Spring is a very busy time for Rockdale High School students. There are lots of sports, academic competitions and FFA shows that students will participate in. It is also the time where the counselors meet individually with incoming freshmen and the current high school students to register them for the next school year.
The state of Texas has three different graduation plans. The Foundation High School Program, the Foundation High School Program with Endorsements and the Distinguished Foundation High School Program with Endorsements. The different graduation programs have different options attached to them. The goal for all of the plans is to help students determine their interests and plans for their postsecondary training and education.
As incoming freshman, students are required to complete a Personal Graduation Plan and choose an endorsement, which is reviewed every year. This plan is a guide for students, parents and counselors to use throughout their high school years and is updated each year during registration.
The endorsements offered at Rockdale High School are the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Business and Industry, Public Service, Arts and Humanities and a Multi-Disciplinary Studies endorsement. Students may earn more than one endorsement.
Each endorsement has several different programs of studies attached. These programs of study are a series of elective courses. Students register for specific elective courses based on the students’ interests and availability at the high school. In addition to the elective courses students get to choose, they must take standard core classes such as English, math, science and social studies. At RHS we offer regular, Pre-AP, and Advanced Placement classes for most core courses. The students choose which level they would like to take based on their future plan.
Each year registration is a time for students to review their Personal Graduation Plan and reevaluate the plan to ensure they are taking courses that fit their interests and will help them be successful in the future, whether their future includes a postsecondary training/education or they plan to go straight into the workforce.
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