Graduation
Traditional Diploma Requirements
Subject Area
Language Arts (English)
Mathematics
Science
Social Science (History)
Arts
Healthy Lifestyles
Vocational Education
Digital Literacy
Financial Literacy
Total “Required Courses”
Total “Elective Courses”
Total Graduation
Credits
(4.0) Credits
(3.0) Credits
(3.0) Credits
(3.0) Credits
(1.5) Credits
(2.0) Credits
(1.0) Credits
(0.5) Credits
(0.5) Credits
(18.5) Credits
(8.5) Credits
(27) Credits
Honors Diploma
ACT Composite Score
Achieve a 21 or better ACT composite score or Superscore.
Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or Higher
Course Criteria: (Student must earn a “C” or better in each required class)
- English – 4 credits (One must be AP or CE)
- Math – 4 progressive credits (One must be AP or CE)
- Science – 3 credits (One must be AP or CE)
- Social Science – 3 credits (2.5 from required and .5 social studies elective)
- No Foreign Language requirement
WCHS Valedictorian Selection Criteria
- Must be a Senior and a minimum 3.8 GPA.
- GPA Rank Score + ACT Rank Score = Lowest Score will be Valedictorian.
- In the event of a tie, total number of “Higher Level”/3rd Year Classes (1 pt each), CTE Pathway Completion (1 pt each), Extracurricular Leadership Roles (1 pt each with max of 4 total points).
- Total number of Tie Breaking Points = Valedictorian
- Determination will be made at the end of third quarter of senior year.