Tag: High School
I think the students entering the military should get their names announced at graduation. I feel that serving our country in this way deserves just as much recognition as getting high grades.
A. Thank you for the input. We do not get a definitive list of these students prior to graduation. As a result we ask those students to stand so that we do not miss a name or announce someone who has changed her/his mind.
Is it possible to start an English honor society?
A. Yes, with a teacher as the advisor.
What is the procedure to creating a club at Shen? PLEASE ANSWER ASAP!!
A. First step is to talk to the principal.
I’m going to be a junior this upcoming school year. I looked at the requirements for the junior citizenship pass and I pass all of them. When do I fill out the sheet to get the pass and who do I give it to? Was I supposed to do this before this school year is over? Or is it a fall thing?
A. Junior Citizenship applications will be available at the beginning of the 2016-17 school year and are usually approved for use starting the second week of school.
Hello, I was wondering what happens if a student fails a regents exam? Sometimes it’s not the students fault but rather the student simply doesn’t understand the teachers teaching methods. It’s simply my opinion, I don’t always think it’s the students fault for failing an exam, I’m not implying it isn’t always but sometimes the student can study and study and get nervous and simply blank out!
A. Students must pass certain Regents exams for graduation or to earn an Advanced Regents Diploma.
Has Shen ever thought about doing away with the valedictorian and salutatorian and instead present the the top ten students in the graduating class?
A. Yes, it has been discussed several times.
If a high school student is not in school during the day are they allowed to participate in a concert that evening? What about a sporting event? Is it true that there were a number of seniors out Monday after prom who seemed to have gotten better that evening for their choir concert.
A. It is true and students should not be able to participate in activities in the evening if they were absent from school. The high school administration will do a much better job in reviewing this next school year.
Many students and parents are unable to understand the difference between final exams and regents in high school. Too, they find it hard to understand how the testings figure into the grade equations for the quarter, or the overall grading of the year. Would you be so kind as to spell that out here in this forum? Thank you!
A. This school year high school faculty members will be spending much time looking to become more consistent when calculating grades using final and regents exams. While each course may be different, about 10-20% of a student’s grade is made up of the final or Regents exam.
