Awards

Submitted by support on Fri, 10/17/2008 - 11:03

 

Honor Roll

Students who earn between a 3.0 and a 3.49 grade point average with no grade below C are eligible for the Honor Roll.

 

High Honor Roll

Students who earn between a 3.5 and 3.99 grade point average with no grade below C are eligible for the High Honor Roll.

 

Academic Excellence

Students who earn a 4.0 grade point average are eligible for Academic Excellence.

 

 

Academic Letter

 

An academic letter will be awarded to all students with a GPA >3.50 after their fourth and sixth semesters. The letter, with a lamp of knowledge, will be white with black and gold trim. Qualifying students who received letters after the fourth semester will receive a chevron after the sixth semester. The chevrons will match the academic letter in color and design.

 

Academic letters will be presented in a public ceremony every January or February.

 

National Honor Society

Teachers at Penn participate in the selection of students that are juniors or seniors for National Honor Society, a national organization for the recognition of outstanding students. Membership in National Honor Society is an honor and is based equally upon scholarship (3.5 minimum), leadership, service and character.

 

Academic Honors Diploma

The Indiana State Board of Education has established an Academic Honors Diploma. The diploma is intended to bring honor to those students who choose challenging courses and accumulate 47 credits in high school. To be eligible for an Academic Honors Diploma, a student must have a grade point average of 3.0 or above. No grade lower than a "C" may count toward the diploma. A gold seal is placed on the diploma and the student's transcript notes the awarding of the Academic Honors Diploma. Students must be fully eligible at the end of the 7th semester in order to wear the academic honors hood at senior recognition night and commencement. Night School courses do not count towards the Academic Honors Diploma.

 

Graduation with High Honors

Students are eligible to be recognized as a graduate with High Honors based upon earning a 3.5 or above Cumulative GPA with no grades below a C. Students must be fully eligible at the end of the 7th semester in order to be recognized at senior recognition night and commencement.

 

Scholarships

A large number of Penn students seek scholarships each year. Students and parents annually are given information concerning the College Entrance Examination Board and the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). We strongly recommend that juniors take the PSAT and the SAT. Sophomores are encouraged to take the PSAT as well. The junior year PSAT test is the only qualifying test for the National Merit Scholarship Competition. 

 

Colleges, businesses and industry, as well as civic, fraternal and educational groups offer other scholarship opportunities. In each of the past two years, Penn students have gathered over two million dollars in scholarship monies. Some of the awards require an examination; others require a written application or an interview. Students should consult with their counselor and visit the Scholarship area in the College/Career Resource Center for more information. A list of scholarship applications available in the CCRC is available at the Guidance Web page. Students and parents are encouraged to do their own free scholarship search on any one of a number of scholarship sites available on the Internet.

 

Presidential Academic Awards

Penn High School offers the President's Education Awards Program Certificate and the President's Education Awards Program for Educational Improvement Certificate at graduation for seniors who qualify.