Boonville High School Counseling

General Information for the 2024-2025 School Year
BHS Grading Information
Grading Scale
The following courses will be graded pass/fail: Learning Strategies and Supervised Work Experience.
Semester Grades
A semester grade will be issued at the end of the first semester and second semester. The semester grade is based on the total number of points possible for the semester. The semester grade is the grade recorded on a student's permanent record.
GPA
GPA, or Grade Point Average, is assigned according to the following scale.
Grade Level Requirements
To be eligible for status as a senior, a student must have completed a minimum of six semesters of high school attendance and have earned a minimum of 16 units of credit. Students not meeting this minimum qualification shall not be classified as a senior and thus not eligible to attend senior class meetings, order senior graduation supplies, or participate in any activity open to seniors.
To be eligible for status as a junior, a student must have completed a minimum of four semesters of high school attendance and have earned a minimum of 12 units of credit.
To be eligible for status as a sophomore, a student must have completed a minimum of two semesters of high school attendance and have earned a minimum of 5 units of credit.
Academic Letters
Academic Letters will be awarded to honor roll students by semester. Students will earn a letter for the first occasion. Bars will be given out for each semester on the honor roll. Stars are awarded for each semester on the Principal's Honor Roll.
Academic Eligibility Standards
To be eligible for "extracurricular" activities, sponsored by the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) and/or the Boonville R-1 School District, students in grades 9-12 must meet the following standards:
- Students are required to earn three units of credit the semester prior to their participation in an extracurricular activity.
- Students may earn up to 1 unit of credit during summer school to establish eligibility as long as the courses taken apply to our graduation requirements.
- No elective credit is allowed to establish eligibility as governed by the MSHSAA By-law.
BHS Counseling Team
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Megan Gordon
Counselor, A-K
Test Coordinator
Erika Soder
Counselor, L-Z
A+ and Dual Credit Coordinator
Kelly Ruesing
Counseling and Attendance Secretary
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