Academic Excellence
Honor Roll
Students who earn an academic 3.500 GPA or better are placed on the Honor Roll for the semester. Any student receiving the letter grade of F in any subject area will not be placed on the Honor Roll regardless of the GPA. The school uses actual GPAs (not rounded-up GPAs) when calculating honor roll qualifications. Grades for physical education and teacher/classroom aide classes will not be factored into consideration for honor roll status.
Graduating seniors who have earned honor roll status six (6) of their eight (8) high school semesters, one of which is their senior year, become a member of the UC Academy Honor Society. This honor is also noted on their transcript and they receive special recognition and an award at their graduation.
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Valedictorian and Salutatorian
In determining the Valedictorian and Salutatorian, the cumulative academic GPA is used, along with other criteria. In order for a student to be recognized as the Valedictorian or Salutatorian, he/she must have attended UC Academy three (3) out of four (4) high school years and must have a 4.0 or better cumulative academic GPA.
Should more than one (1) student achieve a 4.0 or better cumulative academic GPA and meet the above stated qualifications, those students will all become members of the Valedictorian Society. The Valedictorian and Salutatorian will have the opportunity to write a speech addressed to their fellow graduates on a topic of their choice at graduation; however, if they should choose not to participate in speech writing, if their speeches are not completed on time, or if their speeches do not meet the standard of satisfaction, alternative members of the Valedictorian Society may be selected to share at graduation.
An Administrative Committee will review candidates for the Valedictorian Society (or Valedictorian and Salutatorian). This committee will also review the speeches to be presented; the committee’s choices are final.
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National Honor Society
Students in grades 10-12 have an opportunity to be inducted into UCA’s chapter of the National Honor Society. This distinguished society embraced four pillars that have been established for well over a century. These pillars are scholarship, service, leadership, and character. Students with the qualifying GPA may apply to be inducted into the NHS beginning in the tenth grade.