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HOMEWORK Homework is self-study, i.e., the student’s personal engagement with course content. Every student should expect to average one half hour of study per day, per subject, resulting in 2-3 hours each night of studying and reviewing. Students should remember that homework includes study and research time in addition to daily written assignments. It also includes review of daily notes, note-taking of reading assignments, and preparation for the next class session. Parents/guardians are encouraged to supervise their son’s/daughter’s study at home to ensure that sufficient time is devoted to academic matters. Students are responsible for all homework missed when absent from school. (See ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL: Make-Up Work, p. 8) HONORS COURSES Honors courses have certain prerequisites that must be met before a student may apply for an honors course. Specific criteria are published in the most current edition of the Course Catalog. The material of the honors course is studied in greater depth; more research and complex homework are assigned, a serious approach to academics is presumed, and the achievement of higher scores on standardized testing is a goal. All honors courses require the approval of the appropriate academic department for enrollment; some courses may also require application and testing to qualify. Placement in honors courses may be limited by the academic department and/or by current class enrollment numbers. HONOR ROLL The honor roll is based upon each quarterly average, not semester or cumulative averages. Upon graduation, however, the same four categories of the honor roll are used to designate a student’s final academic status based upon seven semesters of course work at Padua Franciscan High School. To be on the Honor Roll a student must have at least five grades on his/her report card and may have no "I's" or "F's". HIGHEST HONORS: HIGH HONORS: HONORS: MERIT LIST: I.D. CARDS 4.00 point average and above for that grading period. 3.60 point average and above for that grading period. 3.30 point average and above for that grading period. 3.00 point average and above for that grading period. Padua identification cards with barcodes are issued to each student at the beginning of the school year. If a student should lose their I.D., a replacement card is available for purchase in the General Office. Student I.D. cards may be required for admission to after-school events. Students may use their student I.D. cards for free admission to all home athletic events, except Hockey. 44