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ACADEMIC POLICIES
Honor Roll Membership Obligations:
Students selected must maintain the standards required for
Students who have attained a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher admission to maintain membership. This includes, but is not
will be acknowledged on MYCMH, local publications, and limited to:
various parish bulletins.
• Maintaining a minimum 3.75 grade point average
Mid-Year Graduation • Performing at least 35 hours of service each year
• Maintaining a high standard of character including, but
Students who request to graduate at the end of the first
semester of their senior year must have completed all required not limited to, having no more than two (2) demerits
credits, including theology, by that time. An application form • Attending meetings regularly
for mid-year graduation, available in the Counseling Center, • Exhibiting leadership through active involvement in at
must be returned with the Course Selection Form when due in
February. least two NHS sponsored service projects.
“A major offense,” as defined in the Student Handbook
MYCMH discipline section, results in immediate dismissal.
Members are individually responsible for complying with all
MYCMH is the website and parent portal that CMH uses for published NHS guidelines, including proper documentation of
school and class organization. The service provides hosting service and leadership.
and database support for the school. It’s aimed at improving
communication between parents, students and teachers. Parent-Teacher Conferences
Notable features of MYCMH includes the ability for students
and parents to check itemized grade reports, report Parent-teacher conferences are held in November and
cards, classroom attendance, homework assignments, February. Teachers are available, however, for conferences
class calendars, and the ability to access documents and throughout the school year. Parents may arrange
presentations that may be used in class. Athletic and extra- appointments directly with the teacher or contact the
curricular programs also use MYCMH as a communication student’s school counselor.
vehicle. Each teacher can be contacted at any time through the
voicemail or email system. Voicemail numbers are listed in the
NMaotniosinganloHroLneodreSreorcCiehtayp: ter Student/Parent Handbook. Teachers will return calls within 48
hours and emails as soon as possible.
To qualify for National Honor Society,
a student must excel in the four areas Repeating Classes/Making Up Credits
considered for membership: scholarship,
leadership, character and service. Course Failures:
Students applying for membership must have: A student who fails a required course must repeat the course
or another equivalent course. Course failures in elective
• Junior or senior class standing courses do not have to be made up, but the student must
• A cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher obtain the minimum number of credits to graduate. Both the
• Have a documented history of leadership to school and failed grade and the make-up grade appear on the permanent
record and are calculated into the grade point average.
community Audits:
• Documented service to school and community that Students electing to repeat a course in which the student has
earned a passing credit will have the course scheduled and
is varied in its nature and has no intrinsic value to the identified as an audit. The word “audit” will appear on the
student transcript with the course title.
• No more than one demerit and no referrals to the Dean of Although a quarter grade will appear on the report card for a
Students resulting in disciplinary action. course audited, credit will not be awarded. The grade will not
be calculated into the grade point average.
Repeats for credit:
In exceptional cases, students are allowed to repeat a
course that has been awarded a passing grade, with special
permission of the counselor or the principal (e.g., transfer
student course placement situations). Both the original grade
and the repeated course grade appear on the permanent
record and are calculated into the grade point average.
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