Academic Hall of Fame

Students who meet the requirements will have their names and pictures entered in the display area in the main high school hall. Eligibility will not be determined until final grades for the end of the student’s senior year have been verified.

Eligibility:  Student must be a graduating senior who has maintain a 3.9 GPA EACH semester of high school, with no adjustments to GPA based upon courses.  Student must have completed Algebra IIA & IIB and Chemistry A & B or Physics A & B.

Personal Improvement Award

Used to recognize students who have shown outstanding improvement.  The student will be presented a certificate as well as the possibility of additional incentives and rewards.

Eligibility:  Student must carry at least 5.0 credits for the semester and must improve his/her semester GPA from the previous semester by .5 GPA.

Honor Roll

Honor rolls are developed for each semester of the school year using semester grades.  Honor roll is broken into three parts, academic honorable mention, honor roll, and high honor roll.

A.  Eligibility of Academic Honorable Mention: Student must have a minimum  3.3 GPA for the semester and carry at least 5.0 credits. Students who have grades of F, INC, or NCA at the time Honor Roll is determined will not be eligible.

B.  Eligibility of Honor Roll:  Student must have a minimum 3.5 GPA for the semester and carry at least 5.0 credits.  Students who have grades of F, INC, or NCA at the time Honor Roll is determined will not be eligible.

C.  Eligibility of High Honor Roll:  All of the same requirements for honor roll, but instead of a minimum of a 3.5 semester GPA, High Honor Roll requires a student to earn a 3.7 semester GPA or above.

Valedictorian and Salutatorian

GPA’s for Valedictorian and Salutatorian are calculated to three decimal places for accuracy.  Final GPA’s will be calculated at the conclusion of the first semester of the student’s senior year.  Ties are permitted.  In the case of a tie for Valedictorian, a Salutatorian will still be chosen in addition to the tied Valedictorians.

A.  Eligibility for Valedictorian:  Shall be the student in the graduating class with the highest overall cumulative GPA.  The student must have earned at least 20 semester credits from Grace High School, and must have taken at least Algebra IIA and IIB as well as Chemistry A and B or Physics A and B.  The student must also be in good standing in regards to school citizenship.

B.  Eligibility for Salutatorian:  Shall be the student in the graduating class with the second highest overall cumulative GPA.  All other requirements for Salutatorian are parallel to those of Valedictorian.

Honor Cords

Honor cords are given to graduating senior students to wear at graduation based upon the eligibility listed below:

A. Gold:  Gold cords are presented to seniors who have earned a cumulative 3.7 GPA or above.

B. Silver:  Silver cords are presented to seniors who have earned a cumulative 3.5-3.69 GPA.

C. Red and White:  Red and white cords are presented to seniors who have earned a cumulative 3.3-3.49 GPA.

Honor cord awards are based upon a student’s cumulative GPA after grades have been awarded for the first semester of the student’s senior year.