Code of Academic Integrity
Central Kitsap High School
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The staff and students of Central Kitsap High School greatly value our
integrity and take responsibility for our own successes and failures. Most
importantly, we believe students want to do what is legal and right and that
faculty members want to help these efforts.
Cheating and, more specifically, plagiarism, come with a high cost.
Engaging in these behaviors costs us the skills we need to succeed in and
beyond school. This includes the ability to use our own creative thinking to
problem solve, a skill teachers and employers expect in us. Violating our
integrity deprives us of the confidence that comes from knowing we can
succeed on our own. Finally, it damages reputations.
Important Definitions
Integrity – Adhering to sound moral principle and character.
Plagiarism – Using information, ideas or opinions in a piece of writing or a
project without crediting the source. From the Latin: Plagiarius, which means
“Kidnapper.”
Cheating – Claiming another person’s work as your own even if you have his or
her permission to do so. Giving permission for another person or persons to
claim your work as their own. Using class notes, study notes or any other
additional materials without permission.