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Honor RollSacred Heart recognizes those students who have done well academically eachtrimester with an Honor Card, sent home with the trimester Report Card.Students who have a GPA of 3.35 or higher will receive Honors for thattrimester. Students who have a GPA of 3.85 or higher will receive High Honorsfor that trimester.Graduation RequirementGraduating students are required to maintain a minimum GPA of 2.00 in allacademic subjects during their eighth grade year and must maintain acceptablebehavior standards. Students who fail to achieve this benchmark may face oneor more of the following consequences:• exclusion from graduation activities, such as class field trips, graduationmass, and the graduation ceremony;• notification of the student’s high school of the academic and/or behavioralissue;• retention.Graduation with HonorsStudents of demonstrated academic excellence who graduate from SHS witha cumulative 7th and 8th grade GPA of 3.35 to 3.84 will graduate with“Honors.”Students of demonstrated academic excellence who graduate from SHS with acumulative 7th and 8th grade GPA of 3.85 to 4.00 will graduate with “HighHonors.”California Junior Scholarship Federation (CJSF)Sacred Heart Schools is a charter member of the California Junior ScholarshipFederation. According to the state constitution for the organization, “Thepurpose of this organization shall be to foster high standards of scholarship,service, and citizenship on the part of California students in Junior High, andto promote appropriate activities among its members.” Students may apply formembership in CJSF when they have earned the required number of points forthe trimester, and they also must perform hours of community service. Studentsin the 7th and 8th grade are eligible to apply, and students who have been onCJSF at least two trimesters during each of their 7th and their 8th grade yearswill receive a pin and a gold seal on their diplomas at graduation.Foreign LanguageAll students are expected to take a foreign language. However, in specialcases in which it is determined by the school that special support is required,arrangements may be made with the Dean of Students and the Director ofLearning Services to take the Study Skills course as an alternative to foreignlanguage. Documentation of specific special support needs will be required.HomeworkHomework is a necessary reinforcement of concepts and skills taught in classand may consist of written work, reading books or newspapers, studying,discussions with parents, interviews, or projects and experiments. Good studyhabits emphasized at SHS include a regular time for study in a quiet, well-litenvironment that is free from distractions such as the telephone, computergames, email, and instant messaging. The student’s homework should bereflective of his/her own care, effort, time, and thought. It should be presentedin a neat and orderly manner, following SHS standards.The actual amount of time spent on homework depends on the individualstudent and teacher. The times given below are guidelines.Grades 7-8:Grade 6:Grade 5:Grade 4:Grade 3:Grade 2:Grade 1:2 hours90 minutes75 minutes60 minutes45 minutes30 minutes20 minutesWeekend homework is often assigned in grades 5-8, and may be assigned in thelower grades. It might also be assigned for make-up work, special projects, orlong-range assignments.Long-range assignments and projects demand a realistic time schedule. Workshould be done on some aspect of the project each day to ensure completion ofthe project on time.Learning Center/Lucas Family LibraryThe Learning Center and the Lucas Family Library are combined libraryand technology resource centers. Both have extensive collections of referencematerials, books, tapes, and films, with the Learning Center being gearedmostly for students in grades 1-5 and the Lucas Family Library being gearedmostly for students in grades 6-8. Students may borrow books for assigned orpersonal reading. Students may use the Learning Center before school, at recess,or after school.26 27