Page 23 - Parent/Student Handbook

Athletic Team Fee
All students that participate on the interscholastic athletic teams will be charged a team fee. The fee structure is as follows:
1st sport in a school year: $250 2nd sport in a school year: $150 3rd sport in a school year: $0
There is no maximum or family cap for the athletic team fees. The business office will send out invoices to the families of student-athletes around the 1st week of regular season contests within a particular sports season. Once the student-athlete has participated in a contest, the family is responsible for the entire team fee. If the student-athlete suffers a season ending injury, parent/guardian is asked to contact the Athletic Director regarding any reduction in the team fee. Student-athletes who become ineligible or who quit the team are not subject to any reduction in the team fee for that season.
AUDITING A CLASS
At times students are required or expected to repeat a 1st semester of a class without credit before they may retake a failed 2nd semester of a course. This is called auditing a class. Auditing students are expected to complete all assignments and tests that are given by the teacher, and otherwise meet the normal expectations of successful class work and participation throughout the repeated semester before being permitted to retake the failed semester. Audited classes do not appear on the transcript or report card. Audits are coordinated through the student’s assigned counselor.
AWARDS
Awards will be presented to deserving students at the annual Senior Awards Assembly in May. These academic awards will be given for excellence in studies, the most outstanding student in each department, scholarships, placement on national tests, or any significant achievement in scholastics.
The distinguished awards of Valedictorian and Salutatorian are presented to two students who have achieved outstanding academic excellence while at Padua. At the end of seven semesters, they are the students with the highest accumulative grade point average. Specifically, the Valedictorian is the student who has the highest GPA after seven semesters, and the Salutatorian is the student who has the second- highest GPA after seven semesters.
In cases of transfer students and other special circumstances, the awards of Valedictorian and Salutatorian must be based on a minimum of four full and consecutive semesters at Padua Franciscan High School.
Eligibility for other major academic awards, e.g. Phi Beta Kappa, would require the completion of at least one semester as a student at Padua Franciscan. These awards are based upon faculty evaluation of the student’s academic performance and potential, their attitude and community participation, etc.
Awards for perfect attendance are made to graduating seniors who have not missed any days of school during their four years of high school; pre-approved absences for school-related activities such as field trips, retreats, facilitating a Padua activity and college visits do not jeopardize a student's perfect attendance record.
BELL SCHEDULE
Padua’s school day is divided into 11 periods, with 26 minutes for lunch. First period begins at 8:00 a.m. and students are dismissed at 2:29 p.m.
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