{"id":831,"date":"2016-07-06T14:57:27","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T18:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/?page_id=831"},"modified":"2024-12-18T11:52:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T16:52:17","slug":"english-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/senior-projects\/english-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall expectations<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A C- in one class does not keep students off project completely. They have to stay in that class and do a partial project<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a student cuts a class during third quarter, they will not be will not be able to sign out of that class<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Students who are suspended from school may not be allowed to participate.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multiple unexcused absences from classes may result in removal from project<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Failure to report to job site without a reason may result in removal from project<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A senior will receive an <\/span><b>N<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> grade if they miss a total of 6 class periods in the fourth term, including excused or unexcused absences in a class that meets 5 or 6 times per cycle.\u00a0 If there are extenuating circumstances presented to the student\u2019s Assistant Principal, the Assistant Principal may allow the student to receive a letter grade for the 4th term.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All 12th-grade ACP and H English courses at WHS will hold Senior Speeches during Quarter 4<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All students participating in Senior Project are expected to return to class to attend all Senior Speeches<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All 12th-grade English teachers will create a Senior Speech Schedule for their course(s) and distribute the schedule to students before the end of Quarter 3\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Math<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Non AP classes<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">T3 grade is C or better, no class cuts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">T4 grade will be SP<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AP classes<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All students stay in the class unless they get a letter from their college that they can show to their counselor and\/or teacher<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After AP exam, if they are current and have a C, they can go on full project<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PE<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q4 students must stay<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S2 students &#8211; no cuts means they can go on full project<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social Studies<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">US History at all levels<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All stay through the last day for seniors regardless of grade or level<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AP Psych<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All students stay in the class until the last day for seniors unless they get a letter from their college that they can show to their counselor and\/or teacher *** including after the AP exam ***<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students fulfilling 2.5 credits for graduation<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Student must stay through the last day for seniors<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S2 electives<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students who go on SP will complete an independent project\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Languages<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AP courses<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All students stay in the class unless they get a letter from their college that they can show to their counselor and\/or teacher<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After AP exam, if they are current and have a C, they can go on full project<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Non AP classes<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students with no cuts and C or better in Q3 are allowed to go on full project<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Science<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AP courses<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No cuts for Q3 and C or better Q3<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Must stay in the course until AP exam<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students who want to go on full project may do so after the exam<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Non AP classes<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No cuts for Q3 and C or better Q3<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visual Arts<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a student goes on project, they drop the class. They must inform their colleges prior to doing so.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the student needs the credits, they have to stay<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Family and Consumer Sciences<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Project Development:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Students must present a final summary of the shared text connecting the reading to class experiences and the end of Q3 and earn a passing grade.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Marketing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Students must pass a test at the end of Q3 or present an Expert Review and earn a passing grade.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fashion and Merchandising: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students must pass a comprehensive test at the end of Q3 OR complete and present a project<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Intro to Child Development\/Teaching Young Children\/Child Lab<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Students must demonstrate solid work and effort during Q3<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Global Marketing + Business Law: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students who choose to go on Senior Project will only receive credit for Q3<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Child Lab Intensive:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Students must pass Q3 and meet all course expectations<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overall expectations A C- in one class does not keep students off project completely. They have to stay in that class and do a partial project If a student cuts a class during third quarter, they will not be will&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/senior-projects\/english-requirements\/\">Continue reading <span> Academic Requirements<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":819,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-831","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","","tg-column-two"],"aioseo_notices":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-29 06:03:42","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=831"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7906,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/831\/revisions\/7906"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}