Lockport Township High School District 205 2021-2022 Course Catalog

Physical Education: Daily Physical Education is required by the Illinois School Code. Enrollment in physical education during each semester a student
is enrolled in school is required unless the student is enrolled in health education, driver education, AFJROTC, or has other exemptions as prescribed
in this handbook or in board policy. Students must make up any physical education course that they fail. Students cannot substitute driver-training
credit for a quarter of physical education that they failed. Neither can students be exempted from a quarter of physical education if they have elected
to take driver education during the summer. Students may not be enrolled in more than one (1) physical education class per semester. Seniors may
take an additional physical education class only with the approval from the Guidance Services Department Chairperson and Physical Education
Department Chairperson.
Retaking a Course: If a student fails a course that is required for graduation, he/she must retake the class. All “F” grades remain on a student’s
transcript and are included in the calculation of the GPA. Students are encouraged to go to Summer School if they fail a required course.
Repeating a Course: A student may request to repeat a course in which the student received a grade of D or better in any area where the skill level
needs to be increased before moving on to the next course in a sequence. Students or their parents must notify their counselor and the registrar if they
are planning to repeat a course to improve skills. Only the highest grade will be calculated in the GPA, although all grades will remain on the transcript.
Credit is earned only once.
Schedule Changes: During the registration process, parents, teachers and counselors assist students in making meaningful class choices that support
a student’s academic and career goals. The decision to take a course is an important one. Students should carefully consider their educational and
career goals and develop a plan to work towards them with the intention of adhering to that plan. Course selections are completed by the end of
February each year. Based on course requests and class sizes, sections are established. After the February deadline, student requests for
schedule changes will NOT be considered unless the student failed a required course and did not successfully retake the course in summer school
or the student is misplaced due to a scheduling error. Once the school year begins, schedule changes will be made only under exceptional
circumstances, and any class drop to a study hall will result in a W (Withdrawal) posted on the transcript.
Students Taking College Coursework: Students may take college coursework in advance of graduating from high school with counselor approval.
However, college credit courses may not be substituted for high school credit and will not be included on the high school transcript.
Summer School: Lockport Township High School offers a Summer School program for students who have received failing grades for their required
courses and for those who wish to continue their education throughout the summer. In general, Summer School classes meet each Monday – Thursday
morning for a period of four (4) hours. Each four- (4) week session represents one (1) semester’s work and one-half (1/2) credit. Students may enroll
in one semester long course each session of summer school. High school students should check with counselors for approval of their course selection.
Summer school registration will take place during the second semester.
Top Ten Percent: For purposes of determining those students to be recognized as being in the top 10% of their class, both grade-weighting systems will
be utilized. The top 10 percent of the graduating class will be calculated after the 1 st Semester of a student’s senior year. To be considered for Top Ten
Percent recognition, students must be enrolled at LTHS prior to February 1 of their senior year.
Transfer Credit: For students who transfer into the district from another school system, the Principal may waive certain program requirements and/or
authorize the substitution of equivalent credit from other programs for which a waiver may be granted. Transfer credits will only accepted from accredited
high school institutions. Students transferring into the district from non-accredited schools (i.e. home schools, virtual schools, etc.) will be required to
take proficiency exams for all subject credit that is being transferred. Transfer credit will be posted to the student’s official transcript but does
not calculate into the student’s grade point average.
Valedictorian and Salutatorian Requirements: Weighted grade point averages are used determine the class valedictorian and salutatorian and will
be calculated at the end of the 1 st Semester of a student’s senior year. Students must have been enrolled at Lockport High School all seven semesters
to be considered for valedictorian or salutatorian. Beginning with the Class of 2022, LTHS will no longer recognize valedictorian and salutatorian.
Instead, students will recognized as Cum Laude (GPA of 3.5 – 3.75), Magna Cum Laude (GPA of 3.76 – 3.99), and Summa Cum Laude (GPA of 4.0
and above).
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