Graduation Requirements

Wrenshall High School Students are required to earn a total of 50 credits and 20 hours of community service to graduate.

Credits

All students are required to take a minimum of six (6) credits per semester. Credits earned in grades 9-12 are counted toward graduation. There are thirty-three (33) required credits and seventeen (17) elective credits for a total of fifty (50) semester credits required for graduation. The required credits are:

8 semesters of Language Arts, sufficient to satisfy all of the academic standards in English language arts, which are the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade courses.
6 semesters of Mathematics, encompassing Algebra II, Integrated Mathematics III, or an equivalent in high school as defined by the high school math standards. Grade 8 students must complete Algebra as defined by the Minnesota Math Standards.
8 semesters of Social Studies, including credit for a course in government and citizenship in either grade 11 or 12 for students beginning grade 9 in the 2024-2025 school year and later or an advanced placement, international baccalaureate, or other rigorous course on government and citizenship, and a combination of other credits encompassing at least United States history, geography, government and citizenship, world history, and economics sufficient to satisfy all of the academic standards in social studies.
6 semesters of Science, including one credit to satisfy all the earth and space science standards for grades 9 through 12, one credit to satisfy all the life science standards for grades 9 through 12, and one credit to satisfy all the chemistry or physics standards for grades 9 through 12.
2 semesters of Physical Education, credit is determined at the local level. Credits sufficient to satisfy the state standards in physical education.
2 semesters of Health, credit is determined at the local level. Must meet locally developed standard requirements.
1 semester of Fine/Visual Arts Education
17 Elective Courses, in which students choose courses that are of interest to them.
Students who begin grade 9 in the 2024-25 school year and later must successfully complete a course for credit in personal finance in grade 10, 11, or 12. A teacher of a personal finance course that satisfies the graduation requirement must have a field license or out-of-field permission in agricultural education, business, family and consumer science, social studies, or math.

TRANSFER STUDENTS: Students transferring to Wrenshall School will be granted equivalent high school credit for all classes taken upon entering 9th grade and at the 9th grade level and above.

Community Service Requirements for Graduation

Objectives- Civic engagement means working to make a difference in the civic life of our communities and developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make that difference. It means promoting the quality of life in a community. Studies have shown that individuals who help others develop a greater sense of self-worth and self-esteem.

Criteria- Each student will be required to work a minimum of 20 hours, starting in grade 9, performing civic engagement as a requirement for graduation. The volunteer activities a student chooses must meet the following basic requirements in order to be considered:

Activity must be performed outside the scheduled school day (8:20-3:13), unless otherwise approved by the school counselor.
Activity must not be performed for a family member, relative, or personal friend.
Activity must not be for pay or any other compensation.
Activity should be initiated by the individual student and not part of a credit granting course.

Procedures- Every time you perform a service, fill out a volunteer voucher form (located in the main office) and have it signed by the designated advisor, or keep a volunteer log if your service is for the same place over a period of time. Logs and vouchers can be picked up and turned in to Mr. Holter anytime during the school year, but the deadline for turning them in is May 1st of your senior year.

*COMMUNITY SERVICE VOUCHER FORM*