Grading Scale / Honors

Senior Recognition

The school district will recognize the outstanding academic achievement of its graduating seniors in the following manner:

• Summa Cum Laude – A graduating senior with a cumulative G.P.A. of 4.0 or greater

• Magna Cum Laude – A graduating senior with a cumulative G.P.A. between 3.833 – 3.999

• Cum Laude – A graduating senior with a cumulative G.P.A. between 3.667 – 3.832

G.P.A. will be calculated on numeric basis using a four-point scale.

The formula to do so is as follows: Mark points earned in a course multiplied by the number of potential credits towards graduation assigned to that particular course. The sum of this calculation for each course is then added up with all other courses attempted for that term (for honor roll purposes) or cumulative for overall GPA and is then divided by the total number of academic credits attempted for that term or cumulatively in order to calculate overall high school GPA. The conversion table that will be used to associate classroom percentage grade performance with a particular letter grade and mark point value is above.

The following Advanced Placement (A.P.) courses will be classified as weighted: A.P Calculus, A.P. Computer Science A, A.P. Environmental Science, A.P. Statistics, A.P. European History, A.P. U.S. History (Pre and Post), A.P. Biology, A.P. Human Geography, other A.P. offerings may be added in the future.

The following courses will be excluded in the calculation of high school GPA:

• Courses completed by home-schooled students

• Correspondence courses completed at a non-accredited high school

• Non-credit earning courses

• “Pass” courses

• Aide assignments

• College classes that do not earn high school credit

Graduation Speakers

Students interested in representing their graduating class as speakers at graduation shall apply at the designated time during the second semester of their senior year.

The application process will require a short written application along with a speaking trial. A faculty committee of three-to-five staff members appointed by the principal on an annual basis will select the graduation speakers based upon pre-selected criteria that consider both the content of the speech and the delivery. No faculty member with a conflict of interest will be selected to serve on the committee.