5.17—HONOR ROLL AND HONOR GRADUATES
Issued: 7/20/09
Revised: 6/20/11
Revised: 7/09/12
Revised: 7/19/13
Revised: 6/09/14
Revised: 5/11/15
HONOR ROLL
Students in grades 4-5 who make all A’s for both nine weeks grading periods and for the semester
grading period will be recognized as honor roll students each semester. Students in grades 4-5 who
make all A’s and B’s for both nine weeks grading periods and for the semester will be recognized as merit
roll students each semester. (Students in K-2 use a Standards-Based report card.)
Students who maintain a 3.50 GPA for the grading period in grade 6, and students in grades 7-12, who
participate in the Smart Core Curriculum and maintain a 3.50 GPA for the grading period will be
recognized as honor roll students for that grading period. Students who maintain a 3.25 GPA for the
grading period in grade 6, and students in grades 7-12, who participate in the Smart Core Curriculum and
maintain a 3.25 GPA for the grading period will be recognized as merit roll students for that grading
period. Semester grades will determine the honor roll at the end of each semester.
HONOR GRADUATES
Requirements:
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Students must complete at least 6 Pre-AP courses and 6 AP courses
**Beginning with the Class of 2017 students must complete 5 Pre-Ap courses and 5 AP
courses
**Beginning with the Class of 2018 and after, students must complete 4 Pre-AP courses
and 4 AP courses.
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Students must have achieved a minimum 3.50 G.P.A
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Student must have attended an accredited public or private school for a minimum of six
semesters
Honor Courses will only include Pre-AP and AP Courses:
Honor Courses:
AP English 12
AP English 11
Pre-AP English 10
Pre-AP English 9
Pre-AP World History
AP American History
AP Geography
AP Psychology
AP Physics
Pre-AP Psychology
Pre-AP Algebra I
Pre-AP Algebra II
AP Calculus
Pre-Calculus with Trig
Pre-AP Geometry 9
Pre-AP Chemistry
AP Chemistry
Pre-AP Biology
AP Biology
Pre-AP Physical Sci.
Valedictorian and Salutatorian:
In order to be Valedictorian and Salutatorian of an AHS graduation class, students must:
1. Meet all requirements to receive a high school diploma by the time the high school graduation
ceremony begins;
2. Be ”honor graduates‘ as defined under, “Honor Graduates”;
3. Have attended AHS both semesters of his/her senior year (enrollment must occur no later
than September 1st);
4. Valedictorian must have the highest average of the numeric value grades after eight
semesters of high school (9-12). Salutatorian must have the second highest average of the
numeric value grades after eight complete semesters of high school (9-12). (This will be
based on the fact that all eight semester high school grades will be given a numeric value
equal to the percentage number the student makes in each class per each semester. For
example, if a student makes a 97% in his/her Algebra II class he/she will be given 97 points
towards determining who Valedictorian will be in his/her graduating class. Numeric averages
for AP classes are weighted by 10 points and concurrent college courses use a 4.0 scale.)
5. A transfer student to AHS who only has letter grades on his/her transcript will be given quality
points based on the following scale: A-95, B-85, C-75, D-65, F-55. This will only be used to
determine a student’s local class rank, which is used to determine who the school’s
valedictorian and salutatorian will be.
Legal References: A.C.A. § 6-18-101 (a) (1)
A.C.A. § 6-18-101 (a) (2)
A.C.A. § 6-18-101 (b)
A.C.A. § 6-18-101(e)
A.C.A. § 6-61-217(a)