Columbia High School and the White Salmon Valley School District want the best for its students: success at whatever they choose to do in life. To ensure this success, students and parents must be familiar with the four new statewide graduation requirements established by the Washington State Board of Education.

Beginning with the Class of 2008 -- students entering ninth grade in the 2004-05 school year -- all students in our district will be held accountable to these new requirements. Each student must successfully:

Columbia High School operates on a 7-period semester schedule. This schedule makes it possible for students to earn a total of 3.5 credits each semester, with a possible 7 credits in one academic year. The school district policy states that a student must meet all graduaton requirements prior to graduation or they will not be allowed to walk in the graduation cremony or attend the senior trip.

The graduation requirements for each graduation year follow, showing the number of credits required in different areas for each graduating class.

Class of...
2010
2011
2012 - 2013
English
4
4
4
Social Studies/History
3
3
3
Math*
2-3
2-3
3
Science
2
2
2
Physical Ed/Health
2
2
2
Fine Arts
1
1
1
CTE
1
1
1
Pacific NW History **
0.5
0.5
0.5
Electives
11.5
12
11
Total credits required for graduation
28
27.5

27.5

*Students must obtain a full credit in Algebra I and Geometry or Segmented Math. Students who have not yet passed the Math WASL must take an additional mathematics class that will increase their mathematics proficiency toward meeting or exceeding the standards on the Math WASL.

**Students typically receive 0.5 credits on their high school transcript for 8th grade Washington State Hisotry, and may earn another 1.0 credits for Algebra I taken in the 8th grade.

The White Salmon Valley School District has further defined these broad requirements, identifying components and procedures to help every student meet these goals. Follow the links above and below to learn about the work being completed to get Columbia High School ready for the class of 2008 (and beyond) and their requirement for meeting the new graduation requirements.

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