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Seal Criteria

State Seals

Military Enlistment Seal: Provide evidence that the student has enlisted in a branch of the U.S. Armed forces OR participates in an approved JROTC program.

Technology Seal: A student can: Earn a score that is at least equivalent to proficient on an appropriate Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate exam OR earn a final course grade that is equivalent to a “B” or higher in an appropriate class taken through the College Credit Plus program OR complete a course offered through the district that meets guidelines developed by the department.

Industry-Recognized Credential Seal: Earn a 12 point approved industry-recognized credential or group of credentials totaling 12 points in a single career field.

OhioMeansJobs (OMJ) Readiness Seal: Meet the requirements and criteria established for the readiness seal, including demonstration or work-readiness and professional competencies.

Citizenship Seal: A student can: Earn a score of proficient or higher on BOTH the American History and American Government end-of-course exams OR earn a score that is at least equivalent to proficient on appropriate Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate exams OR earn a final course grade that is equivalent to a “B” or higher in appropriate classes taken through the College Credit Plus program.

Science Seal: A student can: Earn a score of proficient or higher on the Biology end-of-course exams OR earn a score that is at least equivalent to proficient on appropriate Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate exams OR earn a final course grade that is equivalent to a “B” or higher in appropriate classes taken through the College Credit Plus program.

State Seal of Biliteracy: Meet the requirements and criteria, including proficiency requirements on assessments, in a world language AND English.

College-Readiness: Earn remediation-free scores on the ACT or SAT (visit the website or speak to your counselor for remediation-free scores).

Honors Diploma Seal: Earn one of six Honors diplomas: Academic Honors Diploma, International Baccalaureate Honors Diploma, Career-Tech Honors Diploma, STEM Honors Diploma, Arts Honors Diploma, Social Science and Civic Engagement Honors Diploma

Local Seals

Fine and Performing Arts Seal: Students must earn 1 credit of fine arts AND complete one of the following activities: Participate in a public performance/presentation/exhibition OR earn a score of 2 or higher on any Fine Arts AP exam OR earn a second high school credit in the area of Fine and Performing Arts OR complete 40 hours of documented time on Fine and Performing Arts activities outside of class time.

Earning a credit (1.0) in one of the following LHS courses will meet the course requirement criteria for earning the seal: 

Student Engagement Seal: Students must participate in and complete activities that have a connection to the Lancaster City School District.  Activities may include but are not limited to: extra-curricular athletics, extra-curricular clubs, mentoring/tutoring within the district, volunteering as a classroom, custodial, office helper, etc…  In order to obtain the Student Engagement Seal, students must earn a combination of activities as follows: 2 Major activities (Major activities will equal 40 hours or more each) OR 4 Minor activities (Minor activities will equal less than 40 hours each) OR 1 Major AND 2 Minor activities.

The following approved LHS activities meet the criteria for earning the seal: