HONOR CODE

Strength of character results from one’s personal integrity and sense of responsibility for upholding the ideals of the school.  An Honor Code offers the opportunity for students to develop respect for themselves and for the Ware Academy community.  In addition, through support of the Honor Code each student develops his/her character to the fullest potential and helps to establish a tone of integrity at Ware Academy in which the entire school community can take pride.  All Middle School students and their parents are asked to sign the Honor Code at the beginning of each year. 

The Honor Code is as follows:

• All members of the Ware Academy community are presumed to be honorable.  The Honor Code exists to give each student the opportunity to develop and demonstrate his/her own trustworthiness and to maintain a concept of honor at Ware Academy.

• Each student pledges not to disrupt the atmosphere of trust at Ware Academy or engage in any form of dishonesty.  This includes lying, cheating, stealing, using the property of others without their permission, or showing disrespect for himself/herself.

• It shall be the responsibility of each student upon committing an act of dishonesty to turn himself/herself in to an appropriate adult.  Any student who witnesses a violation has two days to persuade the violator to turn himself in to the teacher or Head of School.  After two days have elapsed, the individual who witnessed the incident must bring the violator’s name and the nature of the offense to the Head of School.

• All Middle School students will be asked to sign the Honor Code at the beginning of each year as a personal pledge to uphold the ideals of honor.

• All Middle School students will be required to write the words “I pledge” and to initial or sign their names at the end of all major academic work including quizzes and tests.  The words “I pledge” stand for “I pledge that I have neither given nor received unauthorized assistance on this work.”

• The Honor Council consists of the Blue and Green Team Captains, the President of the Student Council and an eighth grade elected representative.  All deliberations of the Council will be considered confidential and any recommendations on disciplinary action will be given to the Head of School.