2009-10 School Yr. - Choctawhatchee High School
2009-10 School Yr. - Choctawhatchee High School
2009-10 School Yr. - Choctawhatchee High School
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Honors and Awards Criteria<br />
Summa Cum Laude<br />
Weighted cumulative GPA of 4.5 and above<br />
A student must follow the Florida Academic Scholars<br />
courses or complete the IB diploma curriculum, available at<br />
the school, to be eligible for Summa Cum Laude designation<br />
Magna Cum Laude Weighted cumulative GPA of 4.2 - 4.49<br />
Cum Laude Weighted cumulative GPA of 4.0 - 4.19<br />
It is the intent of the Superintendent and the <strong>School</strong> Board that students completing a<br />
variety of diploma options have equal opportunity to graduate Summa Cum Laude, Magna<br />
Cum Laude, or Cum Laude.<br />
At the end of the seventh semester, honor graduates will be determined by averaging 19<br />
credits. The 19 credits must include the following:<br />
3.5 English Credits<br />
3.5 Social Studies Credits<br />
3.5 Math Credits<br />
3.5 Science Credits<br />
1.5 Foreign Language Credits of the same language<br />
3.5 Elective Credits<br />
19.0 Total<br />
CHS Senior Honors Night<br />
This end-of-the-year ceremony acknowledges our honor graduates and scholarship<br />
recipients. Students recognized by CHS academic departments and community<br />
organizations will receive invitations from the Guidance Department. Many of these<br />
students will receive checks and scholarship endorsements from highly competitive<br />
institutions and military academies.<br />
Okaloosa County Academic Honors Ceremony<br />
Okaloosa County <strong>School</strong> Board honors its most successful students with a county-wide<br />
ceremony each year. Students are selected to attend based upon the following:<br />
Grade 12: All students who are deemed Honor Graduates (Summa Cum Laude, Magna<br />
Cum Laude and Cum Laude)<br />
Grade 11: All students with a cumulative 4.0 WGPA or higher or 3.9 UWGPA or<br />
higher at the end of their 5 th semester<br />
Grade <strong>10</strong>: All students with a cumulative 4.0 WGPA or higher or 3.9 UWGPA<br />
or higher at the end of their 3 rd semester<br />
Grade 9: All students with a cumulative 4.0 WGPA or higher or 3.9 UWGPA<br />
or higher at the end of their 1 st semester<br />
Indian Scholars<br />
In the spring, <strong>Choctawhatchee</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> recognizes and honors students in every<br />
grade level who maintain a cumulative weighted GPA of 4.0 or higher computed at the<br />
end of the first semester of each school year.<br />
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