Revised: April 9, 2007 345.51
Revised: September 30, 2015
Revised: April 24, 2019
ACADEMIC AWARDS
High School Honor Rolls
The Evansville Community School District shall maintain an honor roll for high school students who demonstrate high academic achievement. There shall be high honor roll and honor roll categories, which is established accordingly.
Each semester, student grades will be calculated and honor rolls established and published according to the following ranges:
High Honor Roll = 3.60 - 4.00
Honor Roll = 3.00 - 3.599
Academic Awards
Students will receive academic honors based on the accumulation of points throughout high school. They will receive points each semester based upon their GPA as follows:
3.00 - 3.249 = 1 point
3.25 - 3.749 = 2 points
3.75 - 4.00 = 3 points
Students will receive awards for accumulated points as follows. For transfer students, grades earned in schools other than Evansville will be converted if necessary and included in the total accumulation of points.
Class of 2019
21 points = Letter (or pin if already a letter winner)
27 points = Academic Medal
33 points = Academic Plaque (must be earned by the end of a student’s 7th semester)
Class of 2020
15 points = Letter (or pin if already a letter winner)
21 points = Academic Medal
27 points = Academic Plaque (must be earned by the end of a student’s 7th semester)
Class of 2021
9 points = Letter (or pin if already a letter winner)
15 points = Academic Medal
21 points = Academic Plaque (must be earned by the end of a student’s 7th semester)
All students who have met the above criteria will receive their award at the spring Academic Awards ceremony. Any student graduating Summa Cum Laude (determined by the end of a student’s 7th semester) will receive an Academic Medal.
Wisconsin Academic Excellence Scholarship
Wisconsin Excellence Scholarships are awarded to Wisconsin high school seniors who have the highest grade point average in each public and private high school throughout the State of Wisconsin. The number of scholarships each high school is eligible for is based on total student enrollment.
The scholarship is awarded to two graduates attending a Wisconsin post-secondary education facility from high schools with enrollments of at least 500 students. High schools with enrollments below 500 students receive one scholarship. If the student(s) are not attending a Wisconsin post-secondary education facility, the scholarship will go to the next eligible student(s).
Breaking a Tie
The following progressive tie breaker criteria will be in effect if more than two students share the top G.P.A.:
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- Laude Score at the end of 7th term. The Laude score for this determination will credit students for AP and/or Departmental Honors courses they are registered for during their 8th term while utilizing their end of 7th term G.P.A.
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- Highest Composite ACT test score recorded at the conclusion of the 7th semester;
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- If the highest Composite ACT scores are of equal value, the student with the greatest number of academic course credits (credits received in English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Spanish/World Languages courses), at the conclusion of the 7th semester, will receive the scholarship. Academic courses completed at accredited post-secondary institutions will count as academic credit if the student earns a grade of B- or higher. For every 4 post-secondary credits completed with a grade of B- or above, a student will earn 1 high school credit. The exact determination will be made by the high school based on the rigor of the post-secondary course. Students will be informed in advance of enrollment in the post-secondary class whether it will count as an academic course and the number of high school credits that will be earned. Students are responsible to present their post-secondary transcripts to the high school counseling office when the class is completed;
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- If still equal, then the student with the greatest G.P.A. in academic courses (English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Spanish/World Languages) taken, at the end of the 7th semester, will receive the scholarship. Courses are noted in the course guide;
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- If still equal, then the student with the highest SAT test score recorded, at the conclusion of the 7th semester, will receive the scholarship;
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- If still equal, then a name drawn from a hat will make the final determination.
Legal Ref.: Sections 39.41 Wisconsin Statutes (Academic Excellence Higher Education Scholarships)
PI 9 Wisconsin Administrative Code
HEA 9
Local Ref.: Policy #460 - Student Scholarship
Policy #462 - WI Technical Excellence Scholarship
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