Because we are a Christian school, every student is required to take and pass a Bible course every semester. Bible is taught in a nondenominational format and is not intended to be a difficult academic subject. Teachers are expected to work with students who are at risk of failing and provide every opportunity for students to be successful. Any student who still maintains a failing grade in Bible after intervention, assistance, and counsel may not be readmitted the following semester.

Course Credit (Grades 9-12)

Students in Grades 9-12 receive one-half credit for successful completion of each semester in a course. Except for Bible, if a student passes the first semester of a two-semester course, and fails the second semester, the second semester must be made up in a HCS approved summer school program or be repeated in a subsequent year to obtain full credit. If a student fails the first semester of a two-semester course, he may enroll in the second semester only upon recommendation of his teacher and the approval of the parents and the administration. If the student then successfully completes the second semester, credit will be given for that semester only. A student who fails the first semester must repeat that semester in a HCS approved summer school program or during the first semester of a subsequent school year.

1. Dropping a course may be done without penalty within the first 10 days.

2. Prior to the halfway point, a dropped course will be recorded as withdrawn, pass or fail (W/P or W/F). The student will receive no credit and the courses will not be used in calculating the GPA.

3. Any course dropped past the first nine-week marking period of a semester will be recorded as a 69/F for that semester if the student is passing. If the student is failing, the student will receive the actual numerical grade/F, e.g., 62/F. In either case, the grade will be included as a 0.00 in the GPA.  If passing when the student drops a course, the student will be eligible to play a sport even though the 69 will show on the transcript.  However, if a student is not passing the course when he/she drops it, his/her grades are passing, he/she wil once again become athletically eligible.

4. To drop any course, an official drop slip must be signed by the Director of Guidance, the teacher, and parent. Students are required to attend the course to be dropped until the official drop slip has all required signatures and is returned to the Guidance office.

Semester grades are determined by combining the two nine-week grades and the semester examination grade. Each nine-week grade will count two-fifths (2/5), and the semester exam will count one-fifth (1/5) of the final semester grade. Seventh and eighth grade students receive a final grade for the entire year which is computed by averaging the two semester grades. Ninth through twelfth grade students receive final grades for each semester.

Advanced levels of science, mathematics and foreign language are considered to be more academically demanding and therefore are designated as Honors Classes.  As such they are weighted by multiplying both the GPA and numeric average earned in such courses by 1.12 when calculating the cumulative GPA for the student transcript. 

Standard Diploma Students meeting the minimum requirements of 24 credits in the following specified courses will earn a Standard Diploma from Hampton Christian High School.

*Bible requirements are reduced 1/2 credit for every year semester the student did not attend HCHS (Grades 9-12). Students must successfully pass Bible each semester.

Advanced Diploma Students who plan to attend college should attempt to meet the requirements for the Advanced Diploma. They will need to complete three math (to include Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II) and three science credits, as well as three years of a foreign language, and three electives. This amounts to a total of 26 credits.

Basic Diploma  Students meeting the minimum requirements of 22 credits in the following specified courses will earn a Basic Diploma from Hampton Christian High Shool. 

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*Bible requirements are reduced 1/2 credit for every year semester the student did not attend HCHS (Grades 9-12). Students must successfully pass Bible each semester.

Prior administrative approval must be given before a student may take a course, either independently or in another school.

Drivers Education is offered to the 10th grade students as part of their Physical Education class.  Though students may opt to take the Drivers Ed class outside the school, they are responsible for getting documentation of completion of this course to the school office by the end of their junior year. Anyone failing to do so, will 

Homework assignments, including unfinished class work, are designed to develop initiative, responsibility, and self-learning by providing an opportunity to practice and apply concepts learned in the classroom.

Teachers normally will give lighter homework assignments on Wednesday nights. Students may be required to study for a Thursday quiz on Wednesday, but normally not a test. On other days, students in grades seven and eight may be assigned 20 to 30 minutes of daily homework in each course. Students in grades nine through twelve may be assigned 30 to 40 minutes of daily homework in each course. These times will be geared toward the average student and do not include time spent on special projects.

Only 7th and 8th grade students are required to record all homework assignments in a homework assignment notebook.  Students must have their notebooks signed each day by  their parent or guardian.  Homeroom teachers will check notebooks for signatures. Failure to have a signed homework assignment notebook three times in any nine-week period will result in the school contacting the parent(s). On the fourth infraction and each subsequent one thereafter, a detention will be issued.

Seniors who have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.7 or higher over four years of high school are designated Highest Honor Graduates.  Those individuals who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.40-3.69 will be designated High Honor Graduates.  Those individuals who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.00-3.39 will be designated Honor Graduates.  The Christian Leadership recipient will earn an honor bar of distinction on his/her diploma.  Beta Club members will be awarded honor seals on their diplomas bearing the club insignia.  The valedictorian and salutatorian will earn that distinction on their diplomas. 

