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Anyone have children in a non-ranking high school without a valedictorian?
g$
4/16/19 12:32pm
When there are no winners, we're all losers.
BYUFBDAD
4/16/19 12:34pm
that's.... not how it works
Dissenter
4/16/19 12:35pm
ha! Dissent
BYUFBDAD
4/16/19 12:36pm
My school did it but because my kid was so awesome they gave it to him anyways. I would just tell your daughter to be
Baron
4/16/19 12:37pm
new principal, last year he decided 1 valedictorian was exclusionary, so 14
g$
4/16/19 12:44pm
Ask if they will also do away with scorekeeping for all athletic events
Gustav
4/16/19 12:42pm
I doubt it hurts much if she’s at that level though I get
cougfanz
4/16/19 12:43pm
They have done the opposite at our high school.
PJMort
4/16/19 12:43pm
I remember thinking I was #1 headed into my senior year, than some girl retook
BYUFootballisBack
4/16/19 1:04pm
I think I was in the running for two hundred something. Still got into BYU
PJMort
4/16/19 1:08pm
There were 20 of us in my graduating class. I asked my mom if it was dishonest
LeftOfNormal
4/16/19 12:56pm
"Ray, if somebody asks you if you're a god, you say YES!"
Squeegee
4/16/19 1:29pm
What happened to the good 'ol 4.0?
pink22
4/16/19 1:01pm
I don't fall into the freaking rich CB'er bracket, so Ivy league is only
g$
4/16/19 1:20pm
Yep. My #1 consideration in wanting my sons to choose a University...
PJMort
4/16/19 1:27pm
You have her junior year ranking and that’s the one that will go on
DrBYU
4/16/19 1:19pm
Valid point; colleges make entrance decisions before val/sals are decided.
ThetaSigma
4/16/19 1:26pm
good point, we will have to get her official transcript right after this school
g$
4/16/19 1:53pm
No one who applies to college applies at the valedictorian. She'll simply list her class rank as #1 and will be good.
HarlemCoug
4/16/19 1:40pm
Doesn't her GPA coupled with looking at the classes she took convey everything
Pasadena
4/16/19 1:43pm
From my perspective, I see a difference in the effort necessary
g$
4/16/19 1:59pm
What do you mean by "find a way to get the grade"? I was kind of thinking that
Pasadena
4/16/19 2:10pm
In a very large class, you have to take every AP/Honor class you can
g$
4/16/19 3:37pm
Sounds like she should fight for the recognition then. I'm with you.
Pasadena
4/16/19 3:59pm
I agree
Bellstrom
4/22/19 2:25pm
Suggest that the school implement this starting with the incoming Freshman class
Thrill
4/16/19 1:54pm
Why can they do it for the Sophomores and below?
Iki_Balam
4/16/19 2:02pm
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