Seniors are required to take the RJUHSD Personal Finance Course to graduate from Granite Bay High School. Starting in fall 2019, the final must be taken on GBHS campus, monitered by personnel to discourage cheating and sharing of answers.
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The infamous and entirely online personal finance course, required in order for all Roseville Joint Union High School District seniors to graduate, will soon be taken partially on campus. Starting with the class of 2020, students must take the course’s final assessment on campus with the supervision of a GBHS staff proctor. Several different assessment sessions will be offered to students throughout their senior year. Once registered for a session, students are expected to have prepared themselves for the exam by working through the entire course. Although the exact dates are unknown, an email sent out to all GBHS students and parents from assistant principal Jessup McGregor, reported that “assessment sessions will begin as early as the first month of the 2019-2020 school year.” This means that any current juniors hoping to complete the course...
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