Seniors

Your counselor will meet with you before the end of the first nine weeks. You will receive a form outlining what you need for graduation that you and a parent/guardian must sign and return.

Your counselor will meet with you in January to assess where you are on the traffic light for senior clearance-Green, Yellow or Red. You will have a form to get signed and bring back in order to clear for graduation.

If you want to go to college next year, start applying. If you have questions, email your counselor to set up a time to meet.

Need to send a transcript to a University or College?

Email your counselor including the admissions email address of where you want the transcript sent.

Check out the following guide for tips on your college planning timeline:

First page of the PDF file: LelaCollegePlanning

Graduation Requirements

FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

All Seniors must complete the FAFSA. The FAFSA will open December 31, 2023.

Each student and one parent/guardian will need to create an FSA ID- https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch

After you each have an FSA ID, each student and parent/guardian will need to fill out their part of the FAFSA- https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa

If you are not planning to go to a University, Community College, or Trade School after high school, you can fill out a FAFSA waiver. Talk to your counselor to see the best option for you.

Pass Required Classes

Students must earn a certain number of credits.

- On TOPS University, students must earn 24 credits: 4 English, 4 Math, 4 Science (Biology, Chemistry, 2 additional) 4 Social Studies, 1.5 PE, 0.5 Health, 2 Foreign Languages, 1 Art, 3 electives.

- On Jumpstart TOPS TECH, students must earn 23 credits: 4 English, 4 Math, 2 Sciences (Biology, 1 additional), 2 Social Studies (Civics, American History), 1.5 PE, 0.5 Health, 9 electives in Pathway.

Students must pass the courses needed for graduation. Your counselor will call you in before the end of the 1st 9 weeks to go over what you need to graduate.

Turn in LOSFA (Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance) Form

Pass Leap 2025 Requirements

Students must pass one LEAP 2025 test from each of the groups:

English I OR English II

Algebra I OR Geometry

Biology I OR US History

Students who have not met the graduation requirement for LEAP 2025 will retest at the end of the Fall 2022 semester. If students do not pass one in each of the 3 categories, they will not be eligible for graduation.

For practice to prepare for Leap 2025 tests, click here.

Under the Leap 2025 Practice click Online Tools Training--> Leap 2025 High School --> Standard Online Tools--> Choose your subject area--> Put in username and password they give you.

Credentials (Jumpstart)

Students on the Jumpstart Track must earn credentials for their Pathway.

Hospitality-

Must pass Micro-Enterprise (state)

Micro-enterprise (regional) and two complementary (Customer Service, Microsoft Office Excel, Microsoft Office Powerpoint, Microsoft Office Word, WorkKeys Silver)

Carpentry- Must pass Carpentry Level 1

Health Sciences - Must pass EMR (certification in First Responder)

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Seniors

Your counselor will meet with you before the end of the first nine weeks. You will receive a form outlining what you need for graduation that you and a parent/guardian must sign and return.

Your counselor will meet with you in January to assess where you are on the traffic light for senior clearance-Green, Yellow or Red. You will have a form to get signed and bring back in order to clear for graduation.

If you want to go to college next year, start applying. If you have questions, email your counselor to set up a time to meet.

Need to send a transcript to a University or College?

Email your counselor including the admissions email address of where you want the transcript sent.

Graduation Requirements

FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

Pass Required Classes

Turn in LOSFA (Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance) Form

Pass Leap 2025 Requirements

For practice to prepare for Leap 2025 tests, click here.

Credentials (Jumpstart)

Seniors

Your counselor will meet with you before the end of the first nine weeks. You will receive a form outlining what you need for graduation that you and a parent/guardian must sign and return.

*Your counselor will meet with you in January to assess where you are on the traffic light for senior clearance-Green, Yellow or Red. You will have a form to get signed and bring back in order to clear for graduation. *

If you want to go to college next year, start applying. If you have questions, email your counselor to set up a time to meet.

Need to send a transcript to a University or College?

Email your counselor including the admissions email address of where you want the transcript sent.

Your counselor will meet with you in January to assess where you are on the traffic light for senior clearance-Green, Yellow or Red. You will have a form to get signed and bring back in order to clear for graduation.