Early Graduation

Seniors and Juniors are eligible to request early graduation.

• Seniors may request to graduate at the end of the 1st semester of their final year. The following conditions apply:

  • Will not receive a class rank

    • Class rank is often a determining factor to be awarded state and institutional scholarship money. CCSD is not liable for any scholarship monies that a student is not awarded due to not having a qualifying class rank*

  • Not eligible to be valedictorian or salutatorian

  • Not eligible to participate in all year long or Spring extracurricular activities

  • May choose to walk at graduation at the end of the school year

  • Eligible to participate in all other senior activities

  • Students interested in graduating a semester early should discuss their options with their School Counselor at their grade 11 IGP conference.

• Juniors may request to graduate at the end of their 3rd year. The following conditions apply:

  • Will be promoted to grade 12 status in PowerSchool once all minimum grade level promotion requirements are met

  • Not eligible to be valedictorian or salutatorian

  • Students interested in graduating a year early should discuss their options with their School Counselor at their grade 10 IGP conference.

• Applications for early graduation must be signed by a Parent/Guardian and returned to the student’s School Counselor for processing.

• Final approval of requests by Mr. Scott (Principal) is required. 

• Applications for early graduation can be obtained from the student’s School Counselor during their annual IGP meeting.  

• All requests must be received within the first 2 weeks of the school year in which the student intends to graduate.