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WHS Graduation Requirements & PAWS DAY Scheduling Process

High School Requirements

• English

4 credits

• Mathematics

3 credits* (required to take four years)

• Social Studies

3 credits

• Science

3 credits

• Practical Art

1 credits

• Fine Arts

1 credit

• Personal Finance ½ credit
• PE

1 ½ credits

• Health

½ credit

• Electives

7 ½ credits

• Each student must be enrolled in 7 classes
• A quality-point grading system is used for class ranking and
• GPA. A ½ credit class receives ½ quality-point and a full credit

class receives a 1 quality-point. No more than five quality points may be used in the class rank.

• Pay attention to the prerequisites: A course that must be

taken before you enroll in another related course.

• A student’s schedule will be changed for the following

reasons only:

• Computer Error
• Prerequisite course not met
• Duplicate credit
• Teacher Recommendation that the student is misplaced
• Missing a class or “holes” in schedule

• Requests for class changes will not be considered for the

following reasons:

• Change of student interest
• A negative effect of course grade on GPA
• Not needing the course to graduate
• You MUST choose your courses WISELY and CAREFULLY!!!

• Academic Eligibility:
• Students participating in extra-curricular activities, interscholastic

sports and all activities sponsored by the MSHSSA must pass all courses attempted in the previous semester.

• Summer school credit may not be used to meet this eligibility.
• Students will not be eligible if they have a failing grade for the

semester.

• All students must currently be enrolled in 3.0 units of credit (6

credit bearing classes our school offers in a semester) to be eligible to participate in extra-curricular athletics and/or activities.

LANGUAGE ARTS COURSES (4 credits required for graduation)

• 10TH GRADE:
• Language Arts 10 or
• Pre AP Language Arts 10

MATH

(3 credits, students are expected to take four years of Math)

• 10TH GRADE:
• Algebra I
• Algebra 1.5
• Algebra II
• Pre AP Algebra II (A in both Algebra I and Teacher

Recommendation)

• Geometry

SOCIAL STUDIES

(3 credits required for graduation)

• 10TH GRADE:
• American History (required)
• AP United States History

SCIENCE COURSES

(3 credits required for graduation)

• Grade 10:
• Biology
• Pre AP Biology
• Forensics (Biology, recommendation of Chemistry)
• Chemistry I (Algebra I)
• Chemistry I Accelerated (Algebra II and Biology)
• Chemistry of Materials (Biology)
• Ecology
• AP Environmental Science

FINE ART

(1 credit required for graduation )

• ART

Exploring Art, then Ceramics, Drawing & Painting, or Design

• MUSIC

Music Appreciation or Basic Guitar then Advanced Guitar

• BAND

Marching Band (Fall) & Concert Band (Spring)

• CHOIR

Men’s and Women’s Choir or Audition for others

• THEATRE

Theatre 1, Theatre 2 (Acting) Theatre 3 (Design & Tech.), Theatre 4 (Ensemble Acting & Production)

PE & HEALTH

(1½ PE credits & ½ Health credit)

You must start with PHYSICAL DIMENSTIONS (½ ½ credit) THEN YOU CAN TAKE . . .

Lifetime Sports Walking to Fitness Stretch & Stress Management Fitness & Conditioning Advanced Fitness & Conditioning Running & Conditioning YOU MUST TAKE HEALTH!

(Health is it’s own credit and is required for graduation for all students)

JROTC

(.5 PE credit)

• 10th Grade:
• Cadets receive a .05 credit for PE (Physical Education) upon

successful completion of the LET-2 year and the approval of the instructor.

PRACTICAL ARTS

(1 credit is required for graduation)

• Driver’s Education
• Pre-AP Computer Science
• AP Computer Science (Algebra II)
• Project Lead the Way – Introduction to Engineering Design (IED)
• Project Lead the Way – Principles of Engineering (POE)
• Housing and Home Management
• Family Living and Parenthood
• Nutrition & Wellness I & II

Practical Art classes are any Business, Computer, 2-hour or 3- hour block class at WCC. Check the handout for more options.

PAWS DAY

February 2nd

PAWS DAY

• PURPOSE:
• To work with students in class to review graduation

requirements and the course offerings for the next academic school year.

• Teachers will share input regarding course offerings within

their department and sign off on classes that require a teacher recommendation.

• Students are encouraged to talk with their teachers,

counselors, and parents about the courses that are best suited to meet their needs.

PAWS DAY

• Students will register for classes in eSchool on February 2nd.
• Counselors will review student selections and discuss concerns

with students as necessary.

• Once registration is complete, if a student would like to make a

change to his or her course requests, they must see his or her counselor.

• Course registration is not the final schedule for a student.
• Registration allows administrators to determine the demand

for courses in order to plan for the upcoming school year.

• You MUST choose your courses WISELY and CAREFULLY!!!

PAWS DAY STUDENT COURSE REQUEST FORM

• 1. Students will be allowed to take only (1) non-credit class per semester; examples are: Study Skills, Office Assistant, Student

• 2. Once students receive their schedules, changes may be made by teacher request or by principal approval.
• 3. School board policy requires students to be enrolled in 4 years of math. Many colleges also require 4 years of math to meet admission

• 4. Many colleges require 2 years of the same foreign language to meet admission requirements.
• 5. Students are required to take a College and Career Readiness Exam prior to graduation: ACT, ASVAB, or WorkKeys.

PERSONAL PLAN OF STUDY

PAWS DAY INSTRUCTIONS

• Bring this ”PAWS DAY” Student Request Form to each of their

classes.

• Each of your teachers will talk about the course offerings

within their department.

• Select core classes as well as electives and list them below as

you progress throughout the day. Please use pencil if

• possible. Teachers will sign off on the classes if necessary.
• Go to the computer lab and enter requests into the computer.
• Students will turn in their “PAWS DAY” Student Request Form

to their Tiger Time Teacher.

PAWS DAY INFORMATION

• 2nd Semester schedule may be different hours, same teachers
• Teacher recommendations will be entered into eSchool prior

to students entering their requests. You may notice the teacher recommendation on your screen when you enter your requests into eSchool.

• Students will NOT be able to make changes to their course

requests in eSchool. Students will need to see their counselor to update requests.

WHS COUNSELORS

• Mr. Mike Armstrong

Special Services (IEP, ELL, Alternative School, and Missouri Option Students)

• Mrs. Elizabeth Pogue

Grades 10 -12 Last name begins with A – F

• Mrs. Janell York

Grades 10 – 12 Last names begins with G – O

• Mrs. Werkmeister: P – Z

Grades 10 – 12 Last names begins with P - Z

THANK YOU!