Renton High School

Graduation Requirements	Grading Periods	Academic Excellence	High School Registration Booklet

Graduation Requirements

Successful completion of the following: (1) Subject area and total credit requirements (see below); (2) High School Plus Education Plan; (3) Certificate of Academic Achievement; (4) Culminating Project; and (5) Senior Academic Core.

English (Reading, Writing and Communications)	3 credits
Mathematics	2 credits
Social Studies	3 credits
Science (1 credit in laboratory science)	2 credits
Occupational Education and Consumer Education	1.5 credits
Health and Fitness	2.5 credits
Arts	1 credit
Electives	7 credits
Minimum credits required for graduation	TOTAL 22 CREDITS

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Grading Periods

2008 – 2009 Grading

Term 1	09/02/2008	10/31/2008

Term 2 (Semester 1)	11/01/2008	01/23/2009

Term 3	01/24/2009	04/03/2009

Term 4 (Semester 2)	04/04/2009	06/19/2009

Academic Excellence

Excellence in Action

A program of studies for students who wish to pursue a rigorous academic program. It encourages scholastic achievement, fine arts education, computer literacy, extra-curricular participation, and community service. At graduation, a special certificate and medallion are awarded to those who have met the requirements. See your counselor for more information.

Honor Roll

To be eligible to be on honor roll for a given semester, a student must have earned at least 2 credits with a GPA of 3.20 or above.

Grading

The following system is based on the State Standardized Transcript. The standardized transcript shall be based on a marking / grading system that reports the marks / grades earned by students in courses as follows:

A = 4.0	C = 2.0
A- = 3.7	C- = 1.7
B+ = 3.3	D+ = 1.3
B = 3.0	D = 1.0
B- = 2.7	F = 0.0
C+ = 2.3

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High School Registration Booklet

High School Registration Booklet (PDF file 233K)
This resource contains a variety of information including a list of high school course offerings, graduation requirements, graduation plan, alternative programs, post-secondary education planning, and college admission information.

Visit the Renton School District Department of Instruction and Technology Web page for a complete listing of course curriculum guides.

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