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Abington Junior High School is a three-year program for
students in grades seven to nine. The 2009-2010 enrollment
is approximately 1800 students. The total number of faculty assigned to the
junior high school is 160.
RANK IN CLASS
Grade nine class rank becomes the first year of a cumulative ranking which
will include grades nine through twelve. Grades earned in honors courses
represent a higher level of achievement and are assigned additional weight.
GRADING / GRADE POINT AVERAGE
The following schedule of
values is utilized to calculate GPA.
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Grade
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All
Courses
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Honors/AP
Course Weight
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A 90 to
100%
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4.0
|
4.6
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B 80 to
89%
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3.0
|
3.45
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C 70 to
79%
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2.0
|
2.3
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D 60 to
69%
|
1.0
|
1.0
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E* 40 to 59%
|
0.0
|
0.0
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F below
40%
|
0.0
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0.0
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*eligible
for summer school
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MARKING PERIOD SCHEDULE
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Marking Period
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Starting Date
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Interim
Report
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Ending Date
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Report Cards Issued
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1st
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September 5
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November 15 |
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2nd
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November 14
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December 20
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February
1
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3rd
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January 31
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March 8 |
April 12
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4th
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April 11
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May 14
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June 16
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Report cards are mailed
home approximately one week following the conclusion of each marking
period. An Interim Progress Report is mailed to every student approximately
halfway through the marking period.
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Bell Schedule
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8:10
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8:55
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Period 1
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8:59
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9:09
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Homeroom
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9:13
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9:58
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Period 2
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10:02
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10:47
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Period 3
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10:51
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11:12
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Period 4a
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11:16
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11:37
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Period 4b
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11:41
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12:02 |
Period 5a
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12:06 |
12:27
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Period 5b
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12:31
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12:52
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Period 6a
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12:56
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1:17
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Period 6b
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1:21
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2:06
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Period 7
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2:10
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3:00
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Period 8
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