The Rowland Unified School District highlights integrity as its first core value. Students enrolled at Nogales High School are expected to maintain the highest standard of academic integrity. While competition for grades is fierce and the course of study offered is rigorous and demanding, intellectual dishonesty cannot be excused.
Academic honesty, integrity, and upstanding behavior are essential to the existence and growth of any academic community. Each member of the learning community must maintain the highest standards of honesty and conduct so that the reputation of Nogales High School is not compromised. The following activities are in violation of the Nogales High School Academic Honor Code:
- Giving or receiving any unauthorized aid or assistance on any form of academic work.
- Plagiarism that includes the copying, or representation of another's work as one's own without appropriate attribution to the source.
- Claiming as your own, work that is published via the Internet.
All students must understand that any violation of this Honor Code at Nogales High School will result in appropriate disciplinary action.