Welcome to 2015! As we turn the clock to the new year we begin to think about the last half of this school year and there is lots yet to do. We will begin state testing later this month. State testing will take place for seniors who have not yet met the state requirements in the areas of reading, writing and math. Passing in all of these areas is a graduation requirement. Seniors will take the OAKs test. All juniors will be tested in the same areas. They will be tested beginning in March. They will take the new, and more rigorous Smarter Balanced tests. Semester grades become final on Monday January 26th. The semester grade will be added to each students transcript on that date and grades will be mailed home later that week. These grades are permanent and will remain on each students transcript. Please remind your student to continue their hard work until the end of the semester so that they pass all classes and recieve credit towards graduation and a diploma from Banks High School.