Requirements:

• Must be done Senior year

• Donate at least one pint of blood in approximately 75% of school-hosted blood drives

Course, Club, or Other 

Cord Description: Single Red Cord

Contact schsasb@carlsbadusd.net for more information.

Requirements:

• CAASPP/SBAC English Language Arts assessment (Spring 11th grade administration) - Score Meets or Exceeds Standards

• Completion of 4 years of English courses with an average GPA of 2.0 or higher

• Demonstrate proficiency in an additional language through ONE of the following:

  • AP World Language exam score of 3 or higher

OR

• Complete a 4 year high school course of study in a world language with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher in that course of study (years of language taken in middle school will count)

Students using this eligibility requirement must also:

• Complete the CUSD Oral Language Proficiency Exam. 

                   This exam will be administered in the student’s 4th year of language or as arranged with the site Department Chair.

• ELL STUDENTS ONLY: If you are currently identified as an ELL student, you must of attained an overall score of 1558 or higher on your most recent ELPAC test.

       Here is the website for more information

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Course, Club, or Other

Cord Description: Single Intertwined Red and White Cord along with a Seal on the student's Diploma

Contact vruby@carlsbadusd.net for more information.

Requirements:

• Must be a participating Senior in Robotics club

Course, Club, or Other

Cord Description: Single Intertwined Red, White, and Black Cord

Contact saied.moezzi@carlsbadusd.net for more information.

Requirements:

• Must have been in the program for, at minimum, four trimesters over the course of the two years the student is in the program

• Must have never been expelled from the program at any point

PALs Website

Course, Club, or Other

Cord Description: Single Orange Cord

Contact cdibenedetto@carlsbadusd.net for more information.

Requirements:

• Must have ten hours of NHS-sponsored community service hours for each year the student was a member of NHS

Course, Club, or Other

Cord Description: Dual Gold Cords

Contact tandersson@carlsbadusd.net  for more information.

Cord Requirements:

• Member for at least one trimester

Medallion Requirements:

• Member for at least six trimesters

Membership requirements can be found here.

Course, Club, or Other

Cord Description: Dual Gold and White Cords

Contact andrea.fett@carlsbadusd.net  for more information.

Requirements:

• Must be a Genius Project Symposium Speaker 

OR

• Must be a Spotlight Interviewee

Course, Club, or Other

Cord Description: Single Intertwined Gold and Black Cord

Contact salberts@carlsbadusd.net for more information.

Requirements:

• Must be an ASB Executive or Senior Cabinet Member (President, Vice President, Secretary , Treasurer, Bobsquad President) 

• Must be in ASB for two of three trimesters during the Senior year

• Must have been an ASB member for at least  two years. 

Automatic Cord Awards:

• Legacy Leaders that have four years of membership 

• Senior Standouts

Course, Club, or Other

Cord Description: Dual Forest Green and Gold Cords

Contact schsasb@carlsbadusd.net for more information.

Requirements:

• Must be an active member of Science Olympiad for at minimum of two years. Those years are not required to be consecutive

• Must be an active member the Senior year of the student

Course, Club, or Other

Cord Description: Single Intertwined Forest Green and White Cord

Contact amagee@carlsbadusd.net for more information.

Requirements:

• At least three years in AVID

• Completion of all three Senior Seminar trimesters with B or better

• Meet A–G requirements (C or better in Econ, Gov, ERWC, etc.)

• Accepted to at least one university

• Submit Senior data to AVID Center

• Take one AP or college class minimum

• Earn 2.7+ GPA during Senior year

• 90%+ attendance during Senior year

• Pass all Senior classes on first attempt

Course, Club, or Other

Cord Description: Single Royal Blue Cord

Contact asalah@carlsbadusd.net for more information.

Requirements:

• Must be a Junior or Senior that has participated in three full length Sage Creek productions. 

• Must be a registered member of Thespian Society

Course, Club, or Other

Cord Description: Single Intertwined Royal Blue & Gold Cord

Contact jporter@carlsbadusd.net for more information.

Requirements:

• Full Description

Course, Club, or Other

Cord Description: Single Intertwined Light Blue and White Cord

Contact sarah.eichler@carlsbadusd.net for more information.

Requirements:

• Must be an active member of Tri-M during the Senior year of the student

Course, Club, or Other

Cord Description: Single Pink Cord

Contact juliana.quinones@carlsbadusd.net for more information.

Requirements:

• Must hold an editor position by and during the Senior year of the student. 

Includes:

• • Executive Director/Business Manager

  • Web Editor-in-Chief

  • Managing Editor

  • Broadcast Editor-in-Chief

  • News Editor

  • Sports Editor

  • Entertainment Editor

  • Opinion Editor

  • Features Editor

  • Social Media Editor

• Must be in MMJ for two out of two trimesters of their Senior Year

• Must have been an MMJ student for a minimum of two years. Those years are not required to be consecutive

Course, Club, or Other

Cord Description: Single Intertwined Maroon, Navy Blue, and White Cord

Contact rachel.hurlimann@carlsbadusd.net for more information.

Requirements:

• Complete 8+ trimesters of any VAPA course. The following courses are considered VAPA:

  • Architectural Design A & B

  • Art 1 A & B

  • Art 2 A & B

  • Art 3 A & B

  • AP Art History A, B, & Seminar

  • AP Art Studio A, B, & Seminar

  • 3D Design A & B

  • Ceramics 2 A & B

  • Chamber Orchestra A, B, & C

  • Dance FA 1 A & B

  • Dance FA 2 A & B

  • Dance FA 3 A & B

  • Dance FA 4 A & B

  • Digital Photography 1 A & B

  • Digital Photography 2 A & B

  • Instrumental Music A, B, & C

  • Multimedia Journalism A, B, & C

  • Orchestra A, B, & C

  • Publication Journalism A, B, & C

  • Wind Ensemble A, B, & C

  • Theater 1 A, B, & C

  • Theater 2 A, B, & C 

  • Theater 3 A, B, & C

  • Technical Theater A, B, & C

• Must submit VAPA Cord Application Form by May 2, 2025 with transcript indicating qualifying classes

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Note: 

Courses used to meet other graduation requirements (e.g., PE credit from Dance) still count toward the VAPA cord.

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Course, Club, or Other

Cord Description: Single Intertwined Rainbow Cord

Contact sarah.eichler@carlsbadusd.net for more information.

Requirements:

• Complete both the Concentrator and Capstone courses in a specific pathway

Biomedical Pathway:

• Concentrator Course: Human Body Systems (Year 2)

• Capstone Course: Biomedical Innovation (Year 4)

Computer Science Pathway:

• Concentrator Course: Computer Science Principles (Year 2)

• Capstone Course: Advanced Computer Programming (Year 3)

Engineering Pathway:

• Concentrator Course: Principles of Engineering  OR Computer Science Principles (Year 2 or 3 respectively)

• Capstone Course: Engineering Design and Development (Year 4)

Photography Pathway:

• Concentrator Course: Digital Photography 1 (Year 1)

• Capstone Course: Digital Photography 2 (Year 2)

Course, Club, or Other

Cord Description: Single Black Cord

Contact crobertson1@carlsbadusd.net for more information.