ASD Makes the Grade
Graduation
Graduation is a time to celebrate successes and new beginnings. And,
when it comes to fulfilling our mission of educating students for success
in
life, the
Anchorage School District makes the grade! Our graduates
feel well prepared to face their futures in the work-force
or post-secondary education Seventy-two
percent of graduates give the district's academic program a grade of "A" or "B" and
79 percent rate their teachers as excellent or good. Former students named
caring, knowledgeable teachers as the best aspect of their high school
experience.
Requirements
2007-08 Graduation dates
Please contact the High School Education Department at 907-742-4256 if you have questions regarding graduation. Dates for honor ceremonies and program graduations can be found on the ASD events calendar.
Watch graduations online
For the third year, AT&T Alascom will be web-casting the big 8 high school graduations online. The graduations will be available live and "on-demand" via streaming video. For the first time, they will also be available for download within one day of the event. The following graduations will be available for at least 30 days: Bartlett, Chugiak, Dimond, Eagle River, East, Service, South, & West. Visit AT&T Alascom's Web site for links to the videos |
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| Date |
Day |
School |
Location |
Time |
| May 6 |
Tuesday |
ACE |
UAA North & South Cafeteria |
11 a.m. |
| May 7 |
Wednesday |
ACT |
UAA North & South Cafeteria |
6:30 p.m. |
| May 9 |
Friday |
Crossroads |
Wendy Williamson Auditorium |
5 p.m. |
| AVAIL |
Anchorage Museum |
6:30 p.m. |
| Frontier Charter School |
Grace Christian |
7 p.m. |
| May 12 |
Monday |
South High School |
Sullivan Arena |
2 p.m. |
| Bartlett High School |
Sullivan Arena |
7 p.m. |
| May 13 |
Tuesday |
Chugiak High School |
Sullivan Arena |
2 p.m. |
| Highland Tech Charter School |
Performing Arts Center (tentative location) |
5 p.m. |
| Eagle River High School |
Sullivan Arena |
7 p.m. |
| May 14 |
Wednesday |
West High School |
Sullivan Arena |
2 p.m. |
| Dimond High School |
Sullivan Arena |
7 p.m. |
| May 15 |
Thursday |
East High School |
Sullivan Arena |
2 p.m. |
| Benny Benson |
Wendy Williamson |
4 p.m. |
| Service High School |
Sullivan Arena |
7 p.m. |
| May 19 |
Monday |
Polaris |
Wendy Williamson |
7 p.m. |
| May 20 |
Tuesday |
Steller |
Performing Arts Center - Discovery Theatre |
3 p.m. |
| Family Partnership Charter School |
East High School, Auditorium |
7 p.m. |
| May 21 |
Wednesday |
McLaughlin |
Clyde McLeod Gymnasium |
1 p.m. |
| SAVE |
Performing Arts Center |
4 p.m. |
Language Arts — 4 credits
English 9-1, 9-2, English 10-1, 10-2, and one semester of
Composition during grades 11 or 12 plus three semesters of
electives in grades 10, 11, or 12.
Social Studies — 4 credits
World History 9- 1 and 9- 2, U.S. History 10- 1 and 10 -2, one semester of Alaska Studies, one semester of Economics,
one semester of United States Government, one semester of a Social Studies elective. Students may waive the .5 credit
social studies requirement by completion of Level III of a world language (Latin, French, German, Japanese, Russian, or
Spanish); immersion students may waive the .5 social studies requirement by completion of Japanese for Fluent Speaker II
or Pacesetter Spanish.
Mathematics — 2.5 credits
Five semesters of Mathematics electives. Students must
complete course work containing or founded in
Algebra I level math skills or demonstrate Algebra I
level skills by examination.
Sciences — 3 credits
Three years (six semesters) of science credit are required.
Two semesters must be life science. Two semesters must
be physical science.
Physical Education/Health Education — 1.5 credits
Three semesters of physical education graduation requirements
can be fulfilled by passing the required Lifetime
Personal Fitness course plus .5 credit from the lifetime
activity courses (noted as such in course listings)
plus .5 additional credit from any physical education class.
- Students may obtain a waiver of .25 of the physical education graduation
requirement for each full season of Anchorage School District sports participation.
Elective credit must be earned to replace the Physical
Education/Health Education requirement that is waived. A waiver of the physical
education requirement under this section does not affect the overall minimum requirements
of 22.5 credits.
- Lifetime Personal Fitness can be waived by:
- successful completion of a fitness and written test administered
by Health and Physical Education Department; or
- participation in two seasons of ASAA-sanctioned extracurricular
sports and successful completion of the written test administered
by the Health and Physical Education Department.
- Students may also waive physical education requirements through Credit-By-Choice, correspondence, college
coursework, or field study programs.
- A maximum of 1.0 waiver of the physical education requirement is available upon completion of 1 full year
of JROTC and the subsequent summer camp.
- Lifetime Personal Fitness, Healthy Life Skills and First Aid are not repeatable upon receiving
a passing grade in a previous semester.
Electives — 7.5 credits
Fifteen semester courses have not been specified so as to
provide students an opportunity to pursue individual educational
goals. Electives may include additional courses in Language
Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Technology, Fine Arts, World Languages,
Physical Education and Career Technology.
NOTES:
A student may be considered for graduation when he or she has
acquired a minimum of 22.5 credits after grade 8 in required
and elective subjects. Depending upon High School Graduation
Qualifying Exam results, either a diploma or certificate
of achievement will be awarded.
Seniors entering the ASD for the first time may graduate by meeting requirements
of their previous school when the ASD requirements create hardship.
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