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Graduation Requirements
Graduation Requirements
The State of Ohio has adopted a policy regarding Testing and Career Readiness as a graduation requirement. These Pathways ensure students demonstrate competency and readiness for a job, college or military. There are many options available to meet this requirement and counselors will work with each student to determine the pathway that is best for them. The chart above explains the options that will be used by most students. See More Here
If students have been unable to demonstrate "competency" via testing and/or earn the appropriate State and Local "Seals", they may be administratively placed in a course titled "Senior Seminar" to help meet graduation requirements.
Course & Credit Requirements
Course & Credit Requirements
A minimum of 23 credits is required for graduation by the Kings Board of Education. For the class of 2026 and beyond, 1/2 elective credit of Personal Finance is required. It is the student’s responsibility to see that the requirements for graduation are met. WCCC students click this link. Our school counselors will make every effort to keep up-to-date records and to inform the student and parents about the student’s progress toward the completion of graduation requirements.
Students must also pass a State of Ohio testing and career readiness pathway and complete 50 hours of community service to receive an Ohio High School Diploma from Kings.
Community Service Requirement
Community Service Requirement
Kings High School requires 50 hours of community service along with a senior service-learning reflective presentation as a graduation requirement. Hours may be earned from June prior to ninth grade through the end of the first semester of the senior year. All hours should be earned by serving through a NON-PROFIT 501(C) organization and at least 25 hours must be earned through activities not affiliated with Kings Local School District. Service-learning presentations will be in the Spring of the SENIOR year; Warren County Career Center Students may substitute a one-on-one interview with a KHS administrator or counselor for the reflective presentation.
All service hours will be documented by the student on a service profile activated at SchooLinks. Hours are then verified by the community service coordinator. Hours must be completed outside of the school day, except for opportunities approved by the high school principal.
Required hours are set based on the number of years a student attends Kings High School.
Attend all 4 years 50 hours
Attend 3 years 35 hours
Attend 2 years 25 hours
Attend 1 year 15 hours
Honors Diploma
Honors Diploma
Class of 2026 and beyond, please see NEW STATE OF OHIO Honors Diploma Requirements on Ohio Dept. of Education website. Click Here
Class of 2024 and 2025, please see Ohio Honors Diploma Requirements on Ohio Department of Education website. Click Here
Overview
Ohio’s Honors Diploma program recognizes students who exceed minimum graduation requirements through taking rigorous coursework and engaging in robust, real-world experiences. Students can pursue an Honors Diploma in 5 different areas; Academic Honors, Career Tech Honors, STEM Honors, Fine Arts Honors and Social Science & Engagement Honors.
Students may earn one or more honors diplomas as established by the Ohio Department of Education. These designations will be recognized at Commencement and as a single seal placed on the student’s diploma.
General Criteria
In general, students must meet ALL BUT ONE of the criteria to qualify for any Honors Diploma. Any one of the criteria may be the one that is not met. All Diplomas with Honors requirements pre-suppose the completion of all Ohio high school diploma requirements.
Detailed criteria for each diploma are specified below with Kings High School courses and can be found by Clicking Here.
STEM, Fine Arts and Social Science Honors Diplomas
Students pursuing these Honors Diploma options must file an “Intent to Pursue” form with their school counselor no later than the end of the 1st semester of their senior year. Students must submit their portfolios to the Honors Diploma Review Committee by April 1 of their senior year. The student will be informed of the committee’s evaluation prior to May 1.
Students wishing to obtain a Fine Arts Diploma will need 6 credits of fine art classes.
Students wishing to obtain a STEM, Academic or Social Science Honors Diploma will need 1 full credit of visual arts courses; not including a world language.
Academic and Career Tech Honors Diplomas
The student doesn’t need to initiate either of these diplomas. The Academic Honors diploma will be determined and confirmed by the counseling department at Kings High School. Attainment of the Career Tech Honors Diploma will be determined by staff at the Warren County Career center.
The Honors Diploma Review committee will consist of the following members.
One administrator
One school counselor
One teacher in each area of diploma focus (STEAM, Fine Arts, Social Science)
One external evaluator in the area of focus to be determined by the student
Students interested in pursuing an Honors Diploma should talk with their teachers/counselor and refer to the guidelines at the Ohio Department of Education's Website.
Valedictorian & Salutatorian Selection
Valedictorian & Salutatorian Selection
Eligibility & Distinction
Eligibility & Distinction
To be eligible for consideration students must be enrolled at Kings for four semesters before the third quarter of senior year. This means students must have started classes at Kings the 2nd semester of their sophomore year. The Valedictorian and Salutatorian will not necessarily be the chosen Graduation Speakers (see below) but will be honored during the Graduation Ceremony. Selection for Valedictorian and Salutatorian will be made by the principal based on the following criteria:
An unweighted cumulative grade point average
The number of AP courses taken, the number of honors courses taken along with the percentage earned in each of those courses.
The total number of high school credits earned
Commencement
Commencement
Participation in Commencement requires all students to meet credit requirements established by the Kings Local Board of Education, pass any state-mandated tests and complete the community service requirement. Students who do not meet these requirements, regardless of the reason, will not participate in the Commencement program held at the end of the school year.
School personnel make every attempt to notify parents as early as possible of a student who will not graduate due to credit deficiencies. It is, however, the responsibility of the student to (1) make sure all graduation requirements are met, and (2) notify his/her parents if a problem exists.
GRADUATION SPEAKER
All seniors will be able to audition for the opportunity to speak at graduation. The class valedictorian and salutatorian are also eligible to audition but will not be presumed to be the graduation speakers.
Graduation speakers will be selected by a committee of teachers, students and administrators using the following criteria:
Students must have started classes at Kings the 2nd semester of their sophomore year.
Students must be a positive representation of Kings High School.
Students must have an ability to clearly deliver a positive message.
Students must submit a rough draft of their potential speech.
Early Graduation
Early Graduation
Kings believes in the value of a 4-year education for students and their future success. If a student is considering early graduation, they must apply by May 1 of the year prior to the intended graduation.
Current sophomores who plan to graduate in 3 years must fill out the application by May 1 of their sophomore year.
Current juniors who plan to graduate in 3 ½ years must fill out the application by May 1 of their junior year.
Current seniors who want to graduate in January of their senior year are not eligible.
Early Graduation will only be considered for the following reasons; military enlistment, college enrollment, medical needs and international family moves.
The early graduation application will address the following:
The student shall have fulfilled all graduation requirements in terms of credits, testing and community service.
Kings will not provide online original credits in order to position a student for early graduation.
The student must be in residence one semester of the graduation year.
Students graduating in 3 years may still participate in prom and commencement.
Students graduating in 3 ½ years forfeit their right to prom and commencement if they choose to take their diploma after 1st semester. They can participate if they take their diploma in May.
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