Competing and participating in extracurricular activities is a great way to meet new people, build self-health, challenge yourself, and just plain have fun!!! But, in order to compete in most extracurricular activities a student must pass five out of six classes the previous semester and be on track to graduate with his/her class. Don't miss out on the opportunity to participate in something you love because of poor grades. In addition to all the positives extracurricular activities provide, most colleges use your participation in these activities as a way of seeing if you are a well-rounded person. So participate, compete, and have fun!

For College Prep students, the HOPE Scholarship recognizes 16 units. The HOPE Scholarship will average these 16 Units in order to calculate your HOPE average, which needs to meet or exceed 80. The 16 classes are as follows:

4 Units of English
4 Units of Math
3 Units of Science
3 Units of Social Studies
2 Units of Foreign Language

If you are a college prep student and will graduate in 2007 with an extra credit in any of the five subjects above, the extra unit will also be averaged into your HOPE grade point average. For example, if you took Algebra I in 8th grade and decide to take AP Calculus as a senior then all five math units will count towards the HOPE Scholarship. Also if you happen to fail a class and repeat the class in summer school, night school, or later in your high school career, your passing and failing grade will be averaged together. For example, if you took Spanish IA and failed it with a 68, but attended summer school and passed the course with a 90, your HOPE grade for Spanish IA will be (90+68)/2 which equals 79. Your HOPE grade is now a 79 for Spanish IA. Also, the Hope will no longer base your grades on an 0-100 numerical scale. Your grades will now be scrutinized using the 4.0 scale. On this scale you must have a 3.0 GPA. This new grading system is much more difficult. Please take your studies seriously and attempt to make every high B an A, every high C a B, and every D a C. You really need to strive to make all A's and B's in your core classes.