Valedictorian Guidelines
ACADEMIC SUCCESS:
In order to be considered to represent the graduating class as Valedictorian a student must be in good standing. Their average must be at least 80 or above. For grade twelve students this means grade 11 and Term 1 and mid term 2 of the grade 12 year. Aggregate will be calculated in the following manner.
Calculation
10 COURSES MUST BE USED FOR AGGREGATE CALCULATION
ONLY 1 OPEN CREDIT COURSE CAN BE INCLUDED
ENGLISH 12, GLOBAL 12 MUST BE INCLUDED
NEXT 3 HIGHEST MARKS AT GRADE 12 LEVEL
NEXT 5 HIGHEST MARKS AT GRADE 11 OR 12 LEVEL
NOTE:
MUST HAVE AT LEAST 10 COURSES AT THE GRADE 11 AND/OR 12 LEVEL - OR NO HONOURS OR SCHOLARSHIP MONEY
FAILURES
IF 1 FAILURE ON TRANSCRIPT THEN NO HONOURS BUT MAY BE INCLUDED IN SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS OR CONSIDERED FOR VALEDICTORIAN
ATTENDANCE:
IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED ONE MUST HAVE AN EXCELLENT ATTENDANCE RECORD. PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTENDANCE POLICY.
DEMONSTRATES RESPECT
IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED STUDENTS MUST HAVE DEMONSTRATED RESPECT FOR SELF, OTHERS, LEARNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND HAVE FOLLOWED THE CODE OF CONDUCT THROUGHOUT THEIR HIGH SCHOOL YEARS. PLEASE REFER TO THE PROVINCIAL STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT POLICY.
ANY STUDENTS WHO HAVE THE ABOVE CRITERIA CAN PUT THEIR NAME FORWARD. THEY WILL DO A SMALL SPEECH IN FRONT OF THEIR PEERS AND THEIR PEERS WILL VOTE BY SECRET BALLOT. THE ONE WHO RECEIVES THE MOST VOTES WILL BE DECLARED VALEDICTORIAN. IN THE CASE OF A TIE BOTH STUDENTS WILL SHARE THE HONOR.
THE VALEDICTORIAN WILL SUBMIT THEIR SPEECH TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE GRADUATION TO THE PRINCIPAL.