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About Leavenworth High School
Leavenworth High School is a comprehensive and cosmopolitan high school. A diverse curriculum is offered with a high number of courses that reflect academic rigor, in core subjects and in fine arts, practical arts, physical education, and Junior ROTC.
School Organization
Leavenworth High School runs on a standard four-year graduation curriculum. Enrollment at LHS averages about fourteen hundred students. The school is accredited by the North Central Association of Secondary Schools. Leavenworth High School currently schedules a 180-day school year. It operates under block scheduling, in which students may enroll in courses that are either a semester or a year in length. Students earn one credit every semester for each class. Students are required to earn at least forty-six credits in order to graduate. A portion of the schedule is reserved for Academic Resource Time and a Seminar. Students may enroll in up to seven other courses. The school days are based on a schedule in which a student attends seven 48-minute classes each Monday through Wednesday and four 89-minute classes on Thursday and Friday.
Classification: 6A Colors: Blue and White Team Name: Pioneers Mascot: Pioneer Pete
Advanced Placement
The AP level courses currently offered at the high school include biology, calculus A/B, chemistry, English literature and composition, physics, U.S. history, world history, European history, art history, Spanish, French, and German. Certain courses may be taken for dual credit (college and high school) through approved college or university programs.
Grade Point Average and Class Rank
Leavenworth High School has implemented a weighted grading system. Weighted grades are awarded for advanced placement courses on the following basis: A (5.0), B (4.0), C (3.0), D (1.0), F (0.0). All other classes are based on a 4-3-2-1 system. Rank in class is figured on a cumulative GPA for all classes. GPA is computed by the total number of units attempted.
Leavenworth High School classes begin at 7:15 a.m. and end at 2:15 p.m.
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