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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I remember in Highschool the academic awards went to the student with the highest grade in the class. Period. It did not matter that there were other students in that class (math, history, science, social studies, etc) who were more passionate about the subject. Students who did summer programs, or internships, or clearly were practicing/reading/pursuing the topic outside of class. Bottom line- you had to get the grade in the one class to earn the prize.

Highschool tends to work that way. But life doesn’t. Over time, people who are passionate about something tend to rise in their career more so than the people who are able to do well on a test/memorize facts/etc. Basically, life has a different award system and I think your child and others like them will excel in that arena. But for now, they just have to deal with the reality of “academic” awards.[/quote]

My high school was different - teachers choose the "best" student to receive an award. I has the highest grades in all my classes (and was valedictorian) but I think the teachers colluded and decided that the ceremony would suck if one kid got all the awards.[/quote]

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