Expectations
1. Respect the Teacher, your fellow classmates, and yourself!
2. Be here! Be on time! Be prepared to begin class immediately. (No return trips to locker for forgotten supplies; this includes assignments due that day!) 3. Respect school property and classroom materials. 4. Remain in your seat (keeping your hands, feet, and objects to yourself) and stay on the assigned task. 5. No food, drinks, music, cell phones, or any other electronic device. 6. Ask for help! I am always here before school and after school. *Note: These expectations are in addition to the rules set forth in the HHS Student Handbook. (Severe clause: Some inappropriate behavior will result in an escalation of negative consequences) *I strive to treat all students equally, but students need to realize that some students may have a special need, which at times may appear like they are receiving preferential treatment. I am not at liberty to discuss individual students situations with other students and most importantly each student needs to be responsible for their own actions. ConductDetermining Factors
E - Active classroom participation, prepared for class, no classroom disruptions.* S - Paying attention in class, prepared for class, three or fewer classroom disruptions.* N - Student’s behavior requires parental notification, student receives ISS for infractions due to the behavior in this class, and student has more than three classroom disruptions. U - Student receives OSS or if student has received more than one disciplinary referral for behavior in my class. *Classroom disruption: any behavior (excessive talking, sleeping, lack of materials, etc.) by the student that requires a teacher reprimand. |
Absences/Make-Up Assignments
It is the responsibility of the student to request work missed when absent. Make-up assignment bin is at the front table and the online Lesson Plans web page will have assignments.
You have one (1) day for each day absent to make-up assignments. For every day an assignment is late, 25 points will be deducted off of the grade. No late assignments will be accepted after three days the assignment was due. No excuses. Scheduled Absences If you are scheduled for an excused absence ahead of time (school related events/sports), it is your responsibility to see the teacher at least one week before departure to obtain your assignments. Due to the absence, the student may be assigned different however comparable assignments than classmates. All assignments should be turned in before you leave. For every day an assignment is late, 25 points will be deducted off of the grade. No late assignments will be accepted after three days the assignment was due. No excuses. Make-Up Tests All tests are scheduled one week in advance on the Lesson Plans webpage. If you are absent on test day you have one week to make-up the test. This test may be made up of essay questions on material covered in class. Make-up Tests will only be given at 7:00am in the morning. You have one week to make-up a test you missed or it will go down as a grade of 0. |
HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL HONOR CODE
The administration, faculty, staff, and students at Houston High School uphold the qualities of honesty, integrity, and truthfulness.
The honor statement:
This work is solely the result of my own effort. I have neither given nor received any unacknowledged assistance. I have also neither seen nor am aware of any honor violations on this assignment.
First Offense:
If a student is caught cheating on a quiz, test, *exam, paper, project, lab report, or other significant assignment: (*zero until retest taken.)
Examples of Cheating and plagiarism:
Cheating is defined as receiving, soliciting, or aiding in the collaboration of a graded assignment without the teacher’s approval. Common examples include:
Plagiarism is defined as taking someone else’s work and attempting to pass it off as your own.
Common examples include:
Note: This list is not all-inclusive.
- Students will not give or receive aid on tests, quizzes, and exams.
- Students will not plagiarize any part of published materials, essays, or work of another.
The honor statement:
This work is solely the result of my own effort. I have neither given nor received any unacknowledged assistance. I have also neither seen nor am aware of any honor violations on this assignment.
First Offense:
If a student is caught cheating on a quiz, test, *exam, paper, project, lab report, or other significant assignment: (*zero until retest taken.)
- Work and all associated evidence are confiscated.
- The student will receive a zero on the assignment and a notation in PowerSchool entered for that assignment.
- Referral is submitted to the grade level administrator and entered in the discipline log of PowerSchool
- Teacher meets with student and notifies parents.
- In the academic year of the offense, students will not be able to join honor societies. Current members of honor societies will be placed on probation.
- One honor code infraction, will NOT impact eligibility for honors societies in academic years after the offense.
- Work and all associated evidence are confiscated.
- The student will receive a zero on the assignment and a notation in PowerSchool is entered for that assignment.
- Referral is submitted to the grade level administrator and entered in the discipline log of PowerSchool.
- Teacher meets with student and notifies parents.
- Student will be assigned three days of ISS/OSS.
- Upon a second offense, the student will be denied membership of any current or future applications into honors societies, and existing membership in honors societies or Honors Academy will be revoked and seniors will not be allowed to wear honor cords or stoles at graduation.
Examples of Cheating and plagiarism:
Cheating is defined as receiving, soliciting, or aiding in the collaboration of a graded assignment without the teacher’s approval. Common examples include:
- Copying homework or classwork assignments (directly or from a picture of the work)
- Possession of any electronic device other than a traditional calculator for ANY reason during a quiz, test, or exam (such as cell phones, smart phones, or smart watches).
- Attempting to obtain assistance or answers for a quiz, test, or exam from another student.
- Allowing another person to complete an assignment for you.
- Attempting to use a note card or slip of paper with unauthorized information, programming additional information into a calculator, or utilizing any other form of written/digital information that is not approved by the teacher for the assignment or assessment.
Plagiarism is defined as taking someone else’s work and attempting to pass it off as your own.
Common examples include:
- Quoting or paraphrasing a source or another’s words without a proper citation and credit to the source of the information.
- Writing a paper for someone else or turning in a paper written by another individual.
- Using an electronic translator on a foreign language writing assessment.
Note: This list is not all-inclusive.