High Honors is an award scholars can receive on paper during the High Honors assembly. It can be nerve wracking or even exciting to receive one. To receive the award, scholars must have an accumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. For some this may be difficult to achieve, for others it may not be so challenging.
Julia Dumar said, “Since FWPA is a pretty academic based school I think the grades are difficult to get.”
Some scholars at FWPA may think it’s unfair that so many in their grade achieved the award, while others may not mind. This unfairness can be thought about since recognition may not be as noticeable, for those who are a part of a grade level that had many achieve an award.
“I think AI carried some, so I don’t think everyone deserved it,” Royce Daneels-Berg stated.
42 out of 64 current eighth graders achieved High Honors for the 2nd semester of their seventh grade year. Sofia Maldonado in the eighth grade said, “I think it is pretty fair since the whole eighth grade is intelligent and it’s not just about one person.”
Destiny-Lucy Njane said, “It doesn’t really bother me about the amount of others who also get the award during the assembly, since they already acknowledge them in the yearbook. The overall thought of receiving a High Honors award is very exciting.”
Not only students, but the staff at FWPA also have thoughts on High Honors, whether it’s about how the assemblies are situated, the grades required to get an award, or the topic in general.
Mrs. Thornton says, “I think that if they earned it that’s great.”
Sixth grade ELA and social studies teacher Mrs. Leah said, “I think it’s amazing how many kids got it. I’m always impressed with how many sixth graders got High Honors in seventh grade.”
