Grad Requirements Blog Post

  1. Healthy Living
    1. This year, I am ____in the school gym 3 days a week____ to meet DPA requirements (150 mins/week of moderate to vigorous physical activity).
    2. Next year, I will ____join the school gym again_____ to meet DPA requirements.
    3. Other than physical activity, I will also need a concrete plan for ___healthy eating, physical activity___ and __stress management_____ in order to lead a healthy life after graduation.

 

  1. Course Credits
    1. I need __80__ credits to graduate. A typical course is worth __4__
      1. __48__ of them must be from required courses.
      2. __28__ of them must be from electives.
  • __16__ of them must be from Grade 12 courses.
  1. At the end of this year, I will have __32__credits.

 

  1. Community Connections
    1. I need __30__ hours of work/volunteer experience. To show I completed this, I must show proof in the form of ___pay stub__ or __reference letter
    2. I can start accumulating these hours in Grade __10
    3. My plan to earn work/volunteer hours is through ___finding places to volunteer and getting a part-time job at an entry level (Dairy Queen) food chain restaurant.
    4. I will also need to complete a reflection that includes ____what I did______, _______how I benefited______, and ____what employability skills I developed It will be __200__ typed words minimum.

 

  1. Career and Life
    1. In addition to updating my resume, I will also create __post-secondary plans_______ and ___financial plan_______ to show that I have a plan in place after graduation.
    2. When I graduate, my current plan is to __go to art school, or become a writer__.
  2. Interview
    1. To prepare for the interview, I can look at the questions ahead of time. They are found __GT website
    2. My interview will be with a ___riverside staff member­­­____.
  3. The 3 people at Riverside who are here to help with this process are:
    1. Grad Transitions teacher
    2. Your counsellor
    3. Mrs. David

 

In Grade 12, I will find all the necessary documents AND submit them ___GT Website___.

I will complete Grad Transitions 12 whenever I have ____English 12____. If I have it in 1st semester, I must complete everything except the interview before __sale of winter ball tickets___. In 2nd semester, everything except the interview must be completed before _end of april___.

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