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A student who wishes
permission to be graduated from high school prior to the normally expected
graduation date of his class should use the following procedure in making
his request.
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The student will discuss
the matter with his parents or guardian. Families are advised that there
may be some implications for medical and automobile insurance policies
with clauses referring to full-time students.
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The student and his
parents or guardian will meet with the student's counselor to review the
student's academic record, to discuss the reasons for the request, and to
examine the advantages and disadvantages of such action. The counselor
will then make a recommendation to the student and his parents or
guardian.
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The student will address
a letter to the high school principal. The letter will include the
reasons for the request and the signature of the student's counselor.
(The counselor's signature will be viewed as verification that the first
two steps have been completed.)
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The parents or guardian
of the student will address a letter to the high school principal stating
the student's request. (Both letters, student and parent, should be
included in the same envelope.)
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The counselor will file
in the student's cumulative folder:
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The date of the
student‑parent conference.
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The counselor's
recommendation.
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Copies of both letters
addressed to the principal.
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The request to be
graduated early and the procedures to be followed in making the request
shall be completed no later than the 15th meeting date of classes in the
fall of the school year. The principal may make exceptions for late
transferring students and for extreme emergency cases.
The following policies
pertain to students who have been granted permission to be graduated early:
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January graduates will
be included in the June Commencement Program.
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Early graduates will be
eligible for National Honor Society.
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Three‑year early
graduates will be ranked at the same time as the members of the senior
class. Class rank of the early graduate shall be indicated as a
co‑ranking on the records to ensure that a student remaining in high
school for the normal four-year period is not "bumped" from his earned
class rank.
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January graduates will
be permitted to participate in all senior spring activities subject to the
same rules as apply to spring graduates.
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