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June GraduationBOOK OF THE MONTH for JuneElementary (K-2): Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes.A young mouse named Chrysanthemum loves her beautifulname until classmates at school make fun of it. Fortunately,the music teacher understands and helps Chrysanthemumrealize that her name is wonderful after all. Charming penand-inkdrawings illustrate the story. See other books by thisauthor about mouse adventures.Elementary (3-5): The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco.Great-Grandma Anna comes to America from Russia duringher childhood and brings with her a quilt that her mother hasmade for her. Over the ensuing years, the quilt is handeddown through five generations. The quilt is used for thewedding canopy as well as to welcome new babies into theworld. This book incorporates Jewish beliefs with familytraditions. Black-and-while illustrations with some colorhighlights help to convey the passage of time.Middle School (6-8): Voyages by Walt Whitman.This collection presents 53 of Whitman’s poems selected byLee Bennet Hopkins. It includes handsome black-and-whitedrawings and a short biography of the poet.High School (9-12); The King Must Die by Mary Renault.The story is told of mythical hero Theseus, slayer of monsters,abductor of princesses and king of Athens. He emerges as aclearly defined personality: brave, aggressive and quick. Thecore of the story is Theseus’ Cretan adventure when he slewthe Minotaur.Congratulations, Class of 2009! We celebrateyour achievements and wish you every successin the future.For high school students, graduation from TheSchool District of Philadelphia requires thesuccessful accumulation of at least 23.5 credits.These credits may be earned in a Districtclassroom, in a classroom of a college oruniversity participating in the District’s dualenrollment program, or through outside experience,such as community service. The followingare the required subjects that must be taken tograduate from The School District of Philadelphia:Credits Subject4 English3 Mathematics3 Science3 Social Studies1 African American History2 World Language2 Arts and Humanities1 Physical Education0.5 Health4 Electives* **The student also must successfullycomplete a multidisciplinary projector a service learning project.*One elective must be in one of the following:Mathematics, Science, InternationalBaccalaureate or Advanced Placementcourses.**Special admission schools and othercriteria-based schools or programs maypredetermine the electives to requireadditional subject area credits in math,science or other areas.