Mr.

Graham
Church History Course

OUR MISSION:
The McDonell Area Catholic Schools are committed to the formation of community,
academic excellence and the spiritual and physical well-being of each student in the
Spirit of Jesus Christ.

OUR VISION:
We are the school of choice for an excellent Catholic faith based education within
the Chippewa Falls area. We welcome all families to be a part of our school
community no matter their faith or financial means. In partnership with our parents,
we form the whole child in support of our values and mission. Our vision of the
whole child consists of a lifelong learner, who upon graduation, is academically
prepared for post-secondary education and career, grounded in relationship with
Jesus Christ, balanced physically and emotionally, and actively engages as servant
leaders in family, parish, and civic communities.
*Our Core Values:
Faith, Honor, Academic Excellence, Healthy Living, Community and
Servant Leadership

DIOCESAN POLICY ON RELIGION CLASS: All incoming students to McDonell High

School are required to take the designated religion courses and attend liturgies each
week. McDonell welcomes students of all faiths. Our religion curriculum provides
information on the distinction among religious teachings of the various
denominations, where differences of tradition and perspective are welcomed and
valued. Religion is an academic subject, just as other courses in the school.
Students are expected to master the academic content of the courses. McDonell
also includes curricular content within the Religion Department that would be
covered in other areas in public schools: values, social justice, human sexuality, and
the historical/cultural impact of religion in society. McDonell High School makes no
distinction between Catholic and non-Catholic students in its curricular and extra-
curricular program. Non-Catholics are welcomed as full and equal members of the
McDonell community. Therefore, excusing non-Catholics from religion would cause
them to feel separate from the rest of the school. Religion is an essential element of
our school culture and environment which all students need to share. On the high
school level, a substantial amount of the religion curriculum is applicable to most
denominations of the Judeo-Christian tradition.

ACADEMIC GRADING: In all instances, in all classes, grades indicate the

achievement of specific course objectives. The grades are not for the purpose of
comparing students. The single purpose of grades is to communicate to students,
parents/guardians and others with a right to know, to what extent and level a
student is mastering the course objectives. The following symbols will be used to
communicate achievement:
(A) Excellent mastery of stated course objectives
(B) Very good mastery of stated course objectives
(c) Satisfactory or average mastery of stated course objectives.
(D) Fair or below average mastery of stated course objectives
(I) Incomplete: students are given TWO WEEKS to complete assigned work and/or
tests when special circumstances arise
(P) Meeting minimal expected standards/credit given for class
(F) Insufficient or failing mastery of stated course objectives

MAKE UP CLASSES: A student may obtain up to two credits by retaking

previously failed classes outside the regular school curriculum. All make up classes
must be approved by administration and parents/guardians prior to the beginning of
the class. (Correspondence, Distance Learning, Summer School, etc.)

ACADEMIC PROGRESS: Infinite Campus is the student management program for

the McDonell Area Catholic Schools. Every family has an account, which can be
viewed over the internet. With a username and password, parents can access their
students homework, schedule, grades, report cards, attendance and much more at
any time throughout the school year. Access can be attained by contacting the
Infinite Campus Administrator. It is highly recommended that students and parents
have separate logins and passwords.

GRADING SCALE
A93-100 C- 70-72
A- 90-92 D+ 68-69
B+88-89 D 63-67
B 83-87 D- 60-62
B- 80-82 F 0-59
C+ 78-79 (I) Incomplete
C 73-77 (P) Passing
*An alternative grading scale may be used in AP courses.

Class Structure:

Students will be given the mandatory text, which is the Sacraments textbook
the first quarter and the living the moral life textbook, the following quarter.
The catechism, the bible and other documents may be used, but I will provide
copies of whatever pages that I will ask you to read, if these other texts end
up being used in some capacity throughout the duration of these courses.
There will be tests given to the students according to the teachers
discretion, when he feels that the students are properly prepared for a test.
 There will be one essay this quarter in Sacraments and one next quarter for
Moral Theology.
There will be some extra credit opportunities for Sacraments this quarter and
for Moral Theology next quarter. The extra credit opportunity (that will be
offered at the end of each quarter) will be to write a one and a half page
paper, in which you will:
1) Give a definition for and explain any topic from Sacraments/Moral
Theology.
2) Explain your knowledge of this topic before taking Sacrament/Moral
Theology.
3) Explain your knowledge of this topic after having taken Sacraments/Moral
Theology.
4) This extra credit assignment will be worth 10 points on your lowest test
score, as long as you reach the required length.
The other extra credit opportunities are: if you completely fill out the study
guide and turn it in on the day of test, I will add five points to your test score.

