Academic Recognition

ACADEMIC RECOGNITION

Academic Awards Ceremony

Each May the Academic Awards Ceremony recognizes students who have earned special recognition for their academic achievements. Students and parents/guardians are invited to this special evening.

Academic Letters

Academic Letters are awarded each fall to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors who have maintained a 3.7 or above for two consecutive semesters at Pomona. Academic Letters are also given to Seniors who have maintained a 3.7 or higher in May of their Senior year.

National Honor Society

Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors who have maintained a 3.6 cumulative GPA are eligible for nomination to the prestigious National Honor Society. Qualified candidates are invited to submit a completed application form. In addition to the academic requirements, each candidate is evaluated in terms of community and school service, leadership, and character.

Valedictorian/Salutatorian

To ensure that the top academic student scholars become the valedictorians and salutatorians of Pomona High School, the following requirements must be met by all candidates:

1.  Candidates must have the highest ranking GPA in their graduating class.

2.  Candidates must have a minimum of 16 Core Academic Units from the following five areas:

Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, and World Language

3.  Candidates must have two years of any World Language during grades 9-12.

4.  Candidates must have taken two classes from the five Core Academic areas that are designated as the most advanced class in that area. Each course must be a year-long commitment.

Language Arts: AP English Lit/Comp.

Social Studies: AP U. S. History

Math: AP Calculus or AP Statistics

Science: AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, Honors Anatomy/Physiology, Honors Astronomy

World Language: Spanish AP or Honors French IV

5.  Class rank for candidates is based on the GPA at the end of the final semester of their senior year.

6.  No student will be penalized for taking additional classes. This means that the class rank printed on the transcript is based on GPA strictly, it is not necessarily the final determining factor for valedictorian/salutatorian.

7.  Final determination of valedictorians and salutatorians will be made by the administration

GRADUATION RECOGNITION AND AWARDS POLICY

1.  All students will wear only the authorized cap, gown, tassel and authorized earned stole or cord.

2.  Students that are to be recognized for significant academic achievement, 3.70 or higher GPA, will be allowed to wear the following:

a)  RED STOLE for the Valedictorian

b)  SILVER STOLE for the Salutatorian

c)  GOLD CORD for the other students achieving a 3.70 or higher GPA at the end of the 8th semester, with the following requirements:

*must have one year of any World Language during grades 9-12

*must have taken at least one class from the five Core Academic areas that are designated as the most advanced class in that area. Each subject must be a year-long commitment. The designated classes are as follows:

Language Arts – AP English Lit/Comp

Social Studies – AP U. S. History

Math – AP Calculus or AP Statistics

World Language – AP Spanish or Honors French IV

Science – AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, Honors Anatomy/Physiology or Astronomy

3.  Any student in violation of this policy at any time during the graduation ceremony can and will be removed from the ceremony.

4.  4. Any and all appeals to this policy must be submitted in writing to the Pomona Parent Staff Partnership (PPSP) by the scheduled January meeting, and will follow the Bylaws of the Pomona High School PPSP.