Valedictorian Requirements

  • Valedictorians
    In order for a student to be eligible for consideration as a valedictorian, he/she must meet the following requirements:

    • Must have a cumulative weighted GPA of 4.0
    • Must be enrolled at Classen School of Advanced Studies since the beginning of tenth grade year or in an equally rigorous program as determined by the administration.
    • May not use “repeated” courses to better one’s GPA
    • Must have no semester grade lower than a B in any course that counts for high school credit (including those taken in middle school).

     

    Summa Cum Laude
    In order for a student to be eligible for consideration as a Summa Cum Laude IB/VPA Valedictorian, he/she must meet the following requirements:

    • Must have the highest cumulative, unweighted GPA.
    • Must major in the IB program from 9th-12th grade to be recognized as the IB Summa Cum Laude.
    • Must major in the VPA program from 9th-12th grade to be recognized as the VPA Summa Cum Laude.
    • May not use “repeated” courses to better one’s GPA
    • Must have no semester grade lower than a B in any course that counts for high school credit (including those taken in middle school).