*Students who fully complete the IB Diploma are eligible for Honors and High Honors even if they do not have AR Smart Core requirements. All other honors requirements must be met. Honor Graduates - Valedictorian The valedictorian is the senior student who meets all of the following criteria: ● meets the criteria to graduate with High Honors. ● has the highest GPA among the students who have met the criteria to graduate with High Honors. ● has been continuously enrolled at Bentonville Schools for four consecutive semesters as a full-time student, to include the spring semester of the senior year. ● has no home school credit on the high school transcript. In the event of a tie in GPA, co-Valedictorian will be named in lieu of Salutatorian.
Honor Graduates - Salutatorian The salutatorian is the senior student who meets all of the following criteria: ● meets the criteria to graduate with High Honors.
● has the second highest GPA among the students who have met the criteria for High Honors. ● has been continuously enrolled at Bentonville Schools for four consecutive semesters as a full-time student, to include the spring semester of the senior year.
● has no home school credit on the high school transcript. In the event of a tie in GPA, a co-Salutatorian will be named.
Honor Graduates - Top Ten Graduates The top 10 graduates of the senior class are those who meet all of the following criteria: ● meet the criteria to graduate with High Honors. ● have the 10 highest GPA among students who have met the criteria to graduate with High Honors. ● has been continuously enrolled at a Bentonville Schools HS for four consecutive semesters as a full-time student, to include the spring semester of the senior year. For students graduating in December, continuous enrollment for four consecutive semesters would conclude the fall semester of December graduation. E. ArkansasDepartmentofEducation“SmartCore”Curriculum Arkansas SMART CORE graduation requirements were developed by the ADE DESE to prepare students for college and other post-secondary educational opportunities. The SMART CORE graduation requirements differ slightly from Bentonville Schools graduation requirements and must be completed within the 24 credits required by Bentonville Schools for graduation. Arkansas Core differs from Arkansas Smart Core in that the math credits do not have to include Algebra II. See the Graduation Requirements table at the beginning of this catalog. All students are required to participate in the SMART CORE curriculum unless their parents or guardians, or the students if they are 18 years of age or older, sign a SMART CORE Waiver Form not to participate. This policy is to be included in student handbooks for grades 6-12. Students not participating in the SMART CORE curriculum will be required to fulfill the Core curriculum or the requirements of their IEP (when applicable) to graduate. While there are similarities between the two curriculums, following the Core curriculum may not qualify students for some scholarships and admission to certain colleges could
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