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 Welcome to West Roxbury High School! Fondly known by the students and faculty as "Westie", our school has a long and distinguished history in our community. You'll find that West Roxbury High School offers the right balance of academics, athletics, and extra-curricular activities, combined with special programs and other opportunities unique to Westie that will help you achieve your full potential during your high school career. Be sure you know the basics about West Roxbury High School - such as where we are and how to get here - as well as our expectations of you and what you should expect from Westie! Planning a High School Program Finding ways to expand the learning opportunities for our students is a major objective of the staff of West Roxbury High School. Guidance counselors are the best source of help, and under the counselor's direction, students should have little difficulty in planning their high school program. To obtain a course catalog, you or your parents should contact West Roxbury High School at (617) 635-8917, or write to us at: West
Roxbury High School General Requirements Attendance Students must attend 85% of the enrolled days within each grading period to receive a passing report card mark. Students whose illness or injury is documented by a physician may be passed, if they have completed the necessary make-up work and have passing grades for the term work as well as on the term examinations. Seven (7) absences in a marking term will drop a student's attendance below 85%. Any note explaining and verifying an absence must be submitted to the teacher within three days of the student's return -- notes submitted after three school days may not be accepted by the teacher. Final Grade Final grades will be an average of the four marking term grades and the final exam. Each of the term grades and the final exam will count 20% of the final grade. Points for Promotion To Grade
10: 23 points Diploma Requirements The following are MINIMUM requirements established by the Boston School Committee: (A) 105 points (B) A DRP (Degrees of Reading Power) score of 64 attained anytime in high school (C) MINIMUM course requirements:
Curriculum Requirements Agri-Business & Environmental Science Program or Media & Communications Technology Program Requirements and Electives: 3 Years, 30 Points. College Entrance Requirement: 2 Years, 10 Points. At least 2 years of the same World Language with the third year strongly recommended. WRHS urges all students to elect a World Language. It is the reponsibility of each student with the advice of his/her Guidance Counselor to develop a course of study that best meets the student's individual needs. Students must carry a full complement of credit courses to meet the state mandated minimum of 990 instructional hours per school year of structured learning, as defined in Massachusetts General Laws 603.CMR 27.02. Students may attend Summer Review School in order to recover points lost due to class failure if they meet eligibility requirements. Some seniors may attend Evening School if additional points are needed to meet the required 105 point minimum for graduation. Guidance Counselors will advise the student about registration. Course Offerings All entering students are remnded that they may elect any courses offered in sequence (e.g. Spanish 1, 2, 3, etc.) Placement within each course, by level, is to be determined by the school. The Registrar's Office will be open during the last week in June and last two weeks in August (the dates are announced each year) for programming of new students. A June mailing is sent to students assigned through the Department of Implementation with course offerings to be selected. All courses at WRHS award full credit at the completion of the school year. All courses are open to all students, provided prerequisites have been successfully completed. Grading System A+ I = Incomplete: Course requirements have not been met. Work must be made upp within a reasonable period of time if credit is to be received. Grade Point Average Grade Point Averages are computed at the end of the junior year and at the close of term one in the senior year. Marks earned in all previous high school years are averaged on a weighted 4 popint scale: A = 4.0 |