Ridgevue High School

Student Handbook

GRADUATION & COURSE REQUIREMENTs

Graduation Ceremony Requirements

The graduation ceremony is a time to celebrate student academic achievements. Please be mindful of the list below as they are the only allowable items that can be worn during the graduation ceremony. Students will not participate in the ceremony if alterations or additions are made.

Gown
Cap
Tassel (no souvenir tassels - tassel must be the tassel that comes within the package of the cap and gown)
RHS Graduation Medal
RHS Honor Society Cords (if applicable)
RHS Highest Honors Medal (if applicable)
RHS Academic All Stars Medal (if applicable)

All items must be approved by RHS, and purchased by the graduate (family) from DirectGrad.com.

RIDGEVUE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION

Subject Area Required Semester Credit

English/Communications/Speech 9

Social Studies 7 *a

Math 6 *c

Science 6

Health 1 *d

Physical Education 2 *b

Senior Project 1

Humanities 2 *e

Total Requirements 34

Electives 17

Total Credits 51

a. District policy requires that high school students take all core classes at Ridgevue High School. Online core class can be taken for credit recovery only. (Policy #610)

b. Students who complete two different sports or activities within the same school year, sponsored by Ridgevue High School and signed off by the coach/advisor, will receive two (2) credits. This may be done only once during a student’s high school career, and must be requested during the year of participation.

c. Beginning with the class of 2018, all students will be required to complete a minimum of one class period of CPR training.

d. Course offerings in humanities include art, drama, music, and foreign language

e. All classes taken for credit, whether on campus or with an accredited participating educational partner, must have a proctored final examination. If the participating institution cannot provide a proctor, please contact the counseling office at Ridgevue High School to arrange for one. Ridgevue High School has the right to provide a testing deadline for each semester.

f. As noted on the School Board approved calendar, Ridgevue's final exams will be given at the end of each semester. Please note: Finals are not given early, nor are they given late. Finals will only be administer during their scheduled date and time.

College Entrance Exams: Juniors - SAT

Civics Exam: Juniors must take and pass the U.S. Civics Exam

Participation in the ISAT is required.

Students MUST be enrolled in a minimum of five classes on campus during each semester of attendance. Home release is only offered during sixth and seventh periods. In order to receive a Ridgevue High School diploma, a student must meet this requirement during their final semester of attendance.

Ridgevue students have the opportunity to take college courses at a significantly reduced rate. Upon approval by the counselor and registrar, these college credits will be added to a Ridgevue transcript. College credits will NOT replace core course requirements unless approved by the administration.

Drop/Add Policy

Ridgevue High School’s master schedule is based entirely upon student requests. It is critical that students understand that schedule changes cannot be allowed once requests are submitted. Schedule changes will be allowed for scheduling errors only, but not for teacher, period, or lunch preferences. There will be no changes allowed for incoming freshmen students with full, grade-appropriate schedules. Any student who elects to withdraw from a class after the first five days of the semester will receive a Withdrawal/Fail grade for the course.

GRADE CLASSIFICATION

Students are classified according to their year in high school. However, in order to be on track for graduation, students should have earned the indicated minimum number of credits in order to graduate with their class: Freshman 12 credits

Sophomore 24 credits

Junior 38 credits

Senior 51 credits

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO IDAHO'S

PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

The math and natural science requirements for students planning to attend a public Idaho college or university are:

Math: 6 credits minimum - beginning with Algebra 1

Natural Science: 6 credits minimum. Two of the credits must come from a lab science.

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