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HONORS CLASSES AND SELECTED MATH AND SCIENCE CLASSES For weighted grades: 1. Five points will be added to a student's nine weeks’ averages if the student has an A or B average. 2. Grades to be given on the report card may exceed 100 up to a total of 105. The following upper level courses will be weighted: Math - Pre-Calculus - Calculus - Trigonometry - Probability & Statistics - Math IV (Algebra III) - Science - Chemistry - Biology II - Physics - Business - Computer Programming - Basic I and Basic II The following Honors courses will have weighted grades: Honors Biology I - Honors Physical Science - Honors English Research Writing (Grade 12) - Honors English - grades 9-12 The English teachers will phase in outside reading up to three
books. This spring each student who signs up for Honors English will be given a
list of five books. The student will then choose one of those books for outside
reading. The student and his/her parents will sign a contract stating they
understand what is expected. Each student will be required to keep a journal on
the book; at the beginning of the semester, the student will take a test on the
chosen book. This does not preclude the teacher from assigning books to be read
that will be covered in class. In 2000-2001 the requirement may be three books. ARTICULATION AGREEMENT FOR DUAL ENROLLMENT STUDENTS HICKMAN COUNTY SCHOOLS AND COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Hickman County High School students who qualify for Dual Enrollment* with Columbia State could receive both high school and college credit for courses taken with Columbia State. The following list represents how courses will articulate between the high school and college. These are courses that may be taken in lieu of the HCHS courses listed as the right below: ART 101 Intro to Visual Arts 3 hrs college H.S. Fine Art 1 credit GGY 121 World Geography I 3 hrs college H.S. Wor.Geo. 1 credit ENG 1010 Composition I 3 hrs college H.S. Eng IV 1 credit HIS 202 American History II 3 hrs college H.S. U.S. His. 1 credit With approval of the high school principal, students may take courses not listed above as elective credits. These college courses may serve to satisfy elective requirements for graduation, not replacing a high school required course. The grading system for courses taken at the college level will be as follows: College A=4.0 High School A = 100 B = 3.0 B = 92 C = 2.0 C = 84 D = 1.0 D = 75 F = 0.0 F = 69 *To be eligible for Dual Enrollment: the student must be a
junior or senior, must have a high school GPA of at least 3.0 (no exceptions),
students wanting math/math related science courses must have ACT/SAT math score
of 19/450 (no exceptions), students wanting English/speech/literature courses
must have ACT/SAT score of 19/450 (no exceptions), students must have a composit
score of 19/890 - if not, students with a 3.2 GPA may waive the ACT/SAT score
one semester, and meet all course prerequisites as listed in Columbia State
catalog. Students must submit a completed Dual Enrollment Application, an official high school transcript, and ACT/SAT score to the Columbia State Admissions and Records Office. Students must maintain a 2.0 Cumulative GPA in college or they will not be eligible to re-enroll with Columbia State until they have graduated from high school. Upon graduation, all students must reapply and be admitted to the college as a regular student. GENERAL ACADEMIC INFORMATION To meet the requirements for graduation, a pupil shall have attained an approved attendance, conduct, and academic record which cover a planned program of education. This record shall be kept on file in the principal's office. Students should refer to the HCHS Curriculum Guide for specific course requirements, instructions for 4-year plans, and course descriptions. Starting with the 1998 graduating class in order to be promoted to the next grade level you must meet the following requirements: a. From 9th grade to 10th grade you must have earned 6credits. b. From 10th grade to 11th grade you must have earned 13credits. c. From 11th grade to 12th grade you must have earned 20credits. d. In order for a senior to be able to graduate, he/she must have earned 28 credits. It is the policy of the Hickman County Board of Education that only those seniors who have completed all requirements for a diploma may participate in graduation ceremonies. Students can participate in graduation ceremonies up to two credits short if they pay for summer school prior to graduation. It is a policy of the Hickman County Board of Education that, beginning with the Class of 1997, a senior must be attempting to earn an Honors Diploma in order to be considered for the Top Ten. All students must provide HCHS with their current 911 address within 10 days of enrollment. STUDENT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES Following is a list of specific rules and regulations, adopted by the Hickman County Board Of Education, for students that ride a school bus. 1. The administrator of a school has jurisdiction over students from another school when they are waiting for transportation on his campus. He shall have the authority to discipline any of those students for misconduct performed while on the school grounds or in the school building. The principal taking action shall make written notification as prescribed by the discipline policy and send a copy to the principal of the school which the student attends. 2. The school principal and the Transportation Director must assume joint responsibility for the conduct of pupils who are transported on school buses. The close cooperation of principal and director in this matter is very essential to an efficient and safe transportation program. 