ACADEMIC RECOGNITION
Diploma With Honors
The State Board of Education recognizes graduating seniors who have successfully met rigorous academic criteria by awarding them a Diploma with Honors.
Click the link below for a listing of all criteria for a Diploma with Honors for a student completing a college preparatory or career-technical curriculum.
Diploma With Honors
Award of Merit
Outstanding graduating seniors may receive special recognition from the State Board of Education for their achievements through the State Board of Education's Award of Merit. This award is available for students who meet the specified performances criteria in either a college preparatory curriculum or a career-technical curriculum.
Click the link below for a list of all criteria for the Award of Merit.
Award of Merit
Honor Cords
Senior students will be honored at graduation based upon the following standards of achievement:
Summa Cum Laude* 4.0 and above Gold Honor Cord
Magna Cum Laude* 3.75 - 3.99 Silver Honor Cord
Cum Laude* 3:50 - 3.74 Bronze Honor Cord
* Weighted GPA as of the 7th semester of their senior year
Honor Roll
Students achieving a 3.50 Grade Point Average during a grading period and taking a minimum of five academic subjects will be listed on the Honor Roll for that grading period.
Academic Letter
The express purposes of the academic letter award are to recognize students who consistently achieve academic excellence, promote the significance of academics and encourage academic growth at N.P.H.S.
The following criteria will be used to determine academic award participants:
- A student must maintain a 3.5 GPA for the first 3 nine weeks.
- A student’s GPA may not drop below a 3.0 in any 9 weeks grading period during the school year.
- A student must enroll in at least 4 units of credit.
- Incompletes incurred as a result of an extensive illness shall be removed in a reasonable length of time.
- An Appeals Board shall be formed to review any perceived discrepancies. This board shall be composed of the high school principal, the National Honor Society advisor, a guidance counselor, and a National Honor Society officer.
Awards To Be Presented
The First Year Award – shall be a black outlined, red chenille, 6-inch letter with a lamp of learning placed on the bottom.
The Second Year Award – shall be a silver, circular pin with a torch of learning and a letter “P” inscribed on it.
The Third Year Award – shall be a silver scroll shaped pin with the circle pin inscribed on it.
The Fourth Year Award – shall be a specially designed walnut plaque.
National Honor Society
National Honor Society is an organization that seeks to honor those students who have exhibited excellence in classroom leadership, service, character, and scholarship. The following criteria have been adopted to enable the faculty council to select new members of National Honor Society.
1. A list of all juniors and seniors with at least a 3.5 grade point average is compiled. Only these students listed will be considered for membership.
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Letters are sent and several announcements are made informing the students of their eligibility.
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If a student is interested in becoming nominated, he/she will complete a sheet listing all of his/her extracurricular activities. If a student does not complete an Activity Sheet, he/she will not be considered for membership.
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The completed Activity Sheets must be returned to the National Honor Society advisor.
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A list of students is made up from all the returned Activity Sheets. The teachers receive the list of students, and are asked to evaluate these students on Leadership, Character, and Scholarship.