Counseling Information

The Counseling Center offers specialized individual and group counseling and testing services for students. A staff of professionally trained counselors is available to provide confidential assistance on an individual basis to students with educational, vocational, personal and social concerns. While you are responsible for knowing the following, your Counselors can help you with these items:

Helping you to set up your four-year program
Describing the contents of courses open to you
Knowing the number of credits you have earned
Informing you of your graduation requirements
Telling you if you have/have not met testing standard required to graduate and be career-college ready

Your counselor can also help you with personal problems arising from social, home, or classroom situations. Please feel free to seek assistance by signing up to see your counselor on the sign-up sheets in the counseling office

Students celebrating in their caps and gowns at the 2022 RHS Graduation

Schedule Changes

Students are expected to carefully plan their course requests and to register for the correct/appropriate classes during the regular registration process. Schedule changes after the normal registration process is completed will be limited and allowed only when a valid educational need is evident. Schedule changes will not be allowed without administrator approval after the 8th day of each trimester. Students must always report to their assigned class and wait to be called to the counseling office to discuss their schedule change.

In general, when a student enrolls in a course, it is considered a commitment to take and complete the course. The schedule change is only completed when the counselor finalizes the process with the student. If a student elects to drop a class after 9 days, a “W” will be earned for the class as a trimester grade. Students withdrawing from a class after thirty (30) days will receive a grade of “F” on the transcript. There may NOT be another class available to take that period. Note: Absences carry into the next class on any student-initiated schedule change. See your counselor if you have questions about your classes.

Grade Level Progression

To assist students to focus on academic success, the following minimum credits are suggested for promotion to the next grade level and are considered “on – track to graduate.” Students earning fewer credits should meet with their counselor to determine possible options to graduate on time.

9th Grade to 10th Grade: 5.5 credits
10th Grade to 11th Grade: 11.0 credits
11th Grade to 12th Grade: 16.5 credits

Graduation Requirements

To be eligible for graduation, students must meet both district and state credit and testing requirements. It is the vision of Renton High School that our students graduate on-time and with numerous post high school options.

Please see your counselor to determine the course work and state testing requirements for both graduation and to be college and career-ready upon graduation.

NOTE: Class of 2021 and beyond need 26 credits to graduate. Below are details about how credits are calculated.

Per Class: A single class for one trimester equals 0.5 credits.
Per Trimester: 5 classes x 0.5 credits per class, equals 2.5 credits for the trimester.
Per Year: 2.5 credits per trimester x 3 trimesters equals 7.5 credits possible per year.

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