Starting with the graduating class of 2025, the District shall make the following recognitions at the graduation ceremony.
- Each student who has a final class rank GPA of 4.0 or above will be considered an “Honor Graduate” and have an asterisk (*) next to the student’s name in the printed program.
- Students in the top 10 percent of their graduating class will be considered “Graduates with Distinction” and will be seated alphabetically in a separate section. They will also be corded and recognized in the printed program according to the tiers below.
- Cum Laude—Top 10 percent of the graduating class
- Magna Cum Laude—Top 6 percent of the graduating class
- Summa Cum Laude—Top 3 percent of the graduating class
- The students who are named the valedictorian and salutatorian will be seated on the stage with other speakers and distinguished guests.
For calculation of the top 10 percent for graduation honors, the class size will be set by the number of students in the senior class (12th grade) as of the fall PEIMS snapshot date (last Friday in October).
More information can be found in board policy EIC (REGULATION).