Cedar High School
DIPLOMA OF MERIT
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Student must maintain 90% attendance average each year.
Student will complete 40 hours of volunteer service, preferably in conjunction with a CHS service club or organization.
Student will maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.
Student must select at least two areas of emphasis and is then expected to complete the requirement of each department prior to receiving the Diploma of Merit.
August 2015
DEPARTMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
ACADEMIC
English 4 creditsMathematics 4 creditsScience 4 credits Social Studies 3.5 credits
Student must maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPA in all courses and no grade below a B-.
Business-Terri Sanders, Michelle Taylor
Student must take four business classes.
Computer Technology Word Processing Critical Work Skills
Business LawAccountingBusiness Web Page Design
Computer Programming Related word-based learning
Student must have a cumulative 3.5 GPA in the above listed courses.
Student must be a member of FBLA for at least two of four years.
COMPUTER SCIENCE – Michelle Taylor
Student must have completed five of the following computer courses:
Computer ProgrammingBusiness Web Page DesignWord Processing
3D GraphicsComputer TechnologyGraphic Communications
CADATC Courses
Student must maintain a cumulative 3.5 GPA in the above listed courses.
ENGLISH – Julie King
Student must maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPA in at least 4 English classes.
Student must successfully complete either an Advanced Placement class or a concurrent enrollment class in English or take a) 2 years of Journalism or b) one year of Creative Writing where they have been published 3 times. Two of those times must be in periodicals outside of CHS.
FINE ARTS
Student will select an area of emphasis of either: Music, Visual Arts, Drama, or Dance.
Dance – Tami Farish
Students need to enroll in at least 4 semesters of dance courses in the four years of high school.
Students must have a 3.5 Cumulative GPA in all dance classes.
Drama – Zach Trotter
Student needs to enroll in at least three drama courses in the four years of high school.
Student needs to participate in two shows per year.
Student needs to participate at region/state drama and Shakespear competition for two years.
Music Winds: Steve Shirts – Strings: Christina CarriganVocal: Mark Ganowsky
Student must be a member in at least one performance group for four years: Winds, Strings, or Vocal.
Student must participate in an audition group for two years in one of the above listed areas.
Student must have 100% attendance in all performances including concerts, festivals, and parades during all four years. Please see your music teacher for concerns.
Student must have a 3.5 cumulative GPA in all performance music classes.
Visual Arts – Brad Stacey
Student must have a 3.5 cumulative GPA in all visual arts classes.
Student needs to participate in Art Guild activities for two of the four high school years.
Student needs to enroll in five semester classes of visual art classes, including Foundations of Art three semesters of Advanced visual arts.
Ceramics – Brandon Wainwright
Student must have a 3.5 cumulative GPA in all visual arts classes.
Student needs to participate in one year of the ceramics club.
Student needs to enroll in five semester classes of ceramics.
FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE- LeAnn Leavitt
Student must take any four Family and Consumer Science Classes, one being an advanced course Pro Start, Clothing II, Nutrition, or Foods II.
Student must have a cumulative 3.5 GPA.
Student must be an active member of FCCLA for at least 2 years. (participate in at least 3 activities)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE – Jeff Corry
Student must take a Foreign Language class for three years. Two years must be in the same language.
Student must maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPA in Foreign Language classes.
Journalism And Yearbook – Kristin Brinkerhoff / KodiQuarnberg
Student must be on the school paper or yearbook staff for junior and senior year.
Student must contribute to those publications in a meaningful manner, as determined by the advisor.
Student must achieve a 3.0 cumulative GPA in Journalism and/or Yearbook classes
LEADERSHIP – Danna Esplin
Student must be involved in student government or another Cedar High leadership role for at least three years.
Student must complete a minimum of 40 hours of community service each year during high school. Service hours that do not qualify include: paid community service, hours you get high school credit for, court appointed hours, work on political campaigns.
Student must complete Leadership Tracking Form and attach it to the application. See Mrs. Esplin for more details.
Student must achieve a 3.5 cumulative GPA.
MATHEMATICS – Annie Draper
The student must have a 3.0 cumulative or greater GPA in their math classes.
Student must have taken 3 years of mathematics in high school, where one of the courses is Secondary III and another is either AP Calculus, AP Statistics or Math 1050.
We would prefer that the student completes 10 of their service hours by tutoring other students in math.
Student must provide either a portfolio of their best work or complete a math project, which has been approved by the math department.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION – Laura Bailey
Students must have taken at least 5 semester classes of P.E. Student must demonstrate good citizenship with nothing lower than satisfactory “S”. Athletics cannot count as part of the P.E. classes.
Student must provide a signature from the coach for the sport played at Cedar High School.
Student completes a resume of accomplishments in the selected area, which is due with application.
The resume would reflect the following priorities: student have participated on a athletic team in at least one of the following sports: Football, Volleyball, Soccer, X-Country, Tennis, Golf, Basketball, Swimming, Wrestling, Track, Baseball, Softball, Drill and Cheer.
Student must have a 3.5 cumulative GPA, or better, in all Physical Education courses.
SCIENCE– Eric Fieldsted
Student must take four years of Science in both physical and life areas (Earth Systems will count as a science class but additional physical science will be needed) and at least one AP or 1010 class: AP Chemistry Chem 1010 Bio 1010 Bio 1610 AP Physics Nutrition 1020
Student must average a 3.0 GPA in each science class.
SOCIAL SCIENCE– Mickey Talbot
Student must maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPA in Social Science classes.
Student must successfully complete either an Advance Placement class or a concurrent enrollment class in Social Science.
TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY-Scott Andersen & Todd Thorley
CAD-Todd Thorley
Student must take CAD 1 and CAD 2
Student must have a cumulative 3.5 GPA in the above listed courses.
Student must demonstrate good citizenship with nothing lower than Satisfactory “S” marks.
Student must be a member of Skills USA.
Cabinet and Millwork-Todd Thorley
Student must take Cabinet and Millwork 1 and 2.
Student must have a cumulative 3.5 GPA in the above listed courses.
Student must be a member of Skills USA.
General-Scott Andersen
Student must take any 5 Applied Technology or ATC Course.
Student must have a cumulative 3.5 GPA in the above listed courses.
Graphic Arts-Scott Andersen
Student must take 4 classes in Graphic Arts and 3-D Animation.
Student must have a cumulative 3.5 GPA in the above listed courses.
Student must create a portfolio.
August 2015