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All rules and regulations as stated in the Plum Senior High School Parent/Student Handbook apply at all times during the trip. The administration reserves the right to deny students the privilege to attend field trips on the basis of excessive absenteeism, academic deficiency, or school conduct.
GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT and ACADEMICS
For more information please visit the Guidance Department webpage by clicking the link provided.
Academic Awards
Academic Awards Banquet
The Board of School Directors hosts a banquet in the spring of the year for seniors who have a Q.P.A. of 3.75 or higher from grade nine through the end of the first semester of their senior year.
Annual Awards Program
The program provides school and community groups the opportunity to recognize seniors for their positive contributions and achievements. This includes the following: academic and athletic excellence, meritorious service to the school and community, and for traits of positive character. The ceremony is conducted in the evening with a brief reception following the program.
Students with a 4.0 grade point average and above will be awarded a medallion for “Academic Excellence” at commencement and lead the roll call procession.
Honor and High Honor Roll
The distinction of Honor or High Honor Roll is awarded each nine-week marking period. Students who earn a 3.25-3.74, with no grade lower than a C recorded for any course for that report period, will be designated as having earned the distinction of Honor Roll. Students who earn 3.75 or above, with no grade lower than a C recorded for any course for that report period, will be designated as having earned the distinction of High Honor Roll.
Outstanding Senior Awards
In April of every school year, faculty members will nominate and decide on one male and one female student to win the Outstanding Seniors award(s) and speak at their classes’ commencement. The recipients receive a plaque which is inscribed accordingly. The process will go as follows:
I. Each of the five core departments (English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Elective) will meet and each nominate two male and two female candidates based on the criteria below for a total of 20 nominated candidates.
II. Senior students will vote on the 20 candidates nominated by the teachers.
III. Class officers tally the ballots and submit the top six to a panel of three teachers chosen by
Student Government. The panel will select one male and one female student to receive the
Outstanding Senior Award and speak at commencement.
IV. The criteria for the award are as follows:Trustworthiness, Dependability, Responsibility, Attitude,
Congeniality, Understanding, Fairness, Maturity, Respect, and Academic
Academic Standards for Activity Participation Board Policy 122
Participation in school activities such as, but not limited to, clubs and organizations, theatrical productions, cheerleading, marching band and auxiliary band units, requires the student to basically meet the same academic and attendance requirements that apply to interscholastic athletics. PIAA and PBSD regulations that apply to the students’ activities and programs begin on page 36.
Students who have been in attendance more than eight semesters beyond the eighth grade may not hold positions as an officer in any school organization, or be a member, such as but not limited to, the cheerleading squad and band auxiliary units, or perform in theatrical productions. This provision may be waived in cases of long confining illness or injury, which necessitates repeating a grade, upon review by
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