Academic Honors

REPORT CARDS

Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15

Middle / High School: Report cards are issued quarterly. If the final report card of a student is not issued due to excessive absences or a delinquent account, the parent may meet with the teacher to review final grades.

After each nine week grading period, the school will publish the honor roll and principal’s list in The Daily Iberian according to the following criteria:

Honor Roll & Principal's List

Adding/Dropping Honors Courses

Teacher and parent approval is needed in order for a student to drop/add an honors course unless a student’s cumulative average falls below 70 percentile. Student will be automatically dropped from the honors class. Friday, September 1st is the last day to drop/add an honors course. Following the schedule change, that grading scale (honors or college prep) will be used to determine the final quarter averages.

Graduating with Honors

DETERMINING DESIGNATION AS AN HONOR GRADUATE

● An honor student is one who successfully completes a minimum of 8 honor courses, designated by a gold double cord worn at graduation.
● All honor students graduating with a 3.90 GPA or above will be recommended for graduation with highest honors.
● All honor students graduating with a 3.70 GPA or above will be recommended for graduation with high honors.
● All honor students graduating with a 3.40 GPA or above will be recommended for graduation with honors.

Students not completing the honors program but graduating with a 3.0 or higher will be recommended as Graduates with Distinction, designated by a green double cord worn at graduation. HBCS will accept advanced course credit only from schools that are state approved.

Valedictorian and Salutatorian Requirements

Valedictorian and Salutatorian

Candidates for valedictorian and salutatorian must be in attendance at HBCS 2 of their four high school years. To qualify for valedictorian (first) and salutatorian (second), candidates must have a minimum of 16 honor courses specifically listed on the transcript.

The student with a 4.0 GPA throughout his high school career as well as completion of a minimum of 16 honor courses listed on his HBCS high school transcript will be declared the valedictorian. Should a candidate for valedictorian not have a 4.0 GPA throughout high school, then the student with the highest GPA and a minimum of 16 honors courses listed on his HBCS high school transcript will be declared valedictorian.

Salutatorian will be awarded by the same criteria to the runner(s)-up to valedictorian. A tie for either position will be declared if the final transcript reflects a tie in GPA (within .005) as well as a minimum of 16 honor courses completed. The GPA requirement for salutatorian is a minimum of 3.4 GPA.