GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Recommended Plan:
Theology (4), English (4), Science (4), Health (.5),
Social Studies (3), Government (.5), Economics (.5), Foreign Language (2), PE (1.5), Speech (.5),
Fine Arts (1), Algebra 1 (1), Algebra 2(1), Geometry (1), Other Math (1) excluding Math Models

Distinguished Plan:
Theology (4), English (4), Science (4)
Social Studies (3), Government (.5),
Economics (.5), Foreign Language (3),
PE (1.5), Health (.5), Fine Arts (1), Speech (.5) Algebra 1 (1), Algebra 2(1), Geometry (1) Pre-Calculus (1), Calculus (1)  
 
New Career Pathways for the 2020-2021 School Year: In partnership with Galveston Career Connect:
 
Welding Pathway               STEM Pathway
PCT Pathway                      IT Pathway
EMT Pathway                      Electronics Pathway

Independent Pathways:
Maritime Pathway              Aviation/STEM Pathway

HONORS/PRE-AP CLASSES:
Algebra I & II, Biology, Chemistry, English I & II, Geography, German, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, World History, US History, Spanish II &III                     
       
AP COURSES:

• Calculus
• Physics

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  DUAL CREDIT COURSES:
Biology I                                Chemistry I
Biology II                               Chemistry II
German I & II                         U.S. History
Federal Government           Texas Government
Environmental Science I    College Algebra
Economics                            British Literature I
Psychology                           Communications 
Composition I                       Composition II
Art Appreciation                   Technical Writing
Art History                             Music Appreciation
Public Speaking                    Intro to Sociology
Intro to Humanities              CISCO Networking
Medical Terminology           WLDG I & II
EMT Technician                    ITSC Support
OSHA 10 & Medical              HCP
Civil Engineering                
 
GPA CALCULATION
 
GPA is computed using a numerical grade average.  Adding the numerical semester grade of each course attempted at the high school level and dividing the total number by the number of courses attempted determines a student’s grade point average.  Honors, AP, and dual credit classes are weighted an extra 10 points for each semester in which the student completes the designated advanced class with a passing semester grade.  Credits earned in summer school, before entering the 9 ^th grade, or through credit-by-exam or correspondence are not used to calculate a student’s GPA.
 
GPA/RANK IN CLASS
School policy eliminated class rank beginning with the Class of 2011 except for the valedictorian and salutatorian of the graduating class.
GRADING SCALE/GRADING POLICY:
Grades are based on a numerical basis, with the letter grade equivalent shown below.
 
90%-100%= A (excellent)
80%-90%= B (above average)
70%-79%=C (average)
Below 70%=F (non-mastery)                     
2021 GRADUATING CLASS STATISTICS:
 
SIZE OF GRADUATING CLASS                            21
Highest numerical grade average            105.00
Lowest numerical grade average               74.42                 
 
POST HIGH SCHOOL PLACEMENT - 2021

• 80% matriculated to 4-year colleges and/or universities
• 20% matriculated to 2-year institutions

AWARDS AND DISTINCTION

·Classes of 2012-21 were awarded almost twelve million dollars in local, national and international Scholarships.  The Class of 2021 alone were awarded $1,258,377.00 in scholarships.

·Over the past seven years O’Connell Graduates have received the following recognitions:

-National Merit Scholar

-National Merit Scholar Finalist

-Commended National Merit Scholar (Three consecutive years)

-National Hispanic Merit Scholar (Seven consecutive years)