9.
Office provides concrete opportunities for all students to build
community by serving others as Jesus did.
Brother Rice requires each student to complete twenty (20)
hours of Christian Service work per school year, three (3) of
which will be earned by participation in the all‐school service
day. Freshman may complete another ten (10) hours through
working in‐school functions such as the Open House, the
Auction, the Brother’s Brunch, the Mother‐Son Mass, the
Leadership Conference, etc. Five (5) of those in‐school hours
may be applied from hosting an eighth grader. Those in‐school
opportunities are not mandated. Sophomores, Juniors and
Seniors may only complete up to five (5) of the required hours
by working in‐school functions.
Service hours are to be performed working for parishes,
hospitals, nursing homes, charitable organization, etc. Work
with certain non‐profit organizations, youth sports leagues,
public schools, animal agencies, etc. do not qualify. If there is a
question, pre‐approval can be obtained from the Campus
Ministry Office. Work done for family members, neighbors or
other individuals, although constituting Christian service, may
not be applied toward the service work requirement.
Approved work may be completed during the summer prior to
a given academic year. Students who work additional hours in
an academic year may not apply those hours toward the next
year’s requirement.
Signed Service Verification forms are due to the student’s
Theology teacher. Students who do not complete their service
hours by the due date will be suspended from school until the
required service hours are completed. Seniors may not
participate in graduation ceremonies unless all service hours
are completed.
Testing Program
During the academic school year, Brother Rice administers the
following standardized tests:
1. Eighth graders interested in attending Brother Rice
High School are given the Scholastic High School
Placement Test in November, December, February or
May.
2. Freshmen take the PSAT 9 which establishes a
baseline for students’ college and career readiness.
3. Sophomores take the PSAT, which is a pre‐SAT test.
4. Juniors also take the PSAT, which serves as the
National Merit qualifying exam. They are also advised
to take the American College Test (ACT) and/or the
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT I) in the spring of their
junior year. Interest inventories and career
assessments are available at a cost in the Guidance
Department.
5. Seniors may take the ACT and/or SAT I exams in the
spring prior to their senior year or in the fall of senior
year. Certain selective colleges require the SAT II
Subject Tests. Students should check with the
school(s) they hope to attend to determine if SAT II
tests are required. Advanced Placement Test, which
are taken for possible college credit, are administered
in May. Brother Rice is a regional testing center for
the ACT and SAT exams in the fall and spring each
year. Registration materials are available online at
act.org or collegeboard.com
Academic Grades
The following grade scale will be used by all classes at Brother
Rice High School:
Letter
A
B
C
D
F
Percent Range
90 – 100
80 – 89
70 – 79
60 – 69
0 – 59
Quality Points
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
Gradebooks will automatically round up for 0.5 and above. For
example: 83.6% becomes an 84% but a 79.4% will round down to
a 79%.
Quality Points are used to compute the student's grade point
average. Courses designated as Honors or AP will carry an added
one‐half (0.5) quality point per course. These extra quality points,
added to the GPA, constitute a “weighted” GPA. Honor points
are not awarded for any grade below a 70%.
Grade point averages (GPA) are computed for each quarter and
will appear along with the current GPA on each report card. The
cumulative GPA, based on the semester grades earned during the
four years at Brother Rice, is the only GPA recorded on the
permanent academic record.
The GPA is computed according to the following formula:
GPA = Total Quality Points/Total Ranking Credits
For example: Student X has earned the following semester
grades:
English
Math
History
Science
Theology
Foreign Language
90%
73%
88%
67%
75%
92%
0.50 credit
0.50 credit
0.50 credit
0.50 credit
0.50 credit
0.50 credit
3.00 credits
The Quality Points for each grade are multiplied by the credit for
the course:
English
Math
History
Science
Theology
World Language
11.
12.
4.0 x 0.50
2.0 x 0.50
3.0 x 0.50
1.0 x 0.50
2.0 x 0.50
4.0 x 0.50
Total Quality Points/Total Ranking Credit