Academic Achievement & Awards

Certificate of Distinction

A Certificate of Distinction will be awarded to students who have met or exceeded the following criteria by the end of their senior year in high school with at least a 3.25 unweighted grade point average:

1. Earned four (4) units in English, Mathematics (excluding Math of Finance), Social Studies, and Science;

2. Earned two (2) additional units in the area of technology, the humanities, or the arts;

3. Earned two (2) units in a foreign language

Academic Achievement Award

Mustang High School will issue an Academic Award to all graduating seniors who fulfill the following scholastic requirements:

1. A minimum of 3.60 weighted GPA

2. A minimum score of 25 on the ACT Test or a minimum score of 1050 on the SAT

3. A minimum of 26 credits earned in the following courses of study:

• English 4 Units/Credits
• Science 3 Units/Credits beginning with Biology I
• Math 3 Units/Credits, beginning with Algebra I (Math of Finance does not count for Acad. Ach. Award)
• Social Studies 3 Units/Credits
• Foreign Language 2 Units in same language or Approved Computer Technology
• Electives 11 Units

Oklahoma Academic Scholars

Graduating seniors who meet all of the requirements listed below shall be recognized by the local school district and the State Board of Education as an Oklahoma Academic Scholar in compliance with State law which became effective in 1986.

1. Minimum unweighted GPA of 3.7, or top unweighted 10% of class

2. 27 on ACT or 1220 on SAT, taken on a national test date before the date of graduation

3. Complete (or will complete) the curricular requirements for a standard diploma.

National Honor Society

Students in the sophomore, junior and senior classes who have attained a cumulative grade point average of 3.8 or higher on a 4.0 scale are academically eligible to apply for membership in the Mustang High School Chapter of the National Honor Society. (Freshman are not eligible)

Students who are accepted for membership by the faculty advisory committee must comply with the guidelines set forth in the National Honor Society Constitution and High School Chapter By-laws. See student handbook for more information regarding NHS membership.

Valedictorian/Salutatorian

All students with a GPA of 4.00, weighted or unweighted (no rounding of points) and above, with no grade lower than a B, will be valedictorians and will have a class rank of number 1. All students with a 3.970 (no rounding of points) through 3.999, with no grade lower than a B, will be salutatorians. This is computed from a seven (7) semester transcript.

Students coming from out-of-state/out-of-country institutions with transfer grades that can only be transcripted as “P” may be eligible for valedictorian/salutatorian consideration only with administrative approval.

Students with weighted GPAs, which fall within the designated range for valedictorian/salutatorian, will be removed from consideration for the following:

● one (1) or more grades lower than a “B”

● one (1) or more grades of “NC”

● one (1) or more semesters of grades of “P,” which may be transcripted from out-of-state/out-of-country transfer grades, unless administration approval is granted

● fewer than seven (7) semesters of grades, unless on a six (6) semester early graduation contract