GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Graduation requirements for Lakeview High School are as follows:

A class meeting daily for one semester will constitute 5 credits.

Students who do not pass the required hours each year are moved along with their class.   If at the end of their four years in high school, they have not met the requirements, they are awarded a certificate of attendance in place of a diploma.

COMMENCEMENT

Student credits will be checked at the end of the first semester of their senior year.   Any student who needs more than 35 hours of credit to graduate will not be allowed to participate in the Commencement ceremony until granted permission to do so by the principal.

MID-TERM GRADUATION

Any student considering midterm graduation during his/her senior year, must make a written request for midterm graduation prior to the beginning of his/her seventh semester of attendance.   The request should include the reason(s) the student wishes to be considered for early separation.   Upon receipt of the request, the counselor shall, within five working days, determine if the student will have met all of the course requirements needed to graduate from Lakeview.   If the student is on track to meet the requirements, the principal shall consider the request and shall, within five working days, either grant or deny the request.   At the completion of the seventh semester, the student will not be allowed to participate in any other school activities or functions as a student.   However, the student will have the option of participating in the commencement program at the end of the year.  

SENIOR MODIFIED SCHEDULE

Parental or guardian written permission is required for seniors who wish to take a reduced course load.   Seniors are required to be enrolled for a minimum of 20 high school credits per semester or the equivalent.   Before modifying his/her schedule, seniors should consider the impact of a reduced course load on future plans and opportunities.