 | | | Academics Curriculum & Requirements Mercersburg believes that education includes the development of integrity and honor. In addition to expecting honesty in our day-to-day interactions, our honor system applies to all academic work. All academic work represented by a student to be his or her own should comply with the honor system. We expect that all work submitted by the student is Honor Pledged; students indicate that understanding by writing "Honor Pledged" above their signature unless a faculty member has given other instructions. The signature of the student on any paper reaffirms full, official acceptance of the pledge:
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| As a member of the Mercersburg Academy community, I hereby agree to honor its standards of integrity, truth, and courage. On my honor, I pledge that I will not lie, cheat, or steal. In all my endeavors, I will work toward building trust by upholding, in spirit and in letter, these community standards.
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When using
books or articles in the preparation of papers a student must give
proper credit to the sources used for passages, words or ideas. Failure
to do so is plagiarism and therefore an honor offense. A student who
violates the honor system is morally obligated to report himself or
herself to a member of the faculty or the chairperson of the Conduct
Review Committee. A student observing an infraction of the system is
expected to inform the offender of his knowledge and urge him or her to
report the offense. If the offender refuses to do so, the witness is
urged to report the violation to the chairperson or to the teacher in
whose class the violation has occurred. Honor violations are regarded
as serious offenses for which a student calls into question his or her
place in the school. The Conduct Review Committee responds to honor
violations.
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