Honors Regalia (cords, stoles, medallions)
Students who qualify are given regalia for certain academic achievement levels and honor society memberships.
Review the Honors & Regalia Letter or click below for what cords, stoles, and medallions you may receive.
Graduation with Honors: conferred on students who earn a high school diploma with a cumulative weighted grade point average (GPA) of at least:
3.500 cum laude (with honors)
3.800 magna cum laude (with great honors)
4.000 summa cum laude (with highest honors)
***Honors levels are based solely on the weighted GPA
Honor Recognition at Graduation
Cum Laude (“With Honor”) - 3.500 to 3.799 Cumulative Weighted GPA: Graduates with a 3.500 to 3.799 will receive a blue honors stole and a black cord.
Magna Cum Laude (“With Great Honor”) - 3.8-3.99 Cumulative Weighted GPA: Graduates with a 3.8 to 3.999 will receive a blue honors stole and an orange cord.
Summa Cum Laude (“With Highest Honor”) - 4.0+ Cumulative Weighted GPA: Graduates with a 4.0 or greater will receive a blue honors stole and a roman gold cord.
Students who earn a 3.5 cumulative weighted GPA or higher but receive a Certificate of Completion: will walk in the graduate lineup behind the honors graduates.
Other Recognition at Commencement Ceremony
Community Service
Students participating in graduation will receive a silver cord for earning 250 hours of community service.
The final date to submit community service hours to your counselor to be verified and documented for commencement is Friday, April 22, 2022, at 4:30pm. Seniors may still submit community service hours through Friday, May 27, 2022, for Bright Futures and scholarship purposes.
*Community service hours submitted after April 22, will not count towards the hours needed to receive and wear the community service cord during the commencement ceremony.
Clubs:
Future Business Leaders of America
A graduate that is a member in good standing of FBLA, and participating in the graduation ceremony, may purchase and wear the FBLA cord, which must be a two-color cord consisting of royal blue and gold.
Club Sponsor: Ms. Carrie Joyce
Email: cjoyce@flvs.net
Neither the school nor the club provides this cord for the student.
French National Honor Society
A graduate that is a member in good standing of the FHS, and participating in the graduation ceremony, will receive a stole or a red, white, and blue cord to wear during the commencement ceremony.
Club Sponsor: Ms. Veronique Cheniaux
Email: VCheniaux@flvs.net
The FNHS club sponsor, not the school, is responsible for providing this item to the student.
National English Honor Society
A graduate that is a member in good standing of the NEHS, and participating in the graduation ceremony, will receive a blue & gold cord to wear during the commencement ceremony.
Club Sponsor: Mrs. Jennifer Jabo
Email: jjabo@flvs.net
The NEHS club sponsor, not the school, is responsible for providing this item to the student.
National Honor Society (NHS)
A graduate that is a member in good standing of the NHS, and participating in the graduation ceremony, will receive an NHS stole to wear during the commencement ceremony.
Club Sponsor: Mrs. Beth Sweet and Mrs. Gina Hagans
Email: bsweet@flvs.net; rhagans@flvs.net
Science National Honor Society
A graduate that is a member in good standing of the SNHS, and participating in the graduation ceremony, will receive a green, gold, and purple cord to wear during the commencement ceremony. The club sponsor, not the school, is responsible for this cord.
Club Sponsors: Ms. Marti Dayton and Dr. Joshua Strate
Email: mdayton@flvs.net and jstrate@flvs.microsoftonline.com
The SNHS club sponsor, not the school, is responsible for providing this item to the student.
Spanish National Honor Society (SHH)
A graduate that is a member in good standing of the SHH, and participating in the graduation ceremony, will receive a red & gold cord to wear during the commencement ceremony.
Club Sponsor: Mrs. Lisa Rodriguez
Email: ebartremrodriguez@flvs.net
Graduates who participate in the in person commencement ceremony will receive their diploma at the ceremony. All other graduates will receive their diploma in the mail by the end of July.