................................................................... 17 Electronic Equipment ................................................................................................................ 17 Field Trips ...................................................................................................................................... 17 Fighting ........................................................................................................................................... 18 Flex Period ..................................................................................................................................... 18 Food and Beverage Items ......................................................................................................... 18 Gymnasium .................................................................................................................................... 18 Homeroom Period ...................................................................................................................... 18 Language ........................................................................................................................................ 18 Leaving School Sponsored Events ........................................................................................ 19 Litter ................................................................................................................................................. 19 Lockers ............................................................................................................................................ 19 Loitering ......................................................................................................................................... 19 Lost and Found ............................................................................................................................ 19 Mandated Reporting .................................................................................................................. 20 Media Disclaimer ......................................................................................................................... 20 Medical Assistance ...................................................................................................................... 20 Quiet Study .................................................................................................................................... 20 Retreats ........................................................................................................................................... 20 Roseanne Barker Library and Learning Commons ........................................................ 21 Safety Evacuation Procedure .................................................................................................. 21 School Cancellation .................................................................................................................... 22 School Counseling ...................................................................................................................... 22 School Store ................................................................................................................................... 22 Senior Portraits ............................................................................................................................ 22 Snowballs ......................................................................................................................................