Anonymous
Post 06/17/2024 10:49     Subject: Governor's Scholastic Award
Bummer but thanks!
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2024 09:04     Subject: Governor's Scholastic Award
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How is this calculated? My son is at PHS with a 4.89 and B in HS. Is he likely to get it?

PHS uses unweighted for this GPA so no.


So only kids will 4.0 UW get it?

Yes.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2024 21:37     Subject: Governor's Scholastic Award
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How is this calculated? My son is at PHS with a 4.89 and B in HS. Is he likely to get it?

PHS uses unweighted for this GPA so no.


So only kids will 4.0 UW get it?
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2024 12:45     Subject: Governor's Scholastic Award
Anonymous wrote:How is this calculated? My son is at PHS with a 4.89 and B in HS. Is he likely to get it?

PHS uses unweighted for this GPA so no.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2024 10:50     Subject: Governor's Scholastic Award
Anonymous wrote:*One B

Nope. One B is one too many.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2024 03:52     Subject: Governor's Scholastic Award
*One B
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2024 03:52     Subject: Governor's Scholastic Award
How is this calculated? My son is at PHS with a 4.89 and B in HS. Is he likely to get it?
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2024 05:54     Subject: Re:Governor's Scholastic Award
Anonymous wrote:It's a Maryland State Statutory requirement that all public High Schools in the State award the governor's certificate of merit to the top 5% of each graduating class. Statute doesn't specify how it's calculated, and our MCPS HS did not say how it makes the determination (Weighted v unweighted GPA)

https://govt.westlaw.com/mdc/Document/ND7B72AE0A7E011DBB5DDAC3692B918BC?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=DocumentItem&contextData=(sc.Default)
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2024 23:59     Subject: Governor's Scholastic Award
Anonymous wrote:Not sure it’s the same thing but my kid and others got a Governors Merit Award based on GPA. No money, — received a certificate and a medal to wear at graduation.

No medal at my kids HS
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2024 20:27     Subject: Re:Governor's Scholastic Award
It's a Maryland State Statutory requirement that all public High Schools in the State award the governor's certificate of merit to the top 5% of each graduating class. Statute doesn't specify how it's calculated, and our MCPS HS did not say how it makes the determination (Weighted v unweighted GPA)
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2024 19:37     Subject: Re:Governor's Scholastic Award
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Okay, it is the same thing. At Wootton they said it is for the top 5 percent of the class. thanks!


But what do they do when 50% of the class has a perfect UW 4.0?


Ours was the top 4% in terms of GPA, and it was based on weighted GPA, not unweighted.
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2024 19:01     Subject: Re:Governor's Scholastic Award
Anonymous wrote:Okay, it is the same thing. At Wootton they said it is for the top 5 percent of the class. thanks!


But what do they do when 50% of the class has a perfect UW 4.0?
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2024 13:07     Subject: Re:Governor's Scholastic Award
Okay, it is the same thing. At Wootton they said it is for the top 5 percent of the class. thanks!
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2024 12:59     Subject: Governor's Scholastic Award
Not sure it’s the same thing but my kid and others got a Governors Merit Award based on GPA. No money, — received a certificate and a medal to wear at graduation.
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2024 12:53     Subject: Governor's Scholastic Award
I know some seniors got this in our school. is this a scholarship??