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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is currently out of balance[/quote]

Not PP, but today’s post on the school’s social media accounts is an example of the out of balance. No post for valedictorian or salutatorian; never was a post for cum laude society even though ceremony was in September. Girls in the senior class had no idea who was inducted into cum laude until graduation. It’s not even announced then or at prize day but is just listed in the grad program. It feels out of balance for a school that should value educational achievements also. [/quote]

Agree and this has been the norm for awhile. DD graduated a few years back and was a top student, but not an athlete. She received highest honors her entire career at SR, was inducted into the cum laude society, took an incredibly rigorous courseload and it was like she was invisible. [/quote]

Yup. The ceremony for the induction was small...just a few administrators and the students with families. After that, nothing mentioned about them until their names were printed it the graduation program. I totally get not publicly recognizing every single honors recipient (honors, high honors, highest honors) because there are so many and getting honors requires only a certain GPA. But to be in the top 20% of the class should be recognized to the community beyond just the graduation program, which is only seen by that particular class. Same with merit scholar and commended scholar recipients...no mention. Most schools announce in their communications about these students.[/quote]

SR didn’t have any National Merit semifinalists this year. [/quote]

They had commended scholars. [/quote]
Everybody has commended scholars. [/quote]

So? What is your point? The original issue was whether or not students are recognized, not whether or not they have representation of one or both distinctions.  :roll: [/quote]

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