HONOR ROLL

ACCHS offers a large variety of honor courses to students who are above average in ability and who can achieve success in a challenging area of study. These honor courses form the nucleus of our Honors Program. Whether a student takes one or more honor courses, he/she is considered as participating in the Honors Program. Our Honors Program will stimulate creativity, research, communication techniques,

in-depth study, acceleration of subject matter, and the use of special skills. Each subject area will delineate its own goals for its special purposes, e.g. the study of Calculus has a different objective from that of World Literature, even though the approach to both will bear many similarities. The student participating in the Honors Program should demonstrate a personal commitment to excellence in academics and must expect: 

• To do more work outside of class

• To choose independent study assignments in which the teacher sets the parameter for accomplishment

• To engage in a qualitative, intensive investigation of guided topics

• To delve into not only practical studies but also much theoretical material involving high levels of abstraction

• To participate in field trips where applicable

• To continue to do well in the course or be asked to go to a different level

To enter the Honors Program, incoming freshmen are invited by virtue of ITBS scores, report card grades, class rank, recommendation of the elementary school, and ACCHS Placement Tests. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors may be invited to choose an honors course by virtue of their past performances with Departmental approval. All students are eligible for honor roll based on grades received in their selected courses regardless of level of difficulty. Honor Roll is announced each marking period. All students are eligible for Honor Roll* if they meet the following criteria: 

Summa Cum Laude - General average of major subjects 95.0 and a minimum grade of 90 in all major subjects. 

Magna Cum Laude - General Average of major subjects 90.0 to 94.99 and a minimum grade of 85 in all major subjects. 

Cum Laude - General Average of major subjects 85.0 to 89.99 and a minimum grade of 80 in all major subjects.