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In addition to the above requirements, students anticipating receiving a high school diploma must complete the following requirements:

• To receive a high school diploma, students must complete the entire final year of their tenure at John Paul II Catholic High School. Waivers for this requirement will be considered only under extraordinary circumstances.

• To be eligible for Class Valedictorian or Salutatorian, students must complete their last two years (11th and 12th grades) at John Paul II Catholic High School. Class Valedictorian and Salutatorian will be chosen from among those five students with the highest weighted GPA as of the close of the first semester of their senior year.

• To participate in a school graduation ceremony, the student must have completed all requirements (academic, disciplinary, and financial) prior to the date of graduation. Students completing those requirements the day of graduation (or within sixty days following) will still be eligible to receive the diploma. Students completing the requirements after sixty days of the graduation exercise will receive their diploma and be assigned to the graduating class the following year.

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Basic course and attendance requirements must be met by all students who attend John Paul II. The requirements are: eight semesters of attendance in high school; the completion of 24 credits distributed as listed below; the completion of their senior year with a minimum cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale), fulfillment of all student obligations (academic, disciplinary, and financial); and the religious service requirement. All students must carry a minimum of 7 credits per year (including one credit in religion) unless waived by the principal. Listed below is the sequence of courses necessary to graduate in four years.

Academic
Discipline 		Credits
Required		 Specific Course That Will Fulfill
the Requirement
Language Arts 4 English I, English II, English III, and English IV (including Honors and Advanced Placement Courses in the discipline). TCC Dual-Enrollment available in Language Arts.
Mathematics 4 Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Financial Algebra, Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, and / or Calculus.
Science 3 Biology I, Chemistry I, Physics, Forensic Science, Engineering Design, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Earth Science
Social Science 3 Economics, World History, AP World History, Historical Research, American Government, American History, and European History (including Honors and Advanced Placement Courses in the discipline). TCC Dual-Enrollment available in American History.
Religion 4 Fundamentals of Catholicism, Bible History, Biblical Studies, World Religions, Moral Theology. Note one or more credits may be waived for incoming transfer students.
Foreign Language 2 Latin III, IV, AP Latin, Spanish III, IV AP Spanish
Arts/Technology 1 Any Art, Choral, Drama, Band, or Technology Course.
Physical Education 1 Personal Fitness and Team Sports.
Electives 2 Any Course Offered at John Paul II Catholic High School or accepted as transfer credit from a regionally accredited secondary school.
Total Credits 24  

 

 

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John Paul II Catholic High School is a four year, Catholic, Diocesan, coed college preparatory high school.

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EXPECT MORE: Curriculum Importance

According to a report by the American Council on Education, curriculum plays an imporant role in the decision to attend a four-year university. The study reports:

>> Math is a cornerstone of a rigorous high school curriculum. Students who take advanced mathematics courses are also likely to take laboratory sciences, foreign languages, and other advanced classes.

>> Among first-generation students at four-year institutions (those whose parents did not attend college), 81 percent of those who had taken a rigorous high school curriculum were still on track to complete a bachelor's degree three years after entrance, compared to 55 percent of those who had taken only a basic high school curriculum.

>> Eighty-one percent of four-year college students whose parents did not go to college and who completed a rigorous high school curriculum were on track to graduate to 89 percent of students with similar preparation whose parents did attend college.

 

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