Other Student Information
INDEPENDENT STUDY/SUMMER SCHOOL CREDITS
The following restrictions and guidelines will be followed in regard to the acceptance of credits for independent study and summer credits at The Piney Woods School:
1) Students wishing to seek credit(s) through independent study or summer school should first receive permission from the Assistant Head of School and/or Academic Counselor prior to enrolling in classes. Failure to meet this requirement will result in any grades received not being added to the student’s permanent record.
2) The institution awarding the earned credits must be accredited by a local, state or national accrediting agency.
3) Students will not be permitted to enroll in independent study or summer classes with the intent to graduate early.
4) The Piney Woods School will accept a maximum of one credit from independent study or two credits from summer school according to a student’s particular deficiencies in regards to graduation.
5) The Piney Woods School is not obligated to monitor the independent study or summer school progress of the student.
6) The students and their parent/guardian are responsible for independent study or summer school grades being submitted to The Piney Woods School. If grades are not submitted in a timely fashion, students will not be allowed to enroll in the next class in the sequence or to graduate.
7) All costs (fees, books, postage) associated with independent study or summer school classes are the responsibility of the students and their parent/guardian.
CRITERIA FOR VALEDICTORIAN AND SALUTATORIAN
The valedictorian and salutatorian will be determined based on the following criteria:
1.Grade point average (GPA) will be computed using all grades received in grades nine through the third nine weeks of grade twelve, along with grades received in qualifying classes taken in the eighth grade. These grades will be averaged with the 9th year grades.
2.A student must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 to be selected valedictorian.
3.A student must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 to be selected salutatorian.
4.The student selected as valedictorian or salutatorian must have attended Piney Woods for the last two years of high school.
5.In the event of a tie, ACT scores will be used.
6.Citizenship and leadership should be demonstrated.
The valedictorian and salutatorian are officially announced during the Annual Awards Day Program.