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Counseling & Guidance
Counseling Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 8 AM - 3:15 PM
Phone: 315.488.3237
The counseling office at Bishop Ludden is responsible for working with students and their parents to ensure they are prepared academically for the rigors of life beyond high school.
Since every student learns differently, this department is challenged with knowing each student’s individual needs.
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Honors Diploma
A student will receive a Regents Diploma “with honors” for an average of at least 90% in the Comprehensive Regents examinations in English, Global Studies, United States History, Integrated Algebra and one Science.
For a student to receive an Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors, he/she must meet all the above requirements along with the comprehensive Regents examinations in Geometry, Alg2/Trigonometry, Foreign Language, and a second science.
Class Standing
Class standing is determined by multiplying the final grade earned in each course successfully completed by the credit(s) earned for the course, and then by the course weight. The results are added and the weighted average is determined.
This determines the student’s class standing. Course weight is a factor predetermined for the course by the course’s level of difficulty. Students are ranked based on their weighted average.
Courses taken off the school campus will not be counted in class standing. They will however be shown on the student’s transcript.
Final class standing will be determined at the end of the third marking period in the senior year. As this time, the Valedictorian, Salutatorian, and the rest of the top students, will be named by the principal. Class standing is reported in percentiles, i.e. top 5%, 10%, 20%, 25%, 50%, and lower 50%.
High School Curriculum
AP Courses Offered in 2010-2011:
Biology, Physics, Calculus, U.S. History, English Language, Art, Chemistry, Psychology, and French.
Honors Program:
The following courses carry Honors Weight:
All are Advanced Placement Courses
Italian II / III
Latin II / III
German II / III
Spanish II / III
Spanish IV
French IV
French V
Course I Honors
Course III Honors
Contemporary American History
Pre-Calculus
Students are placed in AP and Honors courses based on their performance in the previous course, teacher recommendation, motivation and ability.
Honor Roll
Honor Roll Standing is based on the average of all numerically graded subjects inclusive of Physical Education. Students must be enrolled in at least six academic courses and may not receive any failing grades in the quarter to be eligible.
Principal’s List 95-100 Average
High Honors 90-94 Average
Second Honors 85-89 Average
National Honor Society
In the second semester of their sophomore year, students who have a five semester cumulative average of 3.4 (90%) or higher will be notified that they are academically qualified to apply for induction to Bishop Ludden’s National Honor Society, Lumen Christi Chapter. Students must also demonstrate leadership, character, and service to the school and community.
SAT Results
Critical Reading Math Writing
Class of 2010 510 509 487
ACT Results
Composite Score - Class of 2010 - 23.5
Post High School Plans for the Class of 2010
08-09 09-10
Number in graduating class 77 76
Higher Education 75 76
Four-Year College 67% 72%
Two-Year Colleges 2 9% 28%
U.S Military 4% ----
Grade Equivalents
95-100 = A+
90-94 = A
85-89 = B+
80-84 = B
75-79 = C+
70-74 = C
65-69 = D
Below 65= F