Valedictorian Selection Structure

Choosing Valedictorian & SalutatorianChosen by Committee• Principal• Guidance Coordinator• 3 Faculty RepresentativesBased Upon Overall RubricFactorScholastic Achievement(based on Quality Points)School Leadership 4School Involvement 3Proposed Commencement Speech 2AttendanceDisciplineMax Points• Must be in the top 5% after 3 rd Quarter ofsenior year (must have attended SAHS forat least the full 11 th and 12 th grade years)• Distinguished on Graduation Project2 (excepting major illness)No ISS or OSSNo breaches of academic integrityAttendance*consideration given to major illness*excessive tardies to school will diminish the score0 1 23% or more of total daysabsent2.9%-2% total days less than 1.9% absentPage 1 of 3

School Leadership(reported by each advisor/coach)The highest level of leadership in an activity is defined by:• Took an active, dynamic, and long-standing leadership role in the organization• Significant initiative evident in at least one project(score determined by selection committee based upon information form advisors/coaches)Based Upon Rubric0 1 2 3 4No leadership Little leadershipin organizationAssumedleadershipoccasionally inthe organizationAssumed anactive leadershiprole in theorganization• Took anactive,dynamic, andlong-standingleadershiprole in theorganization• Significantinitiativeevident in atleast oneprojectPage 2 of 3