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This course will adhere to the ARHS Mission Statement: “The mission of Amherst Regional High School is to create a dynamic learning community where students and staff work together and where students are supported and challenged to achieve their full potential in their intellectual, creative, social, and civic endeavors. With Parent and community participation, staff and students strive to ensure a safe environment and to promote respect and appreciation for the diversity of individuals, cultures, and learning styles.”
You can expect to do well in this class if you do the following on a regular basis:
Rules
Absence/Tardiness Class starts when the bell rings. If you are not in the room when the bell rings, you are tardy. If you do not have an excused pass, you will receive a detention with the Dean after three warnings. If you are tardy by more than 20 minutes, you will be counted as absent. Remember that the absence limit is EIGHT and that each unexcused tardy is equal to 1/3 of an absence. You may NOT make up the tardy or absence after school. Grading Projects: Most of the grade in this class comes from in-class projects. The due-dates for projects is flexible. However, when 90% of the class is finished, we will move on to the next project, and you will need to stay after school to get caught up. If you miss school due to sickness or suspension you may need to make up the time after school. You have ONE WEEK to make up an unfinished project or the grade will become a zero. 10% of your cumulative grade comes from Productivity, Attitude, Responsibility, and Effort. This includes on-task time, cleaning up after yourself, treating other people and equipment with respect, absences and tardiness (whether excused or not.) Worksheets/Quizzes A smaller percentage of your grade comes from in class assignments and quizzes. Late worksheets will receive 50% of the original point value. If you are absent on the due date, you have one day to make it up or the grade or you will receive no more than a 50% . (If you fail a quiz and are on an “ed plan,” you may retake a quiz. The two grades will be averaged.) Software covered in this course will be Adobe Indesign, Adobe PhotoShop and Adobe Illustrator.
Students are required to follow the acceptable use policy of the computer network. Students are NOT to move, add, delete, modify or update any program on any computer in the Computer Graphics Lab without permission of the instructor. Downloading of files from the internet onto the hard drive without permission is prohibited. Playing of games, instant messaging, or downloading of programs will result in the loss of your computer account for at least a week. Students may permanently lose their computer accounts in the event of serious infractions. Students are expected to know the primary and secondary fire exits. In the event of a fire drill or real fire, it is mandatory that you stay with me and the class outside. If you wander off, you will receive a Dean’s detention. You are expected to reenter the building in a timely manner. Academic Integrity Cheating on projects, tests or papers and/or representing someone else's work as your own without giving proper credit is forbidden. Students found in violation will take a zero for the assignment and will not have the opportunity to make up the assignment. In addition, the counselor, Dean of Students and parent/guardian will be notified. Teacher/Lab Availability I am available after school until 4pm by appointment except for Tuesdays. You must let me know if you plan to work in the classroom or use equipment after school, since this room is kept locked after school.
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