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For the past few years it has been the
practice at Round Valley High School to select multiple
valedictorians. Any student with a 4.0 GPA was given that
honor. Changes are being introduced which follow a
philosophy that not all 4.0 GPA’s are the same. One student
for example might have multiple A+’s while another might
have mostly A-‘s. In addition, one student might have taken
all the advanced courses that RVHS offers and received A’s
in them while another might have taken an easier
curriculum. Please remember that any student with a 4.0 GPA
will be considered in the top of the class and will receive
the normal offers of scholarships from the state
universities etc... This is simply an internal policy
change to allow us to honor the top student as
valedictorian.
With this in mind, RVHS
will phase in the new “weighted” policy. All freshmen
coming in to RVHS next year (2001-2002 school year) will be
under the full force of the new policy.
Our present junior class
(2000-2001 school year) will be under the same policy we’ve
been under for the past few years.
In order to assist our current sophomore class (2000-2001
school year), we will not weight their 9th and 10th grade
years. If they end their sophomore year with a 4.0 they
will all be on equal ground as they enter their junior
year. We will use the new “weighted” policy for evaluating
their 11th and 12th grade courses.
Additionally, to assist
our current freshman class (2000-2001 school year), we will
not weight their 9th grade year. If they end their freshman
year with a 4.0 they will all be on equal ground as they
enter their sophomore year. We will use the new “weighted”
policy for evaluating their 10th, 11th and 12th grade
courses.
If your desire is to
pursue the valedictorian honor we recommend that you
carefully choose your courses according to the new weighted
policy.
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STEP 1) To be considered as a
valedictorian you must first of all have a 4.0 G.P.A.
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STEP 2) Any who have used a "P"
(pass/fail) for a core class will be removed from
consideration.
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STEP 3) To be considered, a
student must have spent a minimum of 4 semesters at
R.V.H.S.
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STEP 4) Eliminate any who do not
meet the current requirements for being accepted into an
Arizona University. For purposes of selecting a
Valedictorian or Salutatorian “deficiencies” will not be
allowed.
| English |
4 credits |
| Fine Arts |
1 credit |
| Foreign Language |
2 credits of the same language. |
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Mathematics |
4 credits. (Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, and
one more advanced math such as
Trig/Pre-Calculus or Calculus or A.P. Calculus.) |
| Laboratory
Science |
3 credits |
| Social Science |
2 credits |
(These standards
are established by the Board of Regents and are subject
to change.)
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STEP 5) Using the courses
that a given student will use to personally meet the
Arizona University requirements noted in step 3, you
refigure with a new weighted G. P. A. Accelerated
English 1-4, A. P. English 1-4, Calculus, A. P.
Calculus, A. P. Chemistry, Chemistry 2, and
Physics are the present courses that would be on
our “weighted” list at Round Valley High School and
would use the following weighted G. P. A. scale:
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A+ = 5.33
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A = 5
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A- = 4.67
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All other classes
would be weighted as follows:
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A+ = 4.33
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A = 4
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A- = 3.67
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All transfer credits (community
college or correspondence) will be figured into the
G. P. A. for Valedictorian or Salutatorian selection
purposes.
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STEP 6) The student with the
highest weighted score will serve as Valedictorian
and the student with the 2nd highest weighted score
will become the
Salutatorian.
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STEP 7) If a tie occurs at this
point the "Committee" will meet to further analyze
whether one should receive the honor or if indeed
there is a tie.
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