1. Graduation Requirements
Class of 2020

2. What is the difference between middle school and high school?
A lot!!!
the main difference is that you EARN credits in high school for every course you take.
But……

3. The information in this column is so IMPORTANT!

4. Exams Required to Graduate
South Carolina Graduation Requirements
T.L. Hanna High School
24 Total Units Required
Minimum Requirements
PE or
JROTC
Foreign Language or
Career/Technology
English
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
7 Electives Needed to Graduate
Eng 1
Alg 1
Fine Art
Computer
Science
Biology
US History
at A5CC
Govt/Econ
Exams Required to Graduate
ACT
Additional electives:
These are not units…these are State tests you take during your high school career.

5. Exams Required to Graduate
Minimum Requirements
To be a Sophomore
9th
10th
11th
12th
Classes Passed during the year
PE or
JROTC
Foreign Language or
Career/Technology
English
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
7 Electives Needed to Graduate
Computer
Science
Biology
US History
at A5CC
Govt/
Econ
Exams Required to Graduate
English HSAP
ACT
To have a “10” on your ID you have to have ALL the blue squares at the end of the summer of your 9th grade year.
This is the ONLY way to be considered a sophomore!
Additional Units

6. So……
If I pass all of my classes but I fail my math class, will I be a sophomore?
NO…and you are considered a repeat 9th grader

7. Yes…but you have a much bigger task ahead of you the next school year
So……
If I pass 5 classes but I fail PE, Art, and World History will I be a sophomore?
Yes…but you have a much bigger task ahead of you the next school year

8. Exams Required to Graduate
Minimum Requirements
To be a Junior
9th
10th
11th
12th
Classes Passed during the year
PE or
JROTC
Foreign Language or
Career/Technology
English
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
7 Electives Needed to Graduate
Computer
Science
Biology
US History
at A5CC
Govt/
Econ
Exams Required to Graduate
ACT
To have an “11” on your ID you have to have ALL the blue AND red squares at the end of your 10th grade year.
This is the ONLY way to be classified a junior!
Additional
Units:

9. Exams Required to Graduate
Minimum Requirements
To be a Senior
9th
10th
11th
12th
Classes Passed during the year
PE or
JROTC
Foreign Language or
Career/Technology
English
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
7 Electives Needed to Graduate
Computer
Science
US History
Biology
at A5CC
Govt/
Econ
Exams Required to Graduate
English HSAP
ACT
To have a “12” on your ID you have to have ALL the blue AND red AND green squares at the end of your 11th grade year.
This is the ONLY way to be classified a senior!
Additional
Units:

10. Exams Required to Graduate Remember these are Minimum Requirements
To be a Hanna Graduate
PE or
JROTC
Foreign Language or
Career/Technology
English
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
7 Electives Needed to Graduate
Computer
Science
US History
Biology
at A5CC
Govt/Econ
Exams Required to Graduate
ACT
Remember these are Minimum Requirements

11. 32 Units Possible—why? College Requirements
Advanced Classes (AP, IB, Dual-Enrollment, College Courses)
Repeating Failed Courses
(summer school requirements)
AVCC Courses

12. Are you an athlete? High School League Requires:
For first time 9th graders-- you must have passed the 8th grade academically (not through social promotion)
10th-12th grades-
An overall passing average AND earn 5 credits from the previous year
Division I Requires:
16 core courses
4 years of English
3 years of Math (Alg 1 and higher)
2 years of natural/physical science (1 year of lab if offered by high school)
1 additional unit of English, Math, or Science
2 years of Social Studies
4 years of additional courses (from the areas above or foreign language)
Same for Division II in 2013

13. Why am I here?
Academic success in ninth grade course work is highly predictive of eventual graduation
Each year, approximately 1.2 million students fail to graduate from high school
Nationally, only about two-thirds of all students who enter 9th grade graduate with regular high school diplomas four years later.

14. Ten Reasons to Graduate… Commit Today!
1. The top 8 jobs of the future require a high school diploma and some post-secondary education.

15. Ten Reasons to Graduate… Commit Today!
2. The average yearly income of a high school dropout is $19,365

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3. The average yearly income of a high school graduate is $33,633

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4. A high school dropout has only a 58% chance of steady employment

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5. Three in every 10 students will not graduate

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6. High school dropouts are significantly higher risk candidates for substance abuse and crime.

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7. High school dropouts are twice as likely as high school graduates to slip into poverty

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8. Increasing the national graduation rate by 10% would reduce homicides and assaults by approximately 20%
Three-quarters of state prison inmates are dropouts, as are 59% of federal inmates. In fact, dropouts are 3.5 times more likely than high school graduates to be incarcerated in their lifetime.

22. Ten Reasons to Graduate… Commit Today!
9. Individuals with a high school diploma have better indicators of general health

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10. Individuals with a high school diploma live longer
Sources: Education Week; Diplomas Count (2006); Education Commission of the States (2008)

24. The statistic that bears repeating!
Every nine seconds in America a student becomes a dropout
Lehr, C.A. et al. (2004). Essential tools: Increasing rates of
school completion. Minneapolis, MN: National Center on
Secondary Education and Transition. (Full text available online
from Education Commission of the States at:
org/html/Document.asp?chouseid=6649)

25. So what do you get from me?
A Blue Card