AWARDS AND HONORS
ACADEMIC HONORS are given in grades K– 8th. We currently use the trimester grade point average (GPA) as the basis for determining scholastic honors. We have three grading periods per year.
Honor Roll recognition is based on the following:
90% of a student’s academic grade will be based on MASTERY OF CURRICULUM.
The remaining 10% of the grade will be discretionary for items like homework and effort.
Any grade below a 70% on a report card disqualifies a student from academic honor roll consideration.
A student receiving an “NI” in any behavior or effort category cannot receive academic or effort honors.
Honors categories are as follows:
| HIGHEST HONORS | HIGH HONORS | HONORS |
GPA | 95% ≤ 100% | 91% ≤ 94.9% | 88% ≤ 90.9% |
To calculate academic honors:
• Use all the Core subjects (EXCLUDING music, art, and PE for academic honors only).
• Add up all grade percentages.
• Divide by the number of graded subjects to calculate GPA.
EFFORT HONORS
Based on trimester effort grades (O’s) for students in 5th – 8th grades. Effort Honor Roll recognition is determined by adding up the O’s on the trimester report card, EXCLUDING music, art, and handwriting.
HIGHEST HONORS | HIGH HONORS | HONORS |
8 “O”S | 7 “O”S | 6 “O”S |
Any effort grade below an S disqualifies a student from Effort Honor Roll consideration.
