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In addition, tutoring services are available through coordination with the student’s assigned counselor. During study hall is the normal time for such services to be provided, although limited arrangements might be possible before or after school. In any event, provision of tutoring services presumes that the student is first and foremost actively seeking the weekly tutorial assistance available from their current academic teacher. Without that effort on the part of the student, there is no obligation to provide additional tutoring support. VISITORS- SHADOWING Visitation by current eighth grade students must be arranged through a parent. Please call the Admissions Office at (440) 845-2444 ext. 123, at least one week in advance of the anticipated visit. Visitation dates for current eighth graders are Monday through Friday, beginning on September 11 through April 26. Some dates during this time will be unavailable and will be posted online. Visitation by current high school students is limited to students currently in grades nine or ten who are seriously interested in applying to Padua. The prospective visitor's parent must contact the Admissions Office at (440) 845-2444, to make arrangements at least one week in advance of the anticipated visit. Seventh grade students may shadow in the spring beginning February 20 – April 21. Unscheduled visitors may be refused permission to visit the school. Please note that we may have to limit the number of visitors we can have on any given day. Catholic elementary students must wear their uniform on the day of the visit. Public (or other) school students must conform to Padua’s dress and grooming code on the day of the visit. The parents will be given all the necessary information when the visitation date is confirmed. NOTE: The visiting student must bring a note of permission from both a parent and the principal of the student's current school. VISITORS - OTHER Visitors to the building must report directly to the Receptionist for a visitor’s pass. This pass must be displayed for the entirety of the visit and returned to the Receptionist before the visitor leaves. No visitor is permitted to interrupt classes or the educational environment. Anyone who causes a disturbance may be asked to leave the property and may be prohibited from coming on the property in the future. Persons, other than a student’s parents, who are coming to drop off or pick up a student, must wait outside of the building or in the lobby. WAIVER OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION REQUIRMENT Under Ohio law, eligible students may obtain a waiver of the two physical education units (0.5 credit total) required to obtain a high school diploma. To be eligible, students must first complete an application form and submit it to their assigned counselor. Award of the actual waiver is based upon successfully completing two full seasons of either OHSAA sanctioned interscholastic sports or cheerleading, or participaton in one of the three options of our Marching Band program- instrumentalist, Dance Team, or Color Guard. These may be combined in a single school year. Details are outlined in the Physical Education & Health section of the current edition of the Course Description Catalog. The key provision of the Waiver program is “successful completion of two full seasons.” That confirmation shall be made by either the Athletic Director or the Marching Band Director. The Counseling Department 70