Academy Program

No! The Academy Program is an opt-in at any point during your four years at GMHS. Students will fill out a Pathway Verification Form in the spring semester of their senior year to be verified by GMHS staff to receive their graduation regalia and get the pathways on their final transcript.

No! As mentioned above, students do not submit their final pathways for verification until the spring semester of their senior year. Up until then, they are free to explore as many pathways and classes as they wish throughout their high school career. Some students start out thinking they want to do something and after taking a couple of classes, decide it is not for them!

That is OK! The Renaissance Pathway is for any student who wants to try classes in all of the different academies and pathways but doesn’t have a specific one they want to complete. Students must complete 1.0 credits (one full year or two semester classes) in each of the four academies to complete this pathway.

Students who complete one or more pathways in any other academy are NOT eligible for this pathway.

Students do not have to declare or change any pathways until the spring semester of their senior year. When selecting classes for the next school year, students should take a look at the requirements for the different pathways and select classes they would like to take based on the requirements for the pathway(s) that they want to complete.

Yes! Students are encouraged to complete as many pathways as they want to. However, they will only receive one cord per academy that they complete a pathway in, even if they complete more than one in that academy. For example, if a student has completed all three pathways within the Health & Human Services Academy, they will receive one red cord to represent that Academy, not three red cords to represent each pathway. Students who complete a pathway in all four academies will have on each of blue, green, red and silver cords at graduation.

If students do not submit the paperwork to have the pathways they believe they have completed verified in the spring of their senior year, they simply will not get the regalia to wear at graduation and won’t have the pathways on the transcript. They will receive their diploma as normal, as long as they have completed all of the credits for graduation.

Students who transfer to GMHS will be worked with one-on-one to see what courses they took at their previous school can count towards pathways. Exceptions can be granted on a case-by-case basis.