Distinguished Achievement Program
Students on the Recommended Plan may wish to advance one step to the Distinguished Achievement Plan. This is the most rigorous of the state graduation programs. It includes one more year of foreign language (3 of same language) and four advanced measures, which could be any combination of original research or project, test data, or college courses.

Texas Scholars
Students will be named Texas Scholars who complete the Recommended Program or Distinguished Achievement Program course requirements, plus additional requirements which include completing two courses of high school eligible for college credit such as AP courses, dual-credit courses or CTE courses which lead to post-secondary certification.

Texas Scholars with Merit
These students have met the requirement for Texas Scholars while choosing Precalculus, AP Calculus AB/BC, or Independent Studies in Math-Trigonometry/Probability Statistics as the fourth math.

Early Graduation
Students may be able to graduate in three or three and one-half years. Application must be made through the guidance department and official forms signed by parents in order to exercise either option. The decision to graduate at mid-year must be made by the end of the junior year so that full-year courses such as English 4 can be begun in the summer before the senior year. This option is only available to students who have been enrolled in Hallsville High School prior to the second term of their junior year.