Behavioral misconduct:

Detentions will be given for behavioral misconduct during class. Things that
can lead to detention include, but are not limited to cursing in class,
disrespecting the teacher (such as rude comments to your teacher),
disrespecting other students, talking while the teacher is talking, being on
your cell phone during class, being caught using electronic devices (such as
computers and I-Pads for anything other than notes), doing other work in
class not pertaining to this class, etc.

PLAGIARISM: Plagiarisms is not allowed and is against our code of conduct that we
stand for here at McDonell. Plagiarism will result in failure of the particular
assignment that was plagiarized for the first offense and will get worse if there is
another offense.

EXCUSED ABSENCES: Parents/guardians must call the school office (715-723-

9126) to report a student absent before 8:30 a.m. on the day in which the absence
occurs. NO TEXT MESSAGES WILL BE ALLOWED. For re-admission to school and
class, a note or phone call with explanation from a parent is mandatory.
Readmission without a note has to be cleared by the principal. A note must be
presented to the office secretary for an absence excuse slip. Students will not be
admitted to class unless this slip is presented to the teacher. Students who become
ill after arriving at school must request permission to leave from the school office.
STUDENTS SHOULD NOT CALL OR TEXT PARENTS FOR PERMISSION TO LEAVE
SCHOOL. A SCHOOL STAFF MEMBER MUST CALL AND SPEAK TO THE PARENT. ALL
STUDENTS LEAVING AND ENTERING THE BUILDING MUST SIGN IN AND OUT AT THE
OFFICE. No student is allowed to leave school without the permission of a parent or
guardian(s). A student who has been absent from school is responsible for all
homework and classwork missed during the absence. It is the obligation of the
student to find out what has been missed and make it up as soon as possible.
Homework is posted on Infinite Campus and can be accessed through the school
website at www.macs.k12.wi.us.

ANTICIPATED ABSENCES: Students who anticipate an absence from school must

bring a note from their parents/guardians at least three days in advance explaining
the reason for the students absence. The note must be approved by the principal
and then the student will present an absent slip to all teachers to be initialed. The
note should be returned to the secretary at the end of the day.

EXCESSIVE ABSENCES: After two full day absences from school during any school
term, parents/ guardians may be contacted to inform of students attendance
status. McDonell High School reserves the right not to grant academic credit in
specific classes in the case of absences of five or more days in a semester upon
review of the reasons.

TARDINESS: Students who are tardy to school MUST report to the office to obtain
an admit slip. Tardiness must be verified with a note or phone call from parents/
guardians. A valid tardy excuse only pertains to family emergency medical
conditions or approved school related activities. 1) A tardy student is required to
serve a minimum 20 minute detention immediately after school on the day the
tardiness occurs. 2) After a student accumulates three tardies a letter is sent to
inform parents/ guardians. 3) An accumulation of five tardies will result in more
severe penalties including the make up of time missed plus detentions and/or the
possibility of suspension.

WHAT IS NOT ALLOWED IN THIS CLASS:

1) Use of cell phones during the second class starts until the second it ends is
absolutely not allowed.
-The first offense, I will take it away and the second offense will lead to the
office taking it away.
-All offenses will be documented and put on your permanent record.
2) No bullying
-Saint Pope John Paul II says that we are all a unique and unrepeatable gift.
-I expect the boys to treat the girls as the special sisters in Christ they are
and the girls to treat the boys as the special brothers in Christ they are.
3) No cursing at any time.
4) Dont violate the dress code, those who do will be sent to the office.