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National Honor Society Academic Letters National Merit Scholarship Program |
THIS PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Advanced Placement (AP) Honors and Recognitions A. Academic Recognition Students will be honored throughout the year based on their GPA, class rank, ACT scores, attendance, school service club accomplishments, and Academic Letter awards. B. Academic Letter Letter awards are achievable in Academic, Vocational and Fine Arts areas. The right to purchase a letter and/or pin is determined at the time the criteria is achieved and with the permission of the department faculty. Academic Letter requirements are available in the Counseling Office. C. Honors at Graduation 1. Gold Cord - Top 5% cumulative weighted GPA/ACT score 2. Silver Cord - Top 10% cumulative weighted GPA/ACT score 3. All students with a 3.7 or higher non-weighted GPA will be designated on the graduation program with an asterisk by their name. Students whose cumulative GPA is 3.9 or higher will be designated by a double asterisk. 4. National Honors Society members who have fulfilled the requirements of that national organization and the THS chapter will wear the white collar of NHS. D. Graduation Speakers The top students from both the weighted and non-weighted class rankings will be invited to tryout as graduation speakers. You can earn the distinction of an Academic Letter in the area of your choice: Applied Technology, Art, Business, Dance, Drama, English, Cooperative Learning, Foreign Language, Family and Consumer Science, Math, Music, P.E., Science, Social Studies, or Service. Click on the link for requirements, eligibility, deadlines and the application process. Sterling ScholarThe purpose of the Sterling Scholar Awards is to publicly recognize and encourage the pursuit of excellence in scholarship, leadership and citizenship of high school seniors in the state of Utah. The Deseret Morning News and KSL Television developed the program especially to focus attention on outstanding seniors in order to recognize them publicly as well as award cash scholarships and tuition waivers from participating institutions. The Sterling Scholar Awards program seeks to commend and encourage excellence among all students. The National Merit Scholarship Program is a
national competition awarding 4-year scholarships to the school of the
winner's choice. Finalists are identified using students' scores on the
PSAT/NMSQT, a test you may elect to take during
your junior year. Click on the links to learn how (and when) you can
register to take the test, and to learn more about the application
process if you have been identified as a National Merit Scholar
finalist.
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