The valedictorian and salutatorian are chosen on the basis of  cumulative numeric average.  Spiritual growth and Christian testimony are also considered.  Students must have been enrolled for at least their last four semesters at Hampton Christian High School in order to be eligible to be the valedictorian or salutatorian.

The cumulative numeric average of any student who has been at HCHS for less than eight semesters (grades 9-12) will be compared to the cumulative numeric average, for corresponding semesters, of the students how have been at HCHS for the full eight semesters (grades 9-12) in order to determine the academic rankings of candidates for valedictorian and salutatorian. For example, a student who attended HCHS for all four years would use only their cumulative numeric average for their last four semesters to determine which would be ranked higher for valedictorian and salutatorian consideration.

The Honor Roll will be announced at the end of each quarter and will be based on all report card grades earned during that marking period. A quarter grade of 84% (C+) or lower in any course will disqualify a student for honor recognition for that nine-week period.

    Principal's List recognizes those students who earn a 95%-100%.
    High Honors recognizes those students who earn a 90%-94.99%.
    Honor recognizes those students who earn a 85%-89.99%.

The National Beta Club is an Honor Society which students, in grades 10 - 12 who meet the following criteria, are invited to join:

To remain in Beta Club a student must:

Beta Club members will meet sometime in September to elect members to serve as Beta Club Officers for the school year. Qualifications for candidates are as follows:

In summary, all of the above criteria must be met to run for office. If extenuating circumstances exist, special approval to run may be granted only by the principal if it is determined by the administration, staff, teachers of the student, and the Beta Club sponsor that special consideration is warranted.

The National Junior Beta Club is an Honor Society which students in grades 8-9 who meet the above criteria are invited to join.

Report Cards will be issued every nine weeks. Students are responsible for delivering the report card to their parents. Cards should be signed by parents and returned to homeroom teachers within two days unless otherwise noted on the report card. A replacement fee will be charged if report card is lost.

Interim Progress Reports are provided between report cards to inform parents of student progress in academics and behavior. Teachers are also available to meet with parents, by appointment, to discuss a student's progress.

The final grade in a course is determined by the average of the two semester grades. A student is considered passing a subject if he has attained an average of at least a 70%. Each student must maintain a passing grade in Bible every semester.

If a student fails two subjects or has an overall average of less than 70%, the administration will decide whether the student will be promoted or retained.

A student who fails three or more subjects will not be promoted to the next grade.

Students should successfully pass their courses with at least a 70%. A passing grade in Bible must be maintained every semester. To enter each succeeding grade a student must have earned at least the credits listed below.*

*Credit requirements for Bible are reduced by one unit for each year (9-12) a student was not enrolled in HCHS.

Students who have earned a grade of 93 percent or higher for each nine-week marking period may be exempted from semester examinations at the discretion of the classroom teacher. Semester exams will be administered only as scheduled. Emergency exceptions must be approved by the principal.

All students in grades seven through eleven are required to take the Stanford Achievement Test Program and the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test in the spring of each year. A copy of testing results for the Stanford Achievement Test will be sent home to parents. Sophomores are required to take the PLAN test (the preliminary ACT test). Juniors are encouraged to take the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholastic Qualifying Test and Scholastic Aptitude Test. Juniors and Seniors are encouraged to take a college entrance test.

Teachers will schedule and announce quizzes and tests as far in advance as possible. Tests will normally not be given on Thursdays. Although not always possible, teachers will also attempt to coordinate their individual test schedules so that no more than two tests are scheduled for the same students on the same day.

Transcript of Grades (Grades 9-12)

The student's school transcript will reflect the following: final semester grades for all four years, the cumulative numeric grade point average, GPA and SAT and ACT test results are recorded on the student's school transcript.

The cumulative numeric average/GPA will be computed  on classes taken at Hampton Christian High School and on any courses taken either through a public summer school program or approved correspondence course. All courses must have prior approval from the administration.  When computing the cumulative numeric average/GPA, Hampton Christian will include any failing grades as well as passing grades on the transcript and both will be used to calculate GPA.  Transfer credits from a previous school will not be included in the cumulative numeric average/GPA.  This new procedure will be effective immediately and will be retroactive for the classes of 2008, 2009, and 2010 for any students in these classes who have had to make up work for credit.

The school will bear the expense of providing, without charge, four high school transcripts for graduating seniors. Two dollars will be charged for each additional transcript requested. Transcripts for former students and alumni will be provided at two dollars per request. A transcript request form is available from the school office and must be submitted each time a transcript is requested.