Selection Criteria/Process:
All incoming freshmen students and any current freshmen or sophomore students can apply for the Honors Diploma Program.
All applicants may be interviewed by the Honors Committee. To be accepted they and their parents or guardians must agree to successfully complete all of the requirements for the Honors Program.
In order to graduate with an Honors Diploma, students must:
Successfully apply to join the Honors Diploma Cohort.
Succeed in a highly challenging sequence of courses.
Successfully complete two college-level courses and an additional eight honors or college-level courses.
These courses shall be taken over a minimum of seven semesters.
Complete four years each of Math, Science, English and Social Studies.
Complete the third year of a foreign language.
Complete an approved service project.
Complete a senior exhibition project of superior quality.
Maintain a 90% overall average in required courses.
Maintain a 90% overall average in honors courses-must earn at least an 85% (unweighted grade) in each course.
Participate in nine Honors Seminars and complete a reflection paper for each seminar.
Courses taken outside of Old Town High School must be approved by the Honors Committee.
Students shall maintain an honorable academic career, free of cheating and plagiarism.