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Honor Code
 In order to encourage an environment of integrity and
honor among our community, each year students and faculty in the Middle
and Upper Schools sign the school's Honor Pledge during a special Chapel service.
The Honor Code calls for students to be truthful in their dealings with the faculty,
staff and administration; to submit academic work that is fully their own; and to
maintain possession of only those belongings to which they are rightfully entitled.
Violations of the Honor Code are lying, cheating (including plagiarism), and stealing-in
any form and to any degree. Recognizing mankind's propensity to violate God's principles,
the Honor Code seeks to provide a balance of consequences with the opportunity for
forgiveness and reconciliation.
Students are expected to uphold and support the Honor Code, and they realize that
the Honor Code will only succeed to the degree that students support it. At the
beginning of the school year, all students participate in a formal chapel service
during which the Honor Code is explained. Upon explanation of the purpose and goals
of the Honor Code, students sign the Honor Pledge. This signed Honor Pledge display
hangs in the halls of the Upper School and Middle School buildings and reads:
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I do solemnly pledge my honor that as long as I am a member of
St. David’s School, I will faithfully uphold the principles of the Honor Code,
will cherish and guard its traditions, and will respect and observe its requirements.
I make this pledge in view of God and the pledges of the students and faculty, which
signifies our mutual Trust and Resolve to keep our honor secure.
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Recognizing that students most likely emulate behavior more than words, the
St. David's Board of Trustees, administration, faculty, and staff agree to model
the principles of the Honor Code in their lives and to support the Honor Code as
well.
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