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return or need to return due to failure of courses will be scheduled into available second semester courses as the master schedule permits.
4. Each early completion student must contact Byrnes by May regarding required graduation practice dates.
5. Rank in class, honor graduates, etc. will be based on final grades at the end of first semester for seniors completing course work early.
6. Scholarship eligibility may be impacted.
Homebound Instruction
Parents of students who require homebound instruction need to contact the Guidance Department for a homebound form and to discuss homebound procedures. Depending on the duration and the restrictions listed by the doctor on the approved homebound form, it is possible that students may not be able to earn credit in courses such as physical education, JROTC, business education, RD Anderson, fine arts, technology and lab science courses.
Honors
All end-of-year honors dependent upon class rank are calculated based on GPA in accordance with the South Carolina Unified Grading Scale. Valedictorian and Salutatorian: Calculation for naming the valedictorian and salutatorian will not be determined until the submission of grades for the final semester of the senior year. In order to be ranked for valedictorian and salutatorian, students must have been in attendance at Byrnes for second semester of the junior year and both semesters of the senior year.
Honor Graduates: Those students who are in the top 10% of the graduating class at the end of first semester of the senior year based on 45-day enrollment. In order to be ranked for honor graduates, students must have been in attendance at Byrnes for both semesters of the senior year.
Junior Marshals: The calculation for naming junior marshals will be determined at the end of first semester of the junior year. In order to rank as junior marshals, students must have been in attendance at Byrnes for both semesters of the junior year and have no discipline referrals for grades 9-12 resulting in out of school suspension.
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