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GRADUATION-COMMENCEMENT EXERCISESInformation concerning graduation practice and commencement exercises will be provided toseniors at a senior meeting in the spring of the year. Graduates must be present at graduation practice inorder to participate in the commencement exercise. Students must meet all carnegie unit requirementsfor a SC diploma or certificate to participate in graduation.The recognition of graduating with highest honors will be assigned to seniors who have acumulative grade point average of 4.5 or above. The recognition of graduating with honors will beassigned to seniors who have a 4.2 grade point ratio but less than 4.5. All honor graduates must haveearned the Gold Seal Endorsement in addition to the GPR requirement. Only credits earned in grades 9-12 are considered when determining eligibility for the Gold Seal Endorsement. Grades will not berounded to either raise or lower a student’s GPR. Appropriate recognition will be provided at thegraduation exercises.*Valedictorian: The student(s) with the highest adjusted grade point ratio (GPR) in the graduating class.*Salulatorian: The student(s) with the second highest adjusted grade point ratio GPR in thegraduating class.*If correspondence, independent study, or off campus courses are taken that cause the student’stotal number of units earned to exceed 35, they will not be figured into the Adjusted GPR indetermining the Valedictorian and Salutatorian.ACADEMIC HONOR SOCIETIES,AWARDS & RECOGNITIONACADEMIC PATCHES, LETTERS, AND BARSThe school awards academic patches, letters, and bars to students in the spring of their tenth,eleventh, and twelfth grades based on a cumulative GPR of at least 3.75. Sophomores receive patches,juniors receive letters, and seniors receive bars.BETA CLUBThe National Beta Club is an academic and service organization. The Northwestern chapter waschartered in 1992 to recognize students who excel in the classroom and who desire to serve theircommunity.Consideration for membership currently requires a cumulative GPR of 3.75 or higher and favorableteacher recommendations. Membership carries a mandatory service component.Interested students with sophomore status or above may obtain an application from the clubadvisers.If assistance is needed for completing the application, please contact one of the Beta Club advisers.FRIENDS OF NORTHWESTERNTeachers select students each 9 weeks to receive certificates for academic improvement oroutstanding academic achievement. Certificates are presented during the class.Events to honor the academic students in grades nine through twelve are held at the end of eachyear. Criteria for invitations to these events will be publicized in the booster club newsletter.1818
HONOR ROLLSStudents with a grade point ratio of 4.0 or above will make the Principal’s Scholars List. Studentswith a grade point ratio of 3.5 or 3.99999 will make the Honor roll.Additional quality points awarded to courses will be used in compiling the grade average. If astudent has an incomplete grade at the time the honor roll is compiled, (s)he cannot be placed on thelist. Grades will not be rounded to either raise or lower a student’s GPR. Honor Rolls will be publishedafter each grading period.JUNIOR MARSHALSJunior Marshals represent the top 10% of the junior class. They are selected based on a weightedGPR cumulative through the first semester of the junior year. Students must have attendedNorthwestern for at least the first semester of their junior year to be eligible for selection.NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETYEach fall students in the junior and senior classes who have met the GPR, discipline, and academicintegrity requirements are invited in writing to apply for admission to the National Honor Society. Allapplications submitted by the announced due date will be reviewed by a five-member facultycommittee. Using the Selection Criteria below, this committee will select students for membership inthe National Honor Society. The advisors to the National Honor Society will not be involved in thisselection process.Qualifications:• A student must be either a junior or senior at Northwestern High School in order to apply to join theNational Honor Society.• Students must have been enrolled at Northwestern High School for a minimum of one semester,at the time of the fall application process, before being considered for membership.• 4.0 GPR or above.All referrals or suspensions will be examined. Three or more written discipline referrals, will disqualifythe student from consideration for the National Honor Society. Two or more suspensions (in school orout of school), or any exclusion, while at Northwestern High School will disqualify a student fromconsideration.No student who has been disciplined for cheating, shall be considered for admission.A list of all applications will be distributed to the faculty for their comments. Three or more negativeresponses from faculty members concerning any student will trigger further inquiry to determine what,if any, verifiable objections there are to this student’s admission to the Honor Society. Examples ofverifiable objections would include, but not be limited to, a faculty member’s direct knowledge ofinstances of poor citizenship, character, or leadership.Information Form: Each student must complete and return to an advisor an information form by theannounced date. It is the student’s responsibility to accurately complete each section listing. It shouldbe stressed that candidates must show a well-rounded back-ground and should be active in manydifferent areas and activities. Also, weight will be given to the amount of time required for activitiesand relative responsibilities. For example, being vice-president of a 10-member club meeting once amonth will not carry as much weight as being secretary of a 50-member club meeting once a week.See forms section of Edline.1919
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Page 9 and 10: INTRODUCTIONDear Student/Parent:On
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