1. Featuring the talents of Lauren Foster-Holzer & Peter Travis
BIOLOGY
Featuring the talents of
Lauren Foster-Holzer
&
Peter Travis

2. OUR POLICIES
NO CELL PHONES IN CLASS. Students are asked to please turn their phones OFF before class begins and put their phones in their pocket or their bag.
If a student misses a class, the student is responsible for the material that was missed. We encourage each student to exchange contact information with a classmate. If they miss a lab, quiz or test, they must see Ms. Foster-Holzer or Mr. Travis ASAP to schedule a time to make it up.

3. DEPARTMENT GRADING POLICIES
Homework will be assigned on a regular basis.
Students will get a zero for missed homework.
Homework should be written neatly or typed, and IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.
Homework counts as 10% of the quarter grade.

4. DEPARTMENT GRADING POLICIES
Quizzes may be announced, or they may be a surprise! 
Quizzes count for 20% of the quarter grade.

5. DEPARTMENT GRADING POLICIES
Labs are 10% of the quarter grade.
In order to take the Regents Exam in June, students must complete the NYS mandated labs.
Most labs require a lab report, which must be typed or written neatly in pen.
Students received an outline for lab reports.

6. DEPARTMENT GRADING POLICIES
Tests will be given several times a quarter.
Tests are 60% of the quarter grade.
Missed exams can be made up, only if a legal excuse for absence is provided.
It is the student’s responsibility to coordinate makeup exams with Ms. Foster-Holzer or Mr. Travis.

7. EXTRA HELP
EXTRA HELP is available everyday, during period 4-2, either with Ms. Foster-Holzer in room C-21 (outside the Library) or with Mr. Travis in room 139.

8. HOW TO CONTACT US
If you have any additional questions, please feel free to us at Or