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ACADEMICS Accreditation Norwin High School is accredited by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. It is an institutional member of the Secondary Schools and Colleges, the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, the Pennsylvania Association of College Admissions Counselors, the College Entrance Examination Board, and the College Scholarship Service. Advanced Placement Advanced Placement courses are first-year college level courses that follow the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) syllabus and prepare students for the Advanced Placement (AP) examination given in early May. Based on the results of the AP test, a student may earn advanced standing and/or advanced credit at participating colleges and universities. Grades issued for these courses are weighted in the Norwin QPA calculations. These courses are offered in the following subject areas provided the students have met the specific course prerequisites: AP Calculus AP US History AP Statistics AP Government/Politics AP English Language AP World History AP English Literature AP Psychology AP Biology AP Art AP Chemistry AP Music Theory AP Physics Cheating/Falsifying Information Any student supplying false information on passes, library slips, parental excuses, phone calls, etc. shall be subject to exclusion. False information would include but not be limited to altering or forging parental excuses, making or conspiring to make false phone calls, etc. Cheating is any attempt by a student to represent someone else's work as his/her own, knowingly aid in an attempt by another student to misrepresent personal assignments, projects or tests. Students cheating shall be subject to appropriate academic penalties by the classroom teacher. Plagiarism is one form of cheating. Plagiarism occurs when a student copies another writer’s language or ideas without giving that person credit. Norwin High School uses an online plagiarism prevention company to combat this form of cheating. First Offense: Handled by teacher; Records, or documentation to be kept by teacher with copy sent to building principal. Zero to be given assignments, projects or tests where cheating occurred. The teacher must notify the parent. Second Offense: Notification of building principal by teacher; conference held with parent, teacher and administrator. Student receives failing grade for the grading period. The building principal may impose additional penalties. Severe or persistent incidents of cheating shall subject the student to exclusion. Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center (CWCTC) Conversion Chart: Because a different grading scale exists at CWCTC than at Norwin High School, grades from CWCTC must be converted to the scale used at Norwin. The conversion scale is as follows: 8
CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CONVERSION SCALE CTC NORWIN CTC NORWIN CTC NORWIN CTC NORWIN CTC NORWIN 100 100 92 91 85 81 77 69 69 59 99 99 91 89 84 79 76 68 68 58 98 98 90 88 83 77 75 67 67 57 97 96 89 87 82 76 74 66 66 56 96 95 88 86 81 75 73 65 65 55 95 94 87 84 80 73 72 63 64 54 94 93 86 82 79 71 71 61 63 53 93 92 78 70 70 60 62 52 61 51 60 51 Class Rank and Quality Point Average Class rank is calculated at the end of each academic year in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 by ranking the students in order according to percent average. The student having the highest percent average is number one in the class. The percent average used for determining class rank is based on all course grades earned in Norwin High School classes starting with the first semester of the ninth grade. Credits earned in pass/fail courses are not used in computation of class rank. A student must be in attendance a minimum of four consecutive semesters to be considered eligible for the class Valedictorian. Quality Points are numerical values assigned to grades for the purpose of determining a numerical average. Quality points are assigned to grades in all subjects as follows: GRADE PERCENTAGE % Q.P.A. A 100 – 92 4.0 B 91 – 82 3.0 C 81 – 70 2.0 D 69 – 60 1.0 F 59 – BELOW 0 College Admissions Test Norwin High School is a test center for the College Board SAT Program, a program of the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) and Educational Testing Service (ETS). Norwin’s CEEB testing number is 391895. The Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) is administered seven (7) times yearly, and the SAT II (Subject Test) is administered five (5) times yearly. The Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT) is administered in October to interested sophomores and juniors. The junior year PSAT is also used as the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Also offered at Norwin High School is the American College Test (ACT), administered five (5) times yearly. Registration for all college admissions tests is the responsibility of the individual student. Test dates, sample tests, registration forms and fee information are available in the Guidance Office. A complete outline of college application procedures is given to all seniors at individual conferences in September. 9
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Page 3 and 4: CONTENTS Administration…………
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Page 7 and 8: NORWIN HIGH SCHOOL 261 McMAHON DRIV
Page 9: NORWIN ALMA MATER On a grassy hills
Page 13 and 14: Graduation Project As part of the P
Page 15 and 16: A 69% or below in any subject will
Page 17 and 18: ATHLETICS Athletic Office The Athle
Page 19 and 20: NCAA Initial Eligibility Clearingho
Page 21 and 22: ATTENDANCE Rationale In order for N
Page 23 and 24: Excessive Absence Excessive absence
Page 25 and 26: the Discipline Policy and Response
Page 27 and 28: An Excuse for Tardy Form along with
Page 29 and 30: Interact Club The Interact Club is
Page 31 and 32: Philosophy DISCIPLINE It is believe
Page 33 and 34: Exclusion from school: A student ma
Page 35 and 36: Spreading false information about a
Page 37 and 38: Referral to appropriate law enforce
Page 39 and 40: Notification of Police: In those in
Page 41 and 42: o o o o o reasons for its decision
Page 43 and 44: Tobacco or Smoking Product Possessi
Page 45 and 46: GENERAL SCHOOL OPERATING PROCEDURES
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Page 49 and 50: Letters Sent Home with Children: If
Page 51 and 52: Lockers Each student is provided th
Page 53 and 54: esult in confiscation of the device
Page 55 and 56: School Day/Hours The student day be
Page 57 and 58: Jewelry or ornaments that may cause
Page 59 and 60: Visitors All visitors must register
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Other Conditions: Persons absent or
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conducted by a private physician or
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