Arizona Academy - Cactilode Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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fore using them for any other purpose during school session. The school will not be responsible for the per- sonal property left in the school building or any- where on the school premises. Each student will be required to pay for the damage done by him to school property. Five is the smallest number of students for which a class will be formed, except when necessary for graduation. Regulations adopted by the school management and publicly announced to the students will have the same force as if they were printed in this school bulletin. Scholarship. All students must present eighth grade certificates or the equivalent upon entering the academy. The subjects outlined for each grade constitute a full year's work, and no student will be allowed to take more except by permission of the faculty, the request and reason therefore being previously expressed in writing. When the fifth subject is permitted the student is required to maintain a grade average not lower than B to obtain credit in his subjects. Whenever at the end of any period a student is delinquent in half or more of his studies, his name may be dropped from the rolls of the academy. Such delinquent student may be reinstated only by the faculty. No student shall at one time hold more than two major elective offices. Student Association officers and class officers must maintain a grade average of C. . Private Work. No student may teach or take private work without securing permission in ad- vance from the faculty. Unless previous arrange- ments have been made with the principal and the faculty, credits earned under private tutorship or by correspondence during regular school at- tendance will not be accepted. Regular tuition charges will be made for tutoring done by mem- bers of the faculty. Scholarship Reports and Requirements. The scholarship ofa student is recorded for permanent reference, and grade sheets are sent to parents each six weeks. Transcripts of grades will be is- sued according to the rule stated elsewhere under expenses - A unit represents five recitations each week continuing through the school year. ln industrial Szxty subjects a minimum of 220 hours of class practice, or the equivalent, is required for a unit of credit, The letter system of grading is used, A-Excellent, B-Above Average, C-Average, D-Below Aver- age, lhlncomplete Work, F-Failure, W-With- drew with good standing, Wf-Withdrew Failing. Honor points are issued as follows: A equals 3, B equals 2, C equals l, D equals O, F equals -l. Attendance. Regular attendance at all classes, chapel, and major religious exercises, is required of all students. T Absences arranged by the school, such as class excursions, will be officially excused. A leave of absence does not excuse from classes. Students may not leave the campus during the school session except by permission. ' . Changes of study program will -not be permitted after the second week of any semester. Requests within the time limit should be filed in proper form with the registrar, and must be approved by the instructors concerned, by the student's personal adviser, and by the principal. A student withdrawing from a course in other than the prescribed manner, or' who, because of unsatisfactory work, drops out after the time limit has passed, will receive an F, ' Absences. The following attendance standards are to be observed. l. The only valid excuse for absence from school is sickness of the student or death in the immediate family. Regular attendance at all school exercises is expected of every student. These include Sab- bath school, Sabbath morning preaching service, Friday evening vesper service, and young people's Missionary Volunteer meeting. 2. Absences amounting to fifteen per cent of the total number of recitations in any study will be considered sufficient reason for withholding final grade in the subject taken. Senior Standing. A student may not join the senior class unless account is paid to date and until all credits have been presented from schools previously attended, and all conditions are re- moved. Sixteen units are required for graduation, exclusive of Physical Education. No diploma will be issued to any student until his account is paid in full. Nor will he be permitted to participate in graduation exercises until his account is paid or satisfactorily arranged for. Junior Standing. ln order to join the junior class, a student must be taking enough class work to

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Entrance Requirements. Arizona Academy is maintained for the purpose of training young peo- ple for missionary work. Students of good moral character and those who will consistently en- deavor to live in harmony with the purposes and ideals of a Christian may be admitted. A transcript of past credits earned is required upon admittance. Eighth grade graduates must present a diploma of completion. Resident and Non-Resident Students. It is planned that non-resident students reside in the school homes. The same standard of conduct and observation of evening study periods is expected of both resident and non-resident students. It is requested that parents of non-boarding students plan regular evening study periods equivalent to the study periods in the school homes. Teaching Staff. The teaching staff has been carefully closen. Qualified men and women who have high Christian standards and who are active Christians have been selected to lead out in the training of the youth of Arizona Academy. , GENERAL REGULATIONS Social Standards. The standards maintained by the Seventh-day Adventist system of schools are so well understood that it seems hardly necessary to enumerate them here. The student who presents himself for enrollment is assumed to understand about what is required by those standards and to be able, willing, and anxious to conform to them. All are expected to conduct themselves as cour- teous and refined young men and young women. Those who fulfill this expectation will find them- selves contented under a few necessary restric- tions. Because of the obligation to promote high ob- iectives and to maintain them we do not solicit the attendance of young people who have not learned to govern themselves, who do not desire to study, or whose conduct does not conform to the ideals of the school. All students who enter the school are required to pledge themselves not to use tobacco or liquor in any form, or any other habit-forming drug. Any violation of this pledge will automatically sever the student from the school, whether the violation has been at school or away from it. Students