Lake Stevens High School Profile, Graduation Requirements, and Class Standings

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Type of School: Public
Grades Included: 10-12
Enrollment: 1673 (October 2007)
Size of Senior Class ('08): ~500
Accreditation: State of Washington
School Year Pattern: 2 Semesters
School Day Pattern: 6 periods (no study hall)

Credits
To be enrolled as a Sophomore, a student must have successfullt completed the nineth grade or be granted admission by the building administrator based on extenuating circumstances. The following defines class standings:

4.5 credits needed to enter 10th grade
7.5 credits needed to enter 10th grade, 2nd semester
10.5 credits needed to enter 11th grade
13.5 credits needed to enter 11th grade, 2nd semester
16.5 credits needed to enter 12th grade
19.5 credits needed to enter 12th grade, 2nd semester
22.5 credits needed to graduate and participate in the ceremony

Lake Stevens High School is located in Western Washington approximately 7 miles East of Everett and 25 miles NE of Seattle. It is located in a suburban area...

Graduation Requirements:

• English - 3.5 credits including English 9, and English 10;
• Mathematics - 2 credits;
• Science - 2 credits;
• Social Studies - 3 credits including Global Studies, U.S. History 1-2, Contemporary American Issues, and Contemporary World Issues;
• Physical Education - 1.5 credits;
• Health - .5 credit;
• Occupational - 1.5 credits;
• Fine Arts - 1 credit;
• General Electives - 7.5 credits.

-Total credits required = 22.5.-

Viking Experience requirements:

• 15 hours of community service each year for 60 total hours
• 13th year plan- updated each semester
• VIP paper- due in the Junior year
• Culminating Exhibition- Senior year

Other school and state requirements:

• 22.5 credits in required curricular areas
• Pass reading and writing WASL*
• Pass the math WASL^

*Students must pass the reading and writing portion of the WASL or an approved alternative such as a Collection of Evidence or meeting SAT or ACT cut score established by the state

^Students must pass the math WASL or a state approved alternative such as Collection of Evidence or meeting SAT or ACT cut score established by the state. As a result of new legislation students who have not met standard on the math WASL must continually be enrolled in a math course and continue taking the math WASL until they graduate.

ACT and SAT School Code: 480 585

Advanced Placement Courses Offered:

AP Biology
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Chemistry
AP U S History
AP Statistics
AP European History
AP Art

Grading System (Unweighted):

A = 4.0
A- = 3.7
B+ = 3.3
B = 3.0
B- = 2.7
C+ = 2.3
C = 2.0
C- = 1.7
D+ = 1.3
D = 1.0
F = 0.0

Not used in G.P.A. - P, CR/NC, S/U