How to Earn Senior Honors

There will be periodic compilations of class rankings in high school for the purpose of making an individual student's class rank available to the student, his/her parents, and to other institutions, such as colleges/universities for the purpose of college/university admission and/or scholarships. Beginning in 2018-19, WCPSS designated Senior Honors in lieu of naming a valedictorian or salutatorian. To determine class rank, each high school uses final course grades, dividing the total number of quality points earned by the total number of units of credit attempted. The results are rounded to the fourth decimal place. Advanced Placement (AP) courses carry one extra quality point, and honors (HN) courses carry one-half (.5) extra quality points. This program guide designates courses with weighted credit with an “AP” or “HN.” To obtain information about which courses carry weighted credit, as well as general information about class rank, students should consult with their counselor. See detailed info on GPA calculation here.

Senior ranking will be compiled three times during the school year:

• Late September:  Initial senior class ranking date.  Students can begin to request official transcripts to be sent to colleges after this date. Do not request transcripts prior to this date/announcement.

• Mid February:  Mid-year senior class ranking date. Students may request mid-year transcripts to be sent to colleges after this date.

• June:  Final senior class ranking and GPA will be available LATE June.  Final transcripts will be sent to colleges after this final ranking process - students will indicate where final transcripts should be sent on their Graduate Intention Survey (shared through Advisory in May).  Students who are attending college in NC are also encouraged to request their transcript be sent through their CFNC account.