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Student Honors
All end-of-year honors dependent upon class rank are calculated based on GPA in
accordance with the South Carolina Unified Grading Scale.
Valedictorian and Salutatorian
: Calculation for naming the valedictorian and
salutatorian will not be determined until the submission of grades for the final semester
of the senior year. In order to be ranked for valedictorian and salutatorian, students
must have been in attendance at Byrnes for second semester of the junior year and both
semesters of the senior year.
Honor Graduates
: Those students who are in the top 10% of the graduating class at
the end of first semester of the senior year based on 45-day enrollment. In order to be
ranked for honor graduates, students must have been in attendance at Byrnes for both
semesters of the senior year.
Junior Marshals
: The calculation for naming junior marshals will be determined at
the end of first semester of the junior year. In order to rank as junior marshals,
students must have been in attendance at Byrnes for both semesters of the junior year.
Spartanburg County Scholars Academy
*Scholar’s
Academy Graduates will be included in the overall class rank at Byrnes
High School, but will not be eligible to be recognized as Byrnes High School
Valedictorian, Salutatorian, Marshals. They may be recognized as Scholar’s Academy
Honor Graduates and receive all other appropriate rights and privileges due to their
class rank. The college credit hours earned in the Scholar’s Academy may or may not
transfer to other institutions of higher education. Applicants should research
institutions of higher education to determine acceptance of these hours of credit.
In the event of a situation not covered by this procedure, the administration will
determine proper procedure.
Student Rank in Class
Students will be ranked with the class in which they enter high school. Students
graduating early will be ranked as members of the senior class.
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The uniform grading scale and system for GPR and class rank will apply to all
courses carrying Carnegie units, including units earned at the middle/junior high
school.
*The for
mula will yield each student’s GPR, which can then be ranked from highest to
lowest in class. Computations will not be rounded to a higher number. All diploma
candidates are included in the ranking.
GPR = sum (quality points X units)
sum of units attempted
