CTE

PRACTICAL ARTS CREDITS 

Classes of 2026, 2027, 2028: Students must also complete .5 credit in a Practical Art. All courses listed in the College and Careers Technology Department, the Fine Arts Department and the Special Programs Department fulfill the practical arts requirement. Yearbook, an English elective, also fulfills the practical arts requirement. 

**Beginning with students entering the ninth grade (Class of 2029) in the 2025-2026 school year, students will no longer be required to complete a separate .5 credit in practical arts, technology, and fine arts.  Instead, students will be required to complete a two-credit pathway concentration of the student's choice in a language other than English, including American sign language; fine arts; health; military career preparation; a career technical education program; or community or service learning, a capstone course or work-based learning; provided that financial literacy, computer science, student service learning, career technical education courses and a sequence of languages other than English shall be offered as electives. While this is similar to the Career Cluster requirement, students must successfully complete 2 credits, which may be more than 2 courses. 

More information regarding the updated Graduation Requirements for the Class of 2029 as well as Concentration Pathways offered at LAHS can be found by clicking on the links below:

Class of 2029 Graduation Requirements

Concentration Pathways Offered at LAHS

Technology Credits

School Board Policy 5127 requires students complete 0.5 credit in “technology”. **See message above regarding technology credits for the Class of 2029**

The following courses fulfill this requirement: 

Intro Engineering Design

Advanced Engineering Design 

Computer Graphics & Modeling 

Advanced Photography

Business Software I (Was Desktop Publishing)

Advanced Programming

Digital Music/Audio Production

Digital Art

Business Software II (Was Information Management)

Lighting, Set, and Sound Design

Yearbook 1, 2 or 3

Digital Photography

AP Computer Science

Computer Game Design

Video Productions

Computer Maintenance

Robotics 1 & 2

Computer Science

Business Marketing & Social Media