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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good. The cords are expensive and mean nothing.[/quote]

Why does it mean nothing to get good grades in multiple AP classes, get over a 4.0 GPA, complete service hours, be in National Honor Society, etc.?

I haven't been to a FCPS graduation, but do they actually announce all these things or print them in the program? Is there a program? If not, they are at least a visible way to acknowledge hard work and success. 
I think it's crazy to do away with all of that.

We already don't have valedictorians or class rank, which is a real problem on college applications. [/quote]

So you just want to be able to show off that you have a smart kid who joined a lot of clubs? Shouldn't the knowledge that your child achieved all of this be enough?[/quote]

You're way off. My kid is a sophomore and not on track for any of the cords I mentioned, himself. He is a varsity athlete, but I doubt they get cords. I still think that academic acheivement should be celebrated, and what better place than at graduation?
Now, as I said in my PP, if they are being acknowledge in some other way (announced at graduation or in the graduation program or at a separate awards dinner) then that is great and I love not participating in buying expensive cords. But if this is a backhanded way to NOT honor academic acheivement - like not having class rank or valedictorians, then I think it's the wrong decision. [/quote]

Our school has a “class day” before graduation where lots of kids with special achievements are recognized.  And I’d be surprised if graduation programs don’t continue to recognize kids in NHS, AP Scholars, IB diploma-track kids, etc.

This mostly sounds like discouraging a lot of expensive, extraneous, and sometimes controversial bling at graduation so, if it’s true, kudos to Reid. [/quote]

The graduation programs in FCPS are no linger allowed to recognize honor grads or any honor societies in the graduation programs.

That was banned starting with class of 2025 after a class of 2024 parent pitched a huge fit up to Dr. Reid over honor grad recognition at graduation.

The honor stoles are the only recognition remaining in fcps  for honor grads, national honor society, and other honor societies.[/quote]

The FCPS graduation I was at last week noted the honors graduates (those with a 4.0 or higher weighted GPA).[/quote]

Ours lists both 4.0+ and IB diploma candidates with asterisks or whatever symbols.

There are literally dozens of honor societies, I can’t imagine listing them all.[/quote]

FCPS allows for 10 national/international honor society cords, not "dozens" and 10 special recognition cords

This is addition to the honor grad stole, national honor society cape, and medals (AP scholar, state level recognition and department award for the top student in each acdemic subject, ie English, languages, History, science, arts and math)

10 approved/allowed honor society cords are:

ALS Honor Society (sign language)
International Thespian Society (theater)
Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society (math)
National Art Honor Society (visual arts)
National English Honor Society
National French Honor Society
National German Honor Society
National History Honor Society
National Science Honor Society
International TriM Honor Society (music)

The 10 special recognition cords allowed are:

Civics Seal
College Partnership
DECA (business honor society)
Eagle Scout
Gold Scout
Military Service (enlistment, academy, ROTC scholarship)
Military Connected (dependents)
SEALS 
Service Learning
National EMT cord

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