HRHS 1^st Semester Final Exam Schedule

January 13 – 20: End of Semester Exams

1^st Semester Final Exam Schedule January 13-20

We will dismiss early at 11:30 on January 13-19^th .

We will dismiss early at 11:00 on January 20^th.

• Students will take their period-specific class exam each day
• Students are required to bring their fully charged Chromebooks with them to each exam.  Loaner Chromebooks are not available.  Please be prepared.
• All End-of-Course, state-made CTE exams, and Teacher-Made final exams will be given during this time period.
• The following classes fall into the End of Course category:
  • Biology
  • English 2
  • Math 1
  • Math 3
• The following CTE classes fall into the “state-made” category:
  • Accounting I NCVPS
  • Agriscience Applications
  • AoFT1 Principles of Finance & IT
  • AoHT3 Hospitality and Sport & Entertainment Marketing
  • Automotive Fundamentals
  • Automotive Service I
  • Business Essentials
  • Business Management I
  • Food and Nutrition I
  • Food and Nutrition II
  • Foundations of Health Science
  • Foundations of Information Technology NCVPS
  • Health Science I
  • Horticulture I
  • Interior Design Fundamentals
  • Principles of Family and Human Services

• All final exams (regardless of whether it is teacher-made or state-made) will count 25% of the student’s final semester grade.
• Students enrolled in a CTE course which has a Credential or Performance Based Measure (PBM) in place of a state exam will receive an Exempt (EX) for a final exam grade.  However, a graded assignment will be administered in these classes on the assigned test day during exam week.  
  • These classes are: Adobe Digital, Adobe Visual, Drafting I, Drafting Architectural II & III, Entrepreneurship I, Financial Technology I, Health Science II, Marketing, Microsoft Excel, Python Programming I NCVPS, SAS Computer Programming NCVPS, Sport & Event Marketing I

• Semester-Long AP Classes
  • If a student has indicated they are taking the AP Exam in May, those students are not required to take that teacher’s final exam.  If a student is NOT taking that class’ AP Exam in May, they are required to take the teacher’s final exam which will count 25% of their final semester grade.
    • A graded assignment will be administered to those students not taking the class’ final exam on the assigned test day during exam week.
• Year-long AP Classes
  • If a student is in a year-long AP class, those students will take a “mid-term” exam that will count for a regular test grade for that particular course.

Senior Exemptions

• Seniors can’t exempt a state-made exam
• Seniors can only exempt a teacher-made final exam.  Below are the stipulations that are outlined in the Student Handbook:

• A first or second semester senior may be exempted from taking the final examinations in each class for which the following conditions are met:
• the student earns at least a “B” average (80) in a particular course by averaging their grade in quarter 3 with their current grade in quarter 4 together.
• maintains three or fewer absences for the semester (does not matter if it is excused or unexcused)
• Absences that were due to quarantine do not count towards the 3 absences. Those absences must have been coded as such in our system. Please see Ms. Williams to verify a particular student’s information.
• the student receives no suspensions during the semester.
• Exemption is optional. If a qualifying student wishes to take an examination from which he/she is exempt, the student may do so. The final examination grade for a student qualifying for the exemption will be used only if it improves the student’s grade in the course.
• The final grade of a student opting not to take the final examination will be computed based on the tests and course work completed during that term.
• At least two days before the examination period, teachers must notify students who qualify for an exam exemption.
• A qualifying student must notify the teacher of whether they intend to take the examination at least one day prior to the examination.
• Students who qualify for exam exemptions are expected to continue to attend classes and complete all assignments. 

Transportation and Lunch

• Bus transportation will continue to be provided to and from school for those students that normally ride.
• Students will have the opportunity to pick up a lunch at the end of each testing session.