Harrisonburg City Public Schools And Harrisonburg High School ...

Grade Point Averages and Rank in ClassServicesA grade point average (GPA) is computed for each student by first awarding "quality points" to each finalgrade earned in his or her course work, and then by dividing the total number of quality points awardedby the total number of credits attempted. (Please note in the table that follows that the number of qualitypoints awarded to grades in Honors Course work differs from those in Regular classes.) The GPAs arethen placed in order from highest to lowest in order to determine each student's rank in class. GPAs andrank in class are computed at the end of the year for freshmen, sophomores, and juniors, and at the end ofthe first semester for seniors.If a student repeats a course, both final grades for the course are utilized in determining GPAs and rank inclass. Additionally, all credited course work is included in determining GPAs and all students areincluded in class ranking.The high school classes taken in middle school (Algebra I, Algebra II, French I, Spanish I, etc.) will beincluded and affect a student's GPA. Honor graduates are students with a 3.5 GPA (cumulative over fouryears).Quality points are assigned to each letter grade in accordance with the following formula:Regular Classes Honors Classes AP/College* CoursesA 4 points 4.5 points 5 pointsB 3 points 3.5 points 4 pointsC 2 points 2.5 points 3 pointsD 1 point 1.5 points 2 pointsF 0 points 0 points 0 points*College Courses must have administrative approval.Honor CodeAs a student at Harrisonburg High School it is your responsibility to ensure that all assignmentsyou complete and submit are your work. Cheating, plagiarism, and fraud in any form areconsidered ethical violations and will not be tolerated. Disciplinary action may be taken for anyassignment violating the honor code.School Bulletin/AnnouncementsEach school day, the school will email a daily bulletin to all parents for whom we have an email address.The bulletin contains the announcements that are read at school that day.National Honor SocietyStudents may not apply for membership in the National Honor Society. Membership is granted only to11 th and 12 th grade students selected by the faculty council. Selection is made during the first semestereach year and is based on no fewer than four semesters. A recognition ceremony and a subsequentreception are held in the spring. Students are eligible for consideration on the basis of cumulative gradepoint average, service, leadership, and character.The academic requirement is a 3.5 or greater (student's cumulative grade point average). The minimumgrade point average allowable is 85 percent, (on a 4.0 scale), or the equivalent standard of excellence.The faculty council may raise the required cumulative grade point average. The faculty council may alsospecify a prerequisite number of academic courses or weight grades in recognition of the varying degreesof difficulty of courses of study. Rules such as "no grade below B" are not acceptable. A failing grade isnot an acceptable reason to automatically eliminate a student's candidacy.22