honor student

[anonymouse]

interesting.....

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/south.ssf?/base/community/1117133115430711.xml&coll=2

[Saussay]

Very Interesting

[georgiablues]

Indeed.

[bobcats1996]

what exactly are yall trying to say

[bamarez]

You mean the fact that she's not listed as an Honor Graduate? I think she's been called an Honors student because she made the Honor Roll for 10th-12th grades. And I believe, not sure though...that Honor Graduates have to maintain a certain GPA for 9-12th grade.

[fnkmsta]

She took 2 AP (advanced placement) exams, one last year and one this year. The new one is Calculus AB and she got a 3. Not an easy task. Stop disparaging her intelligence.

[ALALady]

You mean the fact that she's not listed as an Honor Graduate? I think she's been called an Honors student because she made the Honor Roll for 10th-12th grades. And I believe, not sure though...that Honor Graduates have to maintain a certain GPA for 9-12th grade.


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[ALALady]

"Honor(s) graduates" can be a term meaning different things at different schools.  There may be the student who takes the minimum number of courses required to graduate and who makes straight As and he/she may be referred to as an "honor graduate" at one school.  That student would indeed be in the "Honor Society."  That same student at another school may not be specifically termed an "Honor Graduate" at another school with stricter criteria unless he/she took SPECIFIC designated "honors" courses, or AP (Advanced Placement) courses.  These courses earn greater course credits, and therefore, enhance the students overall GPA to a greater degree if high grades are earned.  Natalee did take AP and Honors courses and would certainly have earned the label of "honor graduate" at 99% of America's High Schools.  Now whether or not she was actually a bonifide Mountain Brook Honor Graduate in the STRICTEST sense is really elementary at best.  If she made it out of THAT high school with fabulous grades, she is an "honor student" in anybody's book!  That is the toughest and best school in the state and there is no doubt that Natalee is a very bright young lady.  Additionally, people do not earn full academic scholarships these days to college without there being good reason to substantiate it.  After all, her family can definitely afford to send her where ever she would like to go, and the competition for college placement and scholarships these days is really fierce.  Let's try not to make something of nothing here.  I don't know Natalee or her family, but she was obviously very, very bright.  Let us focus on her safe return.

[mbhs05]

Those listed as "honors graduates" in that list are the top 5% (or 10%...I don't remember which.) An honors student can really just be someone who is in honors socities and makes really good grades.

[bamarez]

Thank you for clarifying that ALALady and mbhs05. Don't know why anyone would want to nitpick over something like this anyway. If she got Honors anything...she done good! Should we compare "My Student is a ..." bumper stickers now? She's MISSING folks, no matter what the circumstances are...the important thing is to find her.