1. Academic Departments
   • Art
   • English
   • Mathematics
   • Performing Arts
     • Band & Choir
   • Physical Education
   • Practical Arts
   • Resource
   • Science
   • Social Studies
   • Theology
   • World Language
2. Academic Excellence
3. Academic Expectations
4. Advanced Placement
5. College Admission Requirements
6. Curriculum Guide
7. Grading Policy

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(Mon.-Th.) Summer

Academic Excellence

Academic Achievement Recognition

The administration and staff of St. Joseph High School strive for academic excellence and encourage students to participate in that effort. The Honor Roll and Academic Achievement Letters are special recognition programs for students who earn and maintain high levels of achievement.

Honor Roll

The Honor Roll is based on the term grading period GPA as follows:

• 1st Honors: 3.50 and up
• 2nd Honors: 3.00 – 3.49

Valedictorian/Salutatorian Criteria

The criteria for this honor is the cumulative GPA at the conclusion of the winter term of their senior year (11 terms). Students must be in attendance for eight consecutive terms in order to be considered for these awards. There is a possibility that these honors may be shared.

• Students must successfully complete a minimum of twelve honors courses/advanced placement courses to qualify for Valedictorian/Salutatorian.
• If there are two or more students with identical GPA’s, the first tie-breaker to determine the recipient of the Wisconsin Academic Excellence Scholarship would be the total number of honors level/advanced placement courses successfully completed.
• If there are two or more students still tied after the first tie-breaker, the second tie-breaker utilized will be the student's highest recorded ACT test score.

Academic Excellence Scholarship

Wisconsin’s top high school seniors are awarded the AES. They must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States and residents of Wisconsin.

• St. Joseph High School must choose the senior with the highest cumulative grade point average at the conclusion of the winter term.
• The AES provides $2,250 per year for tuition at a Wisconsin college or university for up to four years.

Academic Evaluation

• Each student’s grade point average (GPA) is calculated each grading period. The GPA is the average number of grade points per credit.
• The student’s cumulative GPA is calculated at the end of each term using term grades for each course taken on the high school level. The GPA is obtained by adding the quality points assigned to each letter grade and dividing this sum by the number of credits attempted.
• It is the term grade that determines if a student has successfully completed the course.