May 2013 - Battlefield High School
May 2013 - Battlefield High School
May 2013 - Battlefield High School
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Counseling Center (cont.)<br />
Community service logs will be distributed in <strong>May</strong> to all seniors who met the initial eligibility requirements of<br />
completing US/VA History with a “B” or better and having a “B” or better in US/VA Government as of the end<br />
of first semester. Completed community service logs must be submitted to the Counseling Center by Friday,<br />
<strong>May</strong> 3, <strong>2013</strong>. Final determination regarding the Excellence in Civics Education seal will be made in June after<br />
attendance, discipline, community service logs, and final US/VA Government grades have been reviewed.<br />
IMPORTANT ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAM INFORMATION<br />
AP Exams will be administered Monday, <strong>May</strong> 6 th through Friday, <strong>May</strong> 17 th . Dates and times are preset by The<br />
College Board and must be adhered to. Parents/Guardians and students should review the following<br />
information from College Board and the AP Coordinator.<br />
In April, AP teachers distributed the “2012-<strong>2013</strong> Bulletin for AP Students & Parents” to AP students.<br />
This bulletin should be read closely by both students and parents/guardians. The bulletin and exam<br />
dates may also be accessed online at: www.collegeboard.com/apstudents<br />
Morning exams: students should report directly to their exam location by 7:30 am (including on<br />
Wednesday before Read To Succeed). During the week before exams, students will be informed by<br />
their AP Teacher where to report for their exams.<br />
Bring several #2 pencils and traditional blue or black ink pens. We will only have a limited number<br />
available for emergency situations.<br />
BE ON TIME! Students cannot be admitted after exams begin. If a student is absent because he/she is<br />
ill, the student must submit a doctor or pharmacy note to Mrs. Kaufman in the Counseling Center within<br />
24 hours of the missed AP exam.<br />
“No cell phones, BlackBerry, Smartphone, Bluetooth-enabled device, pagers, MP3 players, PDAs,<br />
digital cameras, email/messaging device, or any other electronic or communication device is<br />
allowed in the exam room or during a break. Use of any of this equipment can cause the student’s<br />
score or scores for the entire group to be cancelled and the school can be prohibited from serving<br />
as an AP Exam site in the future.” Anyone caught using any of the above devices will have the device<br />
and exam confiscated and the student will be dismissed from the exam room.<br />
Watches that beep are not allowed.<br />
No eating or drinking is allowed.<br />
If students are taking an exam that allows calculator use, fresh batteries are recommended. If students<br />
are allowed calculators, ruler or straightedge they should have these items with them when they report to<br />
their exams. We will not have any available for students to borrow.<br />
Students who will be taking two AP Exams on the same day are strongly encouraged to bring their lunch<br />
because there will not be time to purchase school lunch between the exams.<br />
Students taking the following exams should arrange for rides home since these exams will end past the<br />
regular school day:<br />
AP French Language (estimated dismissal time: 3:30 pm)<br />
AP Physics B: (estimated dismissal time: 3:20 pm)<br />
AP Physics C: Mechanics (estimated dismissal time: 2:00 pm)<br />
AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism (estimated dismissal time: 3:50 pm)<br />
AP Psychology (estimated dismissal time: 2:30 pm)<br />
AP Statistics (estimated dismissal time: 4:00 pm)<br />
AP Microeconomics (estimated dismissal time: 2:40)<br />
AP Chinese Language & Culture (estimated dismissal time: 2:30 pm)<br />
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