Scholastic Honors

The Scholastic Honor Roll is published each quarter and lists those students who have received all "A" and "B" grades for the period or whose grade point average for the quarter is 4.6 or better.  Students earning all “A”'s are eligible for the quarterly Principal's List.  A semester Principal’s List is published each semester listing students earning straight A’s in their semester final course grades.  In order to be eligible for these lists, or the Purple and Gold Card lists below, a student must have grades in at least six credit-bearing classes.

Students earning all C's or better with attendance 94% or better are eligible for the semester Purple Card, which may be used at listed stores for a discount on purchases. Students earning all “B”'s or better with attendance 94% or better are eligible for the semester Gold Card, which may be used at listed stores for a discount on purchases. A student may not have any incomplete grades to be eligible for the Purple or Gold Cards.

Academic Monograms

Criteria

This annual award will be given at the beginning of the school year based on previous school year work.

1. Student must be a full time student (at least 6 credit hours per year).

2. Cumulative GPA must be 4.4 or higher.

3. No semester grade lower than “C” allowed.

4. Students can initially qualify for award after completion of sophomore year (12 credits minimum).  A student who does not qualify after the sophomore year can still qualify after the junior and/or senior year.

5. Transfer students can qualify for the award after one year at BHS (assuming a transfer student meets all other criteria).

Bloomington High School National Honor Society

Prerequisites

1. Students must attend BHS for at least one semester.

2. Membership is open to academically qualified juniors and seniors based on the mid-junior or mid-senior year transcript.  The minimum GPA is 4.6.

Criteria

1. Scholarship – The Faculty Council will evaluate an essay hand written by the student.  Students who wish to be considered will write the essay under supervision by the NHS sponsor or a Faculty Council member after school in February or March.

2. Leadership – The student will provide thorough documentation of school, work, and community leadership on the Student Profile Form which must be turned in to the NHS sponsor by Friday, March 4, 2005.

3. Service – A minimum of 20 hours of correctly documented community service is required by March of the year of selection.  There is a volunteer log sheet available from the NHS sponsor to all students.  The volunteer log and/or a letter from a supervisor (not an immediate family member) documenting the number of volunteer hours is submitted to the NHS sponsor attached to the Student Profile Form by Friday, March 4, 2005.

4. Character – The student is recommended to the Faculty Council by his/her Assistant Principal and by at least four of his/her teachers at BHS as demonstrating the following six qualities: respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, caring, and citizenship.  The NHS sponsor will collect the recommendations from the BHS faculty for each student who has completed and has turned in all forms on time.  Also, the written essay should reflect the student’s character.

Selection

The process of selection is subjective, fair, and applied consistently to all candidates.  Membership is not automatically awarded solely based on academic performance.  All four areas of the above criteria are considered equally by the Faculty Council.  Membership is granted to only those students selected by the Faculty Council. The NHS sponsor is not a member of the Faculty Council, which is appointed by the Principal.  There is no quota or percentage of members per class.  Students who meet the selection criteria will be inducted regardless of number.

Notification

The NHS sponsor notifies students of final selection in April one week before the induction ceremony.  Selection to the National Honor Society is a privilege, not a right.  Non-selected students are encouraged to meet with the NHS sponsor for feedback.  Non-selected students may choose to appeal the decision before the induction ceremony in writing to the Principal and the Faculty Council.  Non-selected juniors who remain academically eligible may submit new forms during the senior year.

Obligations

Once admitted to membership, there are required individual and group service components.  In addition, members who violate school rules or civil laws will be removed from membership in accordance with local and national procedures.

Ranking in the senior class shall be determined by grade point averages.  Students with a grade point of 5.621 or higher will be designated as valedictorians.  In the event there is no such student, the student(s) with the highest grade point average will be designated as valedictorian(s).  The class salutatorians will include students with a grade point average of 5.552 or higher.  In the event there is no such student, the student(s) with the next highest grade point average will be designated as salutatorian(s).  Members of the senior class with a final grade point average of "A" (5.0 GPA. or above) shall be designated as Honor Graduates.  A tentative list of honor graduates, including the valedictorian and salutatorian, will be prepared at the end of the third grading period.  This list will be provided when there is a need for such a list prior to the completion of exams.  For example, local media outlets often request names and pictures for publication prior to graduation.  The final determination of valedictorian(s), salutatorian(s) and honor graduates will be made after all grades are completed.  Participation as a valedictorian or salutatorian at graduation is subject to the provisions elsewhere in this handbook governing removal from school-sponsored events and/or extra-curricular activities.

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Last Updated on July 29, 2004

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