The Social Studies Department, with the cooperative efforts of home and school, seeks to train conscientious and responsible citizens and scholars. Absences for other than documented medical reasons will necessarily subtract from the student's final evaluation. Unexcused absences will not be tolerated and will result in forfeiture of excused cuts for the term, and appropriate reduction in grade. Homework assignments are an integal part of every social studies course. The student's work must be submitted on time and in a form which shows care and thought.
Examinations are a common educational experience for all our students.
Examinations are designed to measure student effort and progress and assess student achievement. We try to avoid scheduling examinations in conflict with other departments' arrangements and we seek to provide students with reasonable advance notice of major tests. Sometimes it is not possible to avoid conflicts in such schedules, but it is our desire to keep these to a minimum. These assignments are given well in advance and students are expected to budget their time to complete them. Part of the learning experience is time management.