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GENERAL PHILOSOPHY Hickman County Comprehensive High School We believe that the school is an extension of the community and an integral participant in the social structure. Of major concern is an educational leadership that enables the student to develop intellectually, physically, socially, aesthetically, and emotionally. A cooperative spirit, a sincere concern, and an honest desire to serve the student is evident through our daily speech and behavior. Realizing the broad objective of developing a self-reliant and productive citizen, our curriculum fosters a sense of self-discipline, self-respect, and concern for the rights and responsibilities of a democratic society. Recognizing the individuality of the students, we are willing
to study, to evaluate, to innovate, and to experiment so that we may keep pace
with changes in society. OBJECTIVES OF HICKMAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 1. To provide courses which will help the students gain competence in the fundamentals of communication and be able to demonstrate competency through the use of communication skills at school and in the community. 2. To provide classes that will develop within the students the ideals that make for good human relationships and family life. 3. To provide science courses which will enable the students to understand their relationship to the world and its natural resources? 4. To provide math courses which will enable the students to become competent in the computation an analytical skills necessary for daily living and for advanced study. 5. To provide activities which will help the students develop skills and attitudes which facilitate learning, acceptable social behavior, self-discipline, and self-expression. 6. To provide experiences to guide and to prepare the students for establishing and realizing life-time goals leading to careers in professional, vocational, and occupational areas. 7. To provide experiences for the students to learn the principles, the habits, and the attitudes conducive to good physical and mental health. 8. To provide experiences in cultivating moral and ethical values which will aid the students in establishing and maintaining satisfactory relationships with other persons. 9. To provide experiences for the students to learn responsible citizenship through knowledge of the rights, the privileges, and the responsibilities of democracy. 10. To provide activities which will enable the students to develop leadership abilities at the school and in the community? 11. To provide activities which will enable the students to appreciate cultural and aesthetic values? GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT The primary function of the guidance department is to help the student derive a greater benefit from his attendance at Hickman County High. To accomplish this goal guidance counselors are available for help concerning any personal problems and in obtaining information that can help make decisions about educational and career transitions in life. Guidance services consist of help in three areas: occupational, educational, and personal problems. We have various educational programs available to students to meet their needs. Such counseling is voluntary and confidential. The student may choose whether or not to come to the counselor, but the counselor will not discuss the matter with others without the student's permission. The efforts of the counselor are directed toward helping the student become increasingly independent and more skillful in solving their own problems and making their own decisions. Most students will be helped by learning as much as possible about more than one institution of higher education. Bulletins, brochures, and other booklets are available from most area vocational schools, technical schools, colleges and universities. Any student may see the counselor at any time he/she is free from his/her regular scheduled work. To assure time for discussion, student's should make appointments with the counselor. Always get written permission from your teacher if an appointment is to be during a class. RECORDS The school maintains a complete set of records to assist in pupil guidance. The cumulative permanent record for each pupil enrolled lists complete personal data concerning the pupil and gives his complete scholastic grades, a full report of attendance, activities, honors, intelligence scores, achievement, aptitude, vocation interest tests, and a health record. TRANSCRIPT REQUEST Whenever a student needs his transcript to be released, he must fill out a transcript release form which can be obtained in the guidance office or the student may write a letter which includes his full name and the name and address of the agency or institution to which the transcript is to be sent. GRADES AND COURSE CREDIT The report card is only a report sent to parents each nine weeks. Official records of students' grades are kept in the school office. In case of discrepancy, the school record is considered to be correct. Grades earned in any course shall reflect student daily participation as well as the fulfillment of other academic requirements as may be established by the department. To earn credit for any course, a student is obliged to: 1. Fulfill the course requirements as established by the teacher. 2. Not exceed the allowable limit of absences as established
by the school attendance regulations except in instances in which a waiver is
granted. GRADING SCALE A = 93 - 100, B = 85 - 92, C = 75 - 84, D = 70 - 74, F = Below 70. HONORS Highest Honors 1. All grades are 93 or above. 2. All citizenship grades are S's. Distinctive Honors 1. All grades must be 90 or above. 2. All citizenship grades are S's. Honor Roll 1. All grades are 85 or above. 2. All citizenship grades are S's. |
