Guidance for graduation caps and cords
Graduation Caps
Decorating your cap? Graduation caps will be reviewed/approved in the staging lines (at Civic) by our school staff.
Here are some good options for your cap:
- Thank a parent, grandparent, family member, teacher, friend
- Recognize the college, tech school, or apprenticeship attending next fall
- Graduation year
- Branch of the military
- Cultural or traditional family symbols
Words and symbols must be consistent with our key strategies that create a safe and engaging learning environment.
Graduation cords
Students will wear caps and gowns for graduation, and some may wear cords. We recognize these three cords in the graduation program.
- Gold honor cords are given to any student who has a 3.5 GPA or higher.
- Blue cords given out for AVID.
- Black ribbon medals are for students who have earned a seal of biliteracy.
Some students may have additional cords to celebrate other accomplishments for clubs or activities, flower leis and/or other cultural or significant accessories. The tradition of graduation is for the graduating class to wear similar attire to symbolize many parts of the whole class. We appreciate the sentiment of this tradition and we also understand some may choose to add embellishments. We ask that they students do not impact or take away from the day’s events or other students’ experiences.
Class of 2021 and Beyond
English 4.0Required: English 101 and English 201, and other courses in reading, writing, and communication.
Mathematics 3.0Required: Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II (Algebra II may be met by another third year math course based on Personalized Pathway/High School and Beyond Plan including parent/guardian signature). See counselor for details.
World Language 2.0Required: Two credits in the same language (e.g., two years of Spanish, two years of French, two years of German, etc.). Credits may be met through Personalized Pathway/High School and Beyond Plan and district waiver process.
Science 3.0Expected sequence: Biology, Chemistry, Physics. Required: Two credits must be in a lab science. (Third credit may be met by a course that aligns with Personalized Pathway/High School and Beyond Plan including parent/guardian signature). See counselor for details.
Social Studies 3.0Required: Contemporary World History/Geography/Problems; US History/Government; 0.5 credits of Civics (content may be embedded in another social studies course); 0.5 credits of Social Studies elective.
Health and Fitness 2.0Required: Health (0.5 credit) andPE(1.5 credits).
Visual and Performing Arts 2.01.0 credit may be substituted as part of a Personalized Pathway/High School and Beyond Plan including parent/guardian signature.
Career and TechnicalEducation 1.5Required: 0.5 Technical Literacy, which is a new course to learn technical skills necessary to be successful in other high school and post-high school endeavors. One credit may be an Occupational Education course that meets the definition of an exploratory course as described in theCTEprogram standards.
Electives 9.5
30RequiredHigh School Credits
