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Pacific Grove Community High School will:

Maximize opportunities for students to develop the positive values of self-reliance, initiative, kindness, resourcefulness, creativity and responsibility.

Recognize that the best learning takes place when the student, in partnership with staff, cultivates his or her own desire to learn and assumes personal responsibility for the education process;

Maintain a learning situation which encourages the student to follow his or her own interests and pace. These interests may be concieved by the sudent independently or may result from collaboration between student and teacher in choosing a learning project.

Community High School graduates will be:

EDUCATED INDIVIDUALS WHO:

Demonstrate competence in reading, writing, math, science, social studies, and technology.

CRITICAL THINKERS AND PROBLEM SOLVERS WHO:

Think problems through by using relevant evidence or information to come to logic conclusions.

INDEPENDENT AND COLLABORATIVE WORKERS WHO:

Set goals, organize time and tasks to meet deadlines, participate in group projects, and produce independent work that meet academic content standards.

RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS WHO:

Are employable.
Understand and appreciate diverse cultures and points of view.
Understand and participate in the duties, rights and privelages of citizens in a democracy.
Understand the relationships between man and his environment.

HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS WHO:

Have a strong sense of self-worth.
Practice respect for others.
Resolve conflicts through positive action.

Pacific Grove Community High School

Graduation Requirements

195 Credits

Course

English

Mathematics

Algebra

Life Science

Physical Science

Georgraphy

World History

United States History

Government

Economics

Physical Education

Computers

Arts

Driver Education

Health

Electives

All students must pass the California High School Exit Exams to receive a diploma. They are also required to have 24 hours of documented Community Service. Starting with the class of 2012 students are required to have 48 hours.

GRADING POLICY: At Community High School, credits are broken into points, one credit equaling 10 points. This system allows the staff to offer a wide variety of small units to meet an individual's required number of credits. It also allows for special incentives, and lowers the frustration level for many students. In order to meet the weekly requirement each student must earn at least 15 points per week. Students who are behind in credits will have a higher minimum number of points to earn each week. Every week extra points can be earned after school hours. Any student may earn as many credits as he or she is capable of earning. The harder a student works, the more credits he or she may earn.

Academic credit is given only when mastery is achieved and demonstrated by testing or project completion. If a student does not master the material, it is taught again and retested. In this way, material is learned and students are prepared for ever increasing levels of difficulty in the curriculum.