Scholars of Distinction

1. Must take at least four years (8 credits) in an applied area of music in grades 9-12 at Valley/Valley Southwoods.
2. Complete the Advanced Placement Music Theory course offered at Valley.
3. Have an overall GPA of at least 3.5.
4. Have a GPA of 4.0 in all music courses.
5. Must take the AP exam for the music Advanced Placement Theory courses.
6. Must exhibit a “Capstone” experience.

1. Must take at least four years (8 credits) in an applied area of visual arts in grades 9-12 at Valley/Valley Southwoods.
2. Complete the Advanced Placement Art and Design course offered at Valley.
3. Have an overall GPA of at least 3.5.
4. Have a GPA of 4.0 in all visual arts courses.
5. Must take all semester exams in the scholarly field without Pass/No Pass.
6. Must take the AP exam for the Art and Design course.
7. Must exhibit a “Capstone” experience.

When students begin the Scholars track at Valley, they will have met the requirements for Lang and Lit., Fundamentals, and Speech.

1. Must take at least 12 total credits of Language Arts classes in grades 9-12 at Valley/Valley Southwoods.
   • Requirements for the Scholars Track:
     • Complete Advanced Composition; either World Literature or Advanced Contemporary Literature; AP Literature and Composition; and AP Language and Composition.
     • Cluster 1 – take one credit from this cluster:
       • Dramatic Literature
       • Literature and the Land
       • American Literary Voices
       • Gender, Race, and Culture in Literature
       • Science Fiction and Fantasy
       • Bards, Rebels, and Shakespeare 
       • American Heritage
       • Advanced Contemporary Literature (this course cannot fulfill two requirements simultaneously)
       • World Literature (this course cannot fulfill two requirements simultaneously)
     • Cluster 2 – Take one credit from this area:
       • Creative Writing
       • Advanced Creative Writing
       • Debate I/Public Speaking
       • Advanced Speech Communication
       • Electives Offering
         • Select an additional credit from Cluster 1 or Cluster 2, or take Digital Journalism Lab, Digital Journalism Performance and Production, Journalism, Newspaper, or Yearbook.
2. Complete AP Literature and Composition and AP Language and Composition.
3. Have a general overall GPA of at least 3.5.
4. Have a GPA of 4.0 in all Language Arts courses.
5. Must take the semester exam in all Language Arts courses without Pass/No Pass.
6. Must take the AP exam in each AP level reading and writing course.
7. Must exhibit a “Capstone” experience.

1. Must take at least four years (8 credits) of mathematics in grades 9-12 at Valley/Valley Southwoods.
2. Complete two of the following: AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, and AP Statistics.
3. Have an overall GPA of at least 3.5.
4. Have a GPA of 4.0 in all mathematics courses. 
5. Must take the semester test in all mathematics courses without Pass/No Pass.
6. Must take the AP exams in all Advanced Placement calculus and statistics courses.
7. Must exhibit a “Capstone” experience. 

1. Must take at least four years (8 credits) of science in grades 9-12 at Valley/Valley Southwoods.
2. Acceptable classes to meet Scholar of Science criteria: Physical Science (as a freshman), Advanced Biology, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Anatomy and Physiology, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP Environmental Science.
3. Complete two of four AP science courses at VHS (biology, chemistry, physics, environmental).
4. Have an overall GPA of at least 3.5.
5. Have a GPA of 4.0 in all science courses.
6. Must take the semester exam in all science courses without Pass/No Pass.
7. Must take the AP exam for each AP science course taken.
8. Must exhibit a “Capstone” experience.

1. Must take at least four years (8 credits) of social studies in grades 9-12 at Valley/Valley Southwoods.
2. Complete AP U.S. History, AP American Government, and AP Macroeconomics and select two additional credits from AP African American Studies, AP European History, AP Human Geography, AP Psychology, or AP World History: Modern.
3. Complete at least two credits from the following: American Heritage, Psychology, Sociology, World Civilizations, and select any of the following courses (cannot fulfill two requirements simultaneously): AP African American Studies, AP European History, AP Human Geography, AP Psychology, or AP World History: Modern.
4. Have an overall GPA of at least 3.5.
5. Have a GPA of 4.0 in all social studies courses. 
6. Must take the semester exams in all social studies courses without Pass/No Pass.
7. Must take the AP exams.
8. Must exhibit a “Capstone” experience.

1. Must complete one of the following in grades 9-12 at Valley/Valley Southwoods:
   • For courses with an AP option, an AP World Language class and…
     • two additional years of another World Language to equal 4 credits approved by Valley Southwoods Freshman High School or Valley High School.
       OR
     • meet the qualifying score on a world language assessment for the Seal of Biliteracy
   1. For courses without an AP option, level four of that World Language and…
      • three additional years of another world language equaling 6 credits approved by Valley Southwoods/Valley High School.
        OR
      • meet the qualifying score on a world language assessment for the Seal of Biliteracy
2. Have an overall GPA of at least 3.5.
3. Have a GPA of at least 4.0 in all world languages courses.
4. Must take the semester exam in all world language courses without Pass/No Pass.
5. Must take the AP exam for each AP course taken.
6. Must exhibit a “Capstone” experience.