Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 5 MISSION STATEMENT......................................................................................................... 6 PHILOSOPHY ........................................................................................................................... 6 INTEGRAL STUDENT OUTCOMES ................................................................................. 6 SIX VIRTUES OF A KNIGHT ............................................................................................... 7 BELL SCHEDULES.................................................................................................................. 8 ACADEMIC MATTERS ........................................................................................................ 10 Student Responsibilities ............................................................................................. 10 Teacher-Student Period .............................................................................................. 11 Grades ................................................................................................................................. 11 Parent-Teacher Nights .......................................................................................... 11 PowerSchool Online Student Grades .............................................................. 11 Report Cards & Student Progress ..................................................................... 11 2021–2022 Grade Report Dates ....................................................................... 12 Grading Policy ........................................................................................................... 12 Grade Point Average (GPA) ................................................................................. 12 Grading Scale ............................................................................................................. 13 Semester Examinations ........................................................................................ 13 Guidance Department .................................................................................................. 14 Courses ............................................................................................................................... 14 Honors Course Placement ................................................................................... 14 Advanced Placement /Dual Enrollment Classes ........................................ 14 Course Selection and Changes ........................................................................... 15 Course Level Changes ............................................................................................ 15 Off Campus Courses ................................................................................................ 16 Retaking a Course .................................................................................................... 16 Academic Recognition .................................................................................................. 16 Honor Roll ................................................................................................................... 16 Principal’s Honor Roll ............................................................................................ 16 Honor Board .............................................................................................................. 17 Honor Cord ................................................................................................................. 17 Academic Deficiencies.................................................................................................. 17 Academic Probation ...................................................................................................... 18 1 Academic Eligibility ...................................................................................................... 18 2021–2022 Eligibility Check Dates .................................................................. 19 Graduation Requirements .......................................................................................... 20 Academic Requirements ....................................................................................... 20 Commencement Ceremony Exercises ............................................................ 20 ATHLETICS ............................................................................................................................. 21 Athletic Programs .......................................................................................................... 21 Eligibility ............................................................................................................................ 21 AIA Tuition Assistance Guidelines .......................................................................... 21 ATTENDANCE ....................................................................................................................... 22 Absences ............................................................................................................................ 22 Planned Absences .......................................................................................................... 22 Early Departure .............................................................................................................. 23 Unexcused Absences ..................................................................................................... 23 Excessive Absences ....................................................................................................... 23 Ten Consecutive Unexcused Days of Absence ................................................... 23 Late to School (LTS) ...................................................................................................... 23 Tardiness ........................................................................................................................... 24 Study Hall Attendance .................................................................................................. 24 Chronic Illness ................................................................................................................. 24 Illness During the School Day ................................................................................... 24 Closed Campus ................................................................................................................ 24 Arriving Before School Begins .................................................................................. 25 Leaving After School Ends .......................................................................................... 25 Attendance Probation .................................................................................................. 25 STUDENT LIFE ...................................................................................................................... 25 Campus Ministry ............................................................................................................ 25 Clubs and Organizations ............................................................................................. 27 Saint Mary’s House System ........................................................................................ 27 STUDENT SERVICES ........................................................................................................... 28 Computer and Internet Access ................................................................................. 28 Counseling and Confidentiality ................................................................................ 29 Field Trips and School-Sponsored Activities ..................................................... 29 Insurance ........................................................................................................................... 30 Lost and Found ................................................................................................................ 30 Messages and Deliveries ............................................................................................. 30 Student Identification Cards (I.D.s) ........................................................................ 30 Textbooks .......................................................................................................................... 31 DISCIPLINE ............................................................................................................................. 31 Off-Campus Activities ................................................................................................... 31 Academic Honesty ......................................................................................................... 32 2 Alcohol and Drugs .......................................................................................................... 32 Backpacks .......................................................................................................................... 33 Buildings ............................................................................................................................ 33 Cell Phones ........................................................................................................................ 33 Destruction