Calculating Grades at Hackensack High School: There are two semesters and each semester is counted equally. The earned number grades are counted, not the letter grades which are used on report cards and transcripts to report grades. The midterm and final examinations each have the weight of half of a marking period grade. First Semester Second Semester Second Semester (with exemption) 1st MP 20% 3rd MP 20% 3rd MP 25% 2nd MP 20% 4th MP 20% 4th MP 25% Midterm 10% Final 10%