| Academic Gold |
Gold and White |
Qualifying students have earned a cumulative GPA of 4.0 for the duration of high school |
| Academic Silver |
Silver and White |
Qualifying students have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.5-3.99 for the duration of high school |
| Academic Bronze |
Bronze and White |
Qualifying students have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.0-3.49 for the duration of high school |
| Art |
Pink |
- Minimum five (5) semesters of visual arts classes
- Minimum one (1) upper level "2" class
- Department unweighted GPA 3.75
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| Business/CCE |
Royal Blue |
- Minimum of four (4) semesters of business coursework
- 3.75 GPA
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| Computer Science |
Teal |
- Four (4) semesters of coursework
- Two (2) semesters must be a weighted grade course
- “A”s in all classes
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| FACS |
Mint Green |
- Minimum of five (5) semesters of coursework
- “A”s in all classes
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| Forensics |
White |
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| Industrial Tech |
Gold |
- Complete at least four (4) semesters of coursework
- Achieve a non-weighted 4.0 GPA in all coursework within the department
- Conflicts are resolved at the discretion of the department chair.
- Demonstrate good character traits * (department can deny for this)
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| International Thespian Society |
Copper |
- ITS member
- 3.5 cumulative GPA
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| Journalism |
Purple |
- Seniors involved in student publications:
- Earn 125 service/professional development points
- Serve on staff both semesters senior year
- Maintain an unweighted 3.5 GPA in a minimum of four semesters of journalism/related coursework (production classes, journalism prereq, photography, graphic design, multimedia technology, etc.)
- Consistently follow the guidelines outlined in the student publications handbook
- See specifics in this document: RSD Journalism/Publications Honor Cords
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| Language Arts |
Red |
- 8 semesters (4 credits) of coursework (7 completed)
- 4.125 GPA in ELA courses
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| Mathematics |
Light Blue |
- High school grades only
- No “C”s (even in a weighted class)
- At least one AP level class and at least one additional WG class
- Maximum of two (2) semester “B”s only
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| Music |
Green |
- Eight (8) semesters in a performing music ensemble course
- Minimum 3.875 GPA
- No unexcused absence from any school music performance
- Minimum three (3) extracurricular performance activities approved by the Department Chair.
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| National Forensics League |
White |
Minimum of 75 points from speaking/interpretive performances |
| National Scholastic Press Association |
Purple |
- National organization - The NSPA Journalism Honor Roll honors students who are members of the school's publications staff(s)
- Students must have achieved a 3.5 or higher grade point average (on a 4.0 scale)
- Students must have completed at least two years on staff by the end of their senior year. (Students in their second year on staff are eligible.)
- All Honor Roll inductees will receive a certificate of recognition, and a listing of all inductees into the Honor Roll will be published in NSPA’s Best of the High School Press.
- Students do not need to apply for the honor cord. Publications advisers will submit the names and unofficial transcripts of all eligible seniors to NSPA by the deadline (usually at the end of February or early March).
- Honor cords may be ordered from NSPA after nominees are accepted (usually in early April) for $10 each.
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| Physical Education |
Sage |
- Six (6) semesters of coursework
- 4.0 GPA in Physical Education coursework
- Health, Drivers Ed., and First Aid do not count towards meeting the honor cord requirements
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| Project Lead The Way |
Hunter Green |
- Complete at least six (6) semesters of coursework in the same course strand
- Achieve “A”s in all coursework within the department
- Conflicts are resolved at the discretion of the department chair
- Demonstrate good character traits * (department can deny for this)
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| Quill and Scroll |
Blue and Gold |
- National organization - All seniors who are inducted Quill & Scroll members will receive an honor cord. (Quill and Scroll is an International Honorary Society for high school journalists.)
- Members of Quill and Scroll Honor Society must be chosen from students enrolled in the high school who, at the time of their recommendation, meet the following requirements:
- They must be of sophomore, junior or senior classification.
- They must have the equivalent of an unweighted B grade average, or be in the upper third of their class.
- They must have done superior work in some phase of journalism or school publications work. They may be staffers of a magazine, newspaper, yearbook, news organization, online site or radio/television station at the school.
- They must be recommended by the adviser of the student publication.
- They must be approved by the Quill and Scroll Executive Director.
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| ROTC |
Maize |
- A minimum of three (3) full years of AFJROTC
- An AFJROTC CGPA of 4.0
- No more than one "C" as a final letter grade in any other class in grades 9-12
- Overall average of 20 hours of community service for each year in AFJROTC
- JROTC instructors reserve the latitude to designate one graduating cadet each year that served with “distinction” in a leadership position within the cadet corps and will be based on meritorious performance, despite the aforementioned academic criteria. The 20-hour overall average for community service remains a requirement for the cadet identified by the "distinction" clause.
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| Science |
Silver |
- Complete a minimum of seven (7) semesters of science in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics
- No more than 2 “B”s (unweighted) in all science courses
- Computer Science is not considered a science for the Science Honor Cord
- PLTW Biomedical Science is not considered a science for the Science Honor Cord
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| Social Studies |
Navy Blue |
- Complete a minimum of eight (8) semesters of social studies
- Students must have taken and completed at least two (2) AP Courses in social studies
- No “C”s in any social studies course
- Students must have earned a 4.0 GPA or higher in social studies courses
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| Theater Arts |
Copper |
- 4.0 GPA in introductory (Acting 1/2, Tech 1/2) theater coursework
- Two (2) theater classes (minimum)
- 10 ITS points
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| World Language |
Burgundy |
- Successful completion of eight (8) semesters of the same language at high school or successful completion of Level 5/AP
- Need to meet the qualifications to earn a SOBL (I3 in all domains).
- No more than two (2) “B”s
- No behavior or conduct concerns (department can deny for this)
- Conflicts are resolved at the discretion of the department chair
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