3. School buses should deliver the pupils to the school building not earlier than 7:30. No buses are to take pupils away from school until the closing hour unless such schedule is cleared with the principal's office. 4. Bus trips taken as an extension of a school activity must be cleared with the administrator's office, and the school must pay the driver. 5. Transportation may be provided for students between various schools and other places of instruction to which they are assigned for education purposes. 6. Transportation may be provided for educational and other field trips and for participants in athletics, band, and other contests. Students should have parental permission for field trips. 7. A student may be suspended from riding a bus due to disorderly conduct such as boisterous talk, smoking, obscene or vulgar language or gesture, disrespect to bus driver, defacing or damaging bus. Students shall pay in full for such damages. Parents can be held responsible up to $5,000 if parent is proven negligent. 8. Any student in K-12 who finds it necessary to change method of transportation on a regular route should bring a note from parent or guardian to be approved by the principal. This provides safety for the student and the principal. LIBRARY REGULATIONS Hours: Open 7:30 a.m. - Close 3:30 p.m. The library is an area of resources for work and enjoyment with many computers. A computerized card catalog is on all the computers. Click on the Concourse Opac icon and then Word Search. You may search by author, title or topic. Note: If you don't turn in your signed Internet form, you will not be able to use the computers at all. Student must have teacher-signed pass to use library during any school period except before school - 8:00 A.M. You should bring your passes to the counter in the center of the library and leave them until you are ready to return to your classroom. Your pass will be stamped and timed when you arrive and when you depart. If there are several student's names on one pass, all students have to return at the same time. No one should leave early. Students must return to their assigned areas 5 minutes before the end of the period. There are computers in the library to accommodate an entire class. You may use a computer if you fill out an Internet form. Be sure to return your form to your AAA teacher at the beginning of school. If a teacher has the library reserved, that class has privilege to the computers. Copies in black and white from the computer and copy machines are $.10 each. Computer color prints are $.25. You must have permission from the librarians before you can print. They will save you money. You must pay for your prints before you receive them. Students who disrupt in the library for any reason will be given a level I demerit and sent back to their classroom. The library should be a quiet place to study and learn. No book bags are allowed in library. After entering library, no student should ask to use telephone or restroom except in case of emergency. Students may check out books, back issues of magazines, and vertical file materials (pamphlets and clippings) for a period of two weeks. USE YOUR ID CARD TO CHECK OUT A BOOK. You may renew the items if you will bring the items back with you. They will have to be stamped again. You may return your books and other library items before and after school and in between classes. The last three current issues of magazines can not be checked out. They are in the new magazine room and may be used in the library only. You may have copies made of the articles. You must sign a notebook outside the new magazine room stating your name, title of magazine, and date of magazine. You only take one at a time. Mark through your name when you return it. A library assistant will be monitoring the notebook. Fines of $.10 per day will be charged on overdue items. Excused time out of school will not be fined. All overdue and fines must be cleared, or student will be restricted from checking out other items. Lost books should be reported. Book price must be paid and overdue fines must be paid up to the date reported lost. If book is found, price for book will be refunded. Audio-visual materials are to be used by the students in the library only if equipment is available, unless special arrangements are made with librarian and other teachers for them to be used in the classroom. Book reserved by teachers are used in the library or classroom or checked out for overnight by the students who have those teachers. These books are indicated by long orange reserve cards. Students will be required to show library materials for security check at door as they leave library. If the entire class is in the library, yellow strips will be put in the books that are checked out and they will be taken up at the exit door when the class leaves. Any students taking material from the library without checking out material will be treated as a shoplifter. This is a state law. Included in this law are books, magazines, pages from book or magazines, and library property. We will enforce this law. Students are encouraged to request material they would like to have placed in the library. These request will have to meet selecting aid requirements and will be honored as funding permits. Students dropping out of school or entering GED must clear through library. No report cards will be issued or transcripts forwarded until cleared. School closing: all material checked out by seniors should be in library by the first day of senior exams. All other materials should be in library by the first day of undergraduate exams. Students are encouraged to make note and plan their work accordingly.
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