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TESTING SEMESTER EXAMS ......................................................................................................................... 53 Padua Franciscan High School is a registered testing center with both the College Board/SAT (center # 36-515) and the ACT Corporation (center # 204050). Students must register online through SIGNS ............................................................................................................................................. 53 each testing service and comply with all of their registration and identification requirements. Schedule of SNOW DAYS................................................................................................................................... 54 national testing dates are also available online. Advanced Placement exams are registered for and given at PaSdPuOaRtThSrMouAgNhSthHeIPC..o..u..n..s..e.l..i.n..g...D..e..p..a..r.t.m....e.n..t..d..u..r..i.n..g...s.e..c..o..n..d...s.e..m...e..s..t.e.r.....F..e..e..s..a..p..p..l.y...i.n...a..l.l..c..a.s..e..s..a..n..d...a.r5e4a student responsibility. (Students participating in the Free and/or Reduced Lunch program are potentially STUDENT ACTIVITIES ..................................................................................................................... 54 eligible for a fee waiver for the SAT, the ACT, and AP exams. Students so qualified should meet with theirScToUuDnEsNelTorCaOtUthNeCsILta..r.t..o..f..t.h..e...s..c.h..o..o..l...y..e.a..r..)...................................................................................... 55 STUDENT RECORDS ....................................................................................................................... 55 Padua is also a registered testing center for the PSAT and the PreACT. All freshmen are automatically Permanent Records ................................................................................................................... 55 registered for the PreACT. All sophomores are automatically registered for the PSAT for practice purposes and all juniors are automatically registered for the PSAT/NMSQT. These tests are given on the General Records ........................................................................................................................ 56 designated PSAT testing day in October. Fees are taken care of by Padua. STUDENT SUPPORT GROUPS......................................................................................................... 56 TEXTBOOKS STUDY HALLS ................................................................................................................................. 57 General Policies for Cafeteria Study Halls ................................................................................. 57 Students are responsible for all textbooks loaned to them. Writing in, mishandling, or destruction of textbooks is not permitted. Students are obligated to pay a fine for lost, damaged, or defaced books. Failure SUMMER ACADEMIC PROGRAM................................................................................................... 57 to meet this financial obligation will result in withholding of report cards, transcripts, and diplomas. TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY.................................................................................................58 TRANSCRIPTS TESTING ......................................................................................................................................... 67 TEXTBOOKS.................................................................................................................................... 67 The official transcript provides a summary record of a student’s high school career. It includes semester grades, semester and cumulative point averages, class ranking and Padua specific extracurricular and sports TRANSCRIPTS................................................................................................................................. 67 activities. A statement of successful completion of state mandated testing is also provided. TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS...................................................................................... 67 Padua Franciscan will supply final transcripts free of charge within one year of graduation to all students TUITION DISCOUNTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS.................................................................................... 68 who are applying to college, provided all financial obligations have been met. All other requests after Academic Scholarship................................................................................................................ 68 graduation incur a $5.00 fee for each transcript copy issued. An Official Transcript Request form is availabPlaedounaoFurawnceibssciatne uHnigdherStchheo“oAl lEunmdnoiw”mtaebn. tIfTrautshtir..d...p..a.r..t.y...r.e..q..u..e.s..t.s...t.r.a..n..s.c..r.i.p..t..i.n..f..o..r.m...a..t.i.o..n..,..t.h..e..s6tu9dent will be notified prior to the transcript being produced. Free and Reduced-Priced Lunches ............................................................................................ 69 No tranTsucirtioptns Aosrsriestcaonrdces .a..r.e...r.e..l.e..a..s.e..d...w...i.t.h..o..u..t..t.h..e...c..o..n..s.e..n..t..o..f..t.h..e...p..a..r.e..n..t..(.p..r..i.o..r..t.o...g..r.a..d..u..a..t.i.o..n..)..o..r...t.h..e...st6u9dent. Transcripts, other than final copies after graduation, may be obtained by request to the assigned counselor Music Scholarship...................................................................................................................... 69 and only after all financial obligations to Padua Franciscan are fulfilled. Transcripts may be either official or unofCfYicOiaWl aot rtkhePrdoisgcrraemtio..n...o..f...t.h..e..c..o..u..n..s..e.l.o..r.....A..l.l...c.o..l.l.e..g..e...a..n..d...m...o..s.t..s..c..h..o..l.a.r..s.h..i.p...a..p..p..l.i.c..a..t.i.o..n..s..a..u..t.o..m...a6ti9cally include a request for an official transcript. The student’s signature on the application for a college and/or Multiple Child Discount ............................................................................................................. 69 scholarship constitutes permission to release the transcript. Students applying online to colleges or TUTORIAL SESSIONS ...................................................................................................................... 69 scholarships must complete a “transcript release” form with the Counseling Department Secretary before transcripts will be sent to colleges/scholarship providers to complete online applications. VISITORS- SHADOWING................................................................................................................. 69 VISITORS - OTHER .......................................................................................................................... 70 Padua Franciscan High School normally provides transcripts to colleges electronically. These transcripts do not include either ACT or SAT test scores. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that all colleges WAIVER OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION REQUIRMENT ........................................................................ 70 and other applicable agencies receive a copy of their individual test scores. AMENDMENTS TO PARENT/STUDENT HANDBOOK ...................................................................... 71 TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS Annually, Padua offers international and domestic tours for students, normally through a third party. Detailed information about these trips is provided at the initial meeting. They normally take place either during spring break or summer vacation. Students participating in these trips are subject to the same rules and regulations as for a field trip. In addition, all financial obligations to Padua must be current before a 67