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Welcome

Please think about what questions you have about your sophomore year.

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Your Future Career

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  • You don’t need to have set post-high school plans yet, but it’s important to start thinking about options�
  • Xello & BigFuture

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  • The classes that you take in high school may impact your options

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Graduation Requirements

4 credits of Language Arts

  • Literature & Composition
  • World Literature & Composition
  • American Literature or AP English Language
  • Oral Communication - 0.5 credit
  • Senior Language Arts Course - 0.5 credit
    • AP English Literature (1 credit)
    • English 12 (1 credit)
    • Shakespeare
    • Mythology
    • Digital Media Literacy
    • Sports Literature and Journalism

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Graduation Requirements

4 Credits of Social Studies

  • Human Geography (grade 9)
  • World History Modern (grade 10)
  • U.S. History (grade 11)
  • Government & Social Issues
  • Social Studies Elective - 0.5 credit
    • AP Psychology (1 credit)
    • Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia
    • Pop Culture in American History
    • War & Conflict
    • Economics

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Graduation Requirements

3 Credits of Math

    • Intermediate Math
    • Integrated Math 1
    • Integrated Math 2
    • Integrated Math 3
    • Concepts & Analysis
    • Intro to College Math
    • AP Precalculus
    • AP Calculus AB

*Math ELT does NOT count towards Math graduation requirement

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*Check college requirements

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Graduation Requirements

3 Credits of Science

  • Science 9
  • Biology
  • Chemistry 1 (at least 0.5 credit)
  • Science Electives
    • AP Biology
    • AP Environmental Science
    • Human Physiology
    • Physics
    • Field Ecology (0.5 credit)
    • CTE classes (ES): Horticulture, Small Animal Science, Vet Studies, Biotechnology, Ag Processing/Food Science (all are 0.5 credit)

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Graduation Requirements

1.5 credits of PE

  • PE 9
  • 2 other PE classes in 2 different years
    • Strength Training
    • Outdoor Activity
    • Individual PE
    • Fitness for Life
    • Team Sports
    • Unified PE
    • Lifeguard Training/Water Safety Instruction

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0.5 credit of Health

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Graduation Requirements

0.5 credit of Fine Arts

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0.5 credit Career/Tech. Ed. class

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0.5 credit Financial Literacy

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0.5 credit STEAM 1

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24 credits total

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*Note that there is no foreign language requirement to graduate from LHS but it is required for some colleges

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Laude system

A tiered system that recognizes students for the rigor of their academic program as well as their success in the program.

    • Summa Cum Laude (Laude Score >= 60.000)
    • Magna Cum Laude (Laude Score = 45.000 - 59.999)
    • Cum Laude (Laude Score = 30.000 - 44.999)
    • No recognition (Laude Score <30.000)

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Laude Score = Cumulative GPA x Laude Points

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Laude Points are earned by passing rigorous courses.

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Laude system examples

Student 1 Student 2

Laude Score: 3.394 x 14.5 = 49.213 (Magna Cum Laude) 3.927 x 7.0 = 27.489 (no recognition)

Laude Points: Accelerated math 1.5 Accelerated math 1.5

Honors Lit & Comp 0.5 Honors Lit & Comp 0.5

AP Human Geo 1.0 AP Human Geo 1.0

Honors Science 9 0.5 Honors Science 9 0.5

Honors World Lit 0.5 Honors World Lit 0.5

AP World History 1.0 Math 4 1.0

Honors Biology 0.5 AP Psychology 1.0

Spanish 3 1.0 AP Env Sci (1 sem) 0.5

AP Eng Language 1.0 Manufacturing 2 0.5

AP US History 1.0

Honors Chemistry 0.5

Math 4 1.0

AP Psychology 1.0 Laude Points have a much more significant

Economics 0.5 impact than GPA does!

AP Biology 1.0

AP Calculus AB 1.0

Choir (8 sem + capstone) 1.0

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Scheduling in I.C.

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  • Select 8 credits
    • classes that meet all year = 1 credit
    • semester classes = 0.5 credit
    • you should have at least 16 different course numbers requested plus alternates

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Basic Scheduling Information

  • 1.0 credit classes - make sure that you request P1 & P2

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  • No more than 2 PE classes in a year

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  • Repeatable classes: PE, Music, Writing for Publication (unless making up a failed graduation requirement)

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How to Access Scheduling in Infinite Campus

  1. Log into student Infinite Campus portal
  2. Click on "More" (left side of screen)
  3. Click on “Course Registration”
  4. Click on “2026-27 Registration”
  5. Click on "Add Course Request"

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Course Catalog: https://high.lodi.k12.wi.us/counseling/course-catalog-and-scheduling

All requests automatically save, simply log out when you have entered all requests.

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Requests need to be in IC by January 23rd