Seniors May be Exempt From Second Semester Exams.

The Academic Council has recommended and the Administration has approved the implementation of a policy to exempt seniors from their second semester examinations under certain circumstances. The policy is intended to encourage seniors to continue to focus on their academic studies through the entire second semester.

1. Second semester examination exemptions would apply only to seniors.
   
   
2. The exemption would be available to all seniors.
   
   
3. The grade requirement for exemptions would be:
   
   

   1. Both third and fourth quarter grades must be A, A or B, B.
      
      
   2. Students with a B one quarter and an A the other quarter would have the option of taking the semester exam or taking the B as the final semester grade. Students who opt to take the semester exam must understand that the grade (F through A) they receive on the semester exam would be used to compute the final semester grade.
      
      
   3. Students with all other grade combinations are required to take the semester exam.
      
      
4. Students with 40 or more demerits at semester exam time are required to take semester exams.
   
   
5. The attendance requirement is no more than three absences in a course each quarter. School sponsored activity absences would not count against the student’s total absences.

Parents and students should be aware that the attendance software counts absence periods. If a student is absent from any course more than three times, the student must take the semester exam for that course. Teachers of seniors are responsible for recording absences. In disputed cases, the Attendance Office will make the final determination of absences.