All student “U”s must be cleared in order to:
- Graduate from high school - ALL “U”s must be made up and paid for prior to graduation.
- Compete in any UHSAA sanctioned activity or participate in designated school extracurricular activities.
A “U” is not cleared until all make-up is completed, all fines are paid, and required paperwork is given to the Citizenship Secretary.
Citizenship make-up credit is ONLY available through Syracuse High School and can ONLY be signed off by SHS Administration, Citizenship Secretary, or assigned Citizenship Class teacher.
The following options are available for students (All options include a $10 fine):
- Complete one module from the SHS Citizenship Makeup Canvas Course. Contact an administrator or the Citizenship Secretary to enroll in the course or click this button:
Enroll in the shs citizenship make up canvas course
- Attend one session of Titan Time. Advance registration and pre-payment is required. Students MUST bring school work to work on.
- Complete two hours of custodial work in the building. (pre-approval required)
- Attend certain school events, such as the school play, concerts, LIA events, etc. These events will be announced ahead of time.
- Create a contract with SHS administration. The SHS Administration reserves the right to implement citizenship contracts as determined, which may include attendance improvement, credit recovery, or pre-approved service projects (typically four hours per ”U”).
- Raise your GPA by 0.5 or more points from one term to the next. (e.g. A student has 2.20 GPA term one and raises it to 2.70 term two.)
- Visit all teachers during Parent/Teacher Conference. Paperwork can be found in the main office.
- Students may be given the opportunity to recover citizenship through the issuing teacher prior to the “U” being recorded IF the individual teacher has a citizenship recovery policy. In this case, no “U” would be issued and no fee would be assessed. If the teacher does not have a citizenship recovery policy, the student will not be afforded this option. ONLY the teacher that would be issuing the “U” can allow the student to recover citizenship credit prior to the “U” being recorded.
Citizenship make-up credit cannot be banked.
Students must clear all “U”s prior to game/activity day to compete in any UHSAA sanctioned activity or participate in designated school extracurricular activities. Citizenship make up will NOT be accepted on the day of an event/game. All athletes must report make up progress to the Athletic Director upon clearing “U”s.
Make up class hours cannot be banked.