must abstain from indecent or dis- orderly behavior, from profane or unbecoming language, from visiting billiard rooms or gambling places, from card playing, from having or read- ing pernicious literature, and from improper asso- ciation. The question whether worldly influences shall come into the school or whether Christian influ- ences shall prevail is one that is always present. The purpose of the school is one of Christian train- ing. Young people who attend the motion picture theater eiher regularly or irregularly bring into the school an influence not desired. Therefore, it should be distinctly understood that any student bringing into the school such an infiuence shall be subject to discipline and probable dismissal. We expect our young men and young wornen to associate in a frank, manly and womanly manner. Promiscuous association of young men and young women is not allowed in Seventh-day Adventist schools, for it is out of harmony with the purpose of our institutions. Arizona Academy does not approve of sentimentalism, fiirtation, strolling about the grounds, accompanying to and from school, or any other practice which is contrary to the usage of good society or good citizenship. Former students who have violated the funda- mental principles ofthe school since last attending will not be readmitted unless it is evident that there has been a marked change in their lives. As this school was established for the purpose of giving a distinctly Christian education, no student will be tolerated in its membership who either pub- licly or secretly seeks to disseminate immoral, in- fidelic, or atheistic ideas among his fellow students. Whenever, in the iudgment of the faculty, the student's connection with the school is no longer profitable to himself, or his infiuence is detrimental to others, he may, after counsel with the parents, be dismissed from school. Only students giving evidence of good moral character and who desire to come for the purpose of doing earnest faithful work should apply for admittance. All students who request admittance to the school must have the supervision of parents or responsible guardians. For full and specific information concerning standards maintained by the school, the student is referred to the Student's Manual prepared by the Pacific Union Conference, and available at the academy. Miscellaneous. Students who use automobiles or other automotive vehicles as a means of convey- ance to and from school must obtain permission be- F ifty-nme

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have earned at least eleven units by the close of the school year. if Physical Education. Physical Education is H re- quired of each student and gives one-fourth unit of credit. This is in excess of the sixteen units re- quired to graduate. Exemptions from Physical Education are possible only if advised by a physi- cian and the faculty. y Boarding School Requirements. Since this is a boarding school, the Board of Trustees has ruled that students must live in the school homes unless they reside in the homes of their parents or legal guardians. Reliable students who are able to furnish to the board satisfactory evidence that they are unable to meet the expenses of living in the school home, may be permitted to make approved arrangements with private families where they will work for their room and board, Students are not allowed to boardthemselves. All students desiring this privilege of living outside the school home will be required to submit to the board a written statement to that effect, specifying the reason for living outside the home, and stating the terms on which they propose to enter a pri- vate home. Arrangements should be made prior to enrollment in the academy. - Leave of Absence Permits. According to a board action, week-end leaves of absence are not granted more frequently than once each four- week period. Each application for such an absence should be accompanied by a letter of approval from the parent or legal guardian. Overnight leaves to stay with friends in the community are not permitted. STUDENT'S PLEDGE lt is distinctly understood that every . student who presents himself for admis- sion to the school thereby pledges to y observe willingly all its regulations and T, i to uphold the Christian principles upon . which the academy is operated. lt'is also understood that to break this pledge forfeits the student's member- ship, and if he is longer retained in the school, it is only by the forbearance t of the faculty. lt is also a part of the student's contract that he will, to the best of his ability, perform all duties assigned to him in connection with the l l t school. i ff- GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Graduation Requirements. To be graduated from the Academy the student must complete sixteen units of work. For college entrance recommenda- tion the general average must be C or above in all ,studies pursued. The following units are recommended for graduation if the student is looking toward college entrance: English ..................... 3 units Mathematics fAlgebra and Geometryi 2 units One Language ....... ...2 units World History .......... ...l unit U.S. History and Gov't. ......... l unit Science ..................... l unit fthird or fourth year subject with laboratoryi Applied Arts Wocationali ...... l unit Bible ..................... i-4 units Cone unit for each year in an Adventist - secondary schooli Electives-sufficient to complete sixteen units, exclusive of Physical Education. ln addition to the above general requirements the student should meet the special requirement of the college curriculum he chooses. Upon approval of the Graduation Committee, diplomas will be granted students who do not meet the above specific requirements but present a more liberalized list of sixteen units. College Preparatory Curriculum. This curriculum is for those who are planning for college entrance in pre-medical, pre-nursing and pre-dental courses. lt also meetsgrequirements in courses leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree. Those not desiring to take this curriculum may work out others to suit their needs, subiect to the approval of the faculty NINTH GRADE ELEVENTH GRADE Spanish I ......... l English ill ........ i Youth's Problems .. . W Denominational Vocational ... . .. l W History ......... Old Testament History l English I .......... l Algebra l Geometry ........ l ' twELrtH GRADE Spanish ll ........ i American History . . . V2 Government ...... W TENTH GRADE ' New Testament ' l Histo ry ......... lfngllsll ll ' ' ' ' ' l Bible Doctrines .. .. i Biology ..... . . . l physics or World History ..... i Chemistry . . . . . . i Sixty one