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re: Huntsville City Schools eliminating valedictorian, salutatorian honors
Posted on 8/7/19 at 11:18 am to JordonfortheJ
Posted on 8/7/19 at 11:18 am to JordonfortheJ
Says the guy from Madison that can't spell Jordan.
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Posted on 8/7/19 at 11:23 am to OweO
Posted on 8/7/19 at 11:25 am to Displaced
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Isn't the valedictorian just the person who gives the speech?
That honor can go to any moron in the class, it is just traditionally given to the top students.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 11:31 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
Suicide rates among high school aged kids are at an all time high from an already magnified competitive world via social media. Do you really think it's that bad of an idea to cool down the competition and let everyone who does very well be honored?
That's it, just kids being honored/acknowledged for their hard work and job well done.
That's it, just kids being honored/acknowledged for their hard work and job well done.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 11:35 am to teke184
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A lot of schools take class placement (percentage) into account in admissions, which is why my HS quit giving class rankings. Even lower ranking schools will give benefits to valedictorians. My college ended up giving small scholarships of a few hundred dollars to anyone who could show documentation of that fact.
True, but if you are up there in class ranking, you can pull in all kinds of scholarships to get a full ride to most any low ranking schools if you apply for them. Shouldn't be that much of an issue. I don't think much will change for those kids with class ranking going out the window.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 11:36 am to frankthetank
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Most colleges would still identify the valedictorian. Why take that honor away from a student?
You have parents scheming over which courses their 9th grader will take to get them to be valedictorian. You have people suing over grades. You already have multiple valedictorians in many cases. I dont have a problem with this. High achievers are still being recognized.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 12:03 pm to OweO
What the ever living frick did you just say?
Posted on 8/7/19 at 12:26 pm to Tigeralum2008
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The "rightful" student still threw a tantrum that lead to nearly all of her HS friends abandoning her.
Was her last name Clinton?
Posted on 8/7/19 at 12:28 pm to OweO
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So if I was the top student, I wouldn't have to go that extra mile to secure being the top student, which means I could frick off more than I would normally since I did just enough?
Are you retarded?
Posted on 8/7/19 at 12:44 pm to Yewkindewit
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My two oldest sons were Valedictorians at the same High School 2 years apart. They worked for it and it paid off in many ways. It’s still bragging rights 20+ years later.
Good Job Dad...Looks like they kept the family tradition of peaking in HS alive.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 2:30 pm to OleWarSkuleAlum
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This post was edited on 10/26/20 at 9:22 am
Posted on 8/7/19 at 2:41 pm to Tigeralum2008
Sounds like the counselor ruined it by not knowing how to calculate.... 
Posted on 8/7/19 at 2:54 pm to OleWarSkuleAlum
her male students graduated magna cum plenti
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