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Graduation Requirements

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Thirty units of credit including the following are required for graduation.

1. Four units of English must be completed.
2. Three units of credit must be earned in Social Studies. One unit must be in World/Geography/Political Science and one in U.S. History. Passage of the Political Science course includes tha state and federal constitutions.
3. Three units of Mathematics must be completed.
4. Three units of Science must be completed.
5. One unit in the Humanities must be completed. (Art, Music or Foriegn Language)
6. Four units of Physical Education must be completed.
7. One half unit of Health must be completed.
8. One unit of Vocational Education must be completed.
9. One half unit of Consumer Education must be completed.

*It is recommended that students select, in addition to state and school requirements, at least one of the following:

• Complete 16 or more classes from English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and Foriegn Language.
• Complete a four-year sequence in Agriculture, Business, Art, Industrial Arts or Home Economics.

Graduation Honors

Course selection should be based on a reasonable career expectation and not solely on a wish to attain Honor or achieve a high Class Ranking. Academic excellence is encouraged of all students regardless of their individual schedules. Honor recognition given to students for superior scholarship. No student with a D or F will be eligible for honor roll status. All courses count toward Honor. Seniors who have earned a GPA of 3.0 or above will be recognized as Honors Graduates during the Graduation Ceremony.

Top Ten Graduation Honors

​In order to be considered for Top Ten Honors, as a senior, a student must have completed sixteen (16) courses from the listings below. Any student who has a qualifying GPA for Top Ten but has not completed 16 of these courses will be listed with the Honor students (#11 or below).
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English I-IV             World History                     Math I                             Biology I or II
Spanish I-IV            U.S. History                       Algebra II                        Chemistry I or II
Psych/Soc              World Geog/PoliSci           Geometry                        Physics I or II
                                                                          Stats & Trig                     Lab Sciences
CSC Dual Credit                                               Precalculus                     Botany/Zoology

Final class rank, as recorded on student records, is based on all courses completed.
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Those recognized as top ten and honor students are based on grades submitted at the conclusion of the first full week of May. Those grades are based on work done from the beginning of the semester through that week and are subject to change as students complete the school year. Students attending special schools all day are not eligible for top ten or graduation honors.