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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]McLean HS: If a student earns a 4.0 or better, they get a medal at Convocation to wear at graduation.  Too many to honor at graduation in the time slot allotted at DAR.  Two student awards are given at graduation, Faculty Student of the Year, male and female.  It is the replacement of valedictorian.  [/quote]

It is a shame thay schools no longer honor the valedictorian.

I hope the "faculty students of the year" are selected from the top ten or so kids in each class and not open to every student.

I say this as a non valedictorian whose kids will never have valedictorian grades.[/quote]

Langley parent here.  The faculty and principal awards go to two students who display exceptional integrity, kindness, initiative, service, humility, and excellence.  These aren't necessarily the top academic students, but definitely the most deserving in all ways, probably including academics.  I'd much rather see those kids honored than giving it to Larla and Larlo, simply because they have 4.5+ GPAs.  When the principal was announcing the recipients of these awards at graduation yesterday, it actually brought tears to my eyes even though I don't personally know these students.  What he said about them was so heartfelt and honest and touching, that you could see exactly why they were being honored.  There are many things more important than the top GPA.[/quote]
+1. Same thing took place at McLean HS. The kids who were awarded the equivalent awards were chosen for their exceptional qualities that were not solely based on academic merit. [/quote]My DC won it the year the6 graduated and they had all A’s.  [/quote]

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