Selkirk Secondary School Honour Roll/Attitude & Effort Roll Criteria
The following criteria need to be met for students to be eligible for the Honour Roll and Attitude & Effort Roll:
- Be registered in a minimum of 6 courses with Selkirk
- Have at least 3 courses from Selkirk in any given term/quarter to count towards the Honour Roll and Attitude & Effort Roll
* Please note that Distance Learning courses do not count towards Selkirk's Honour Roll
Honour Roll Criteria (grade 10-12's only)
- Will include all Quarters (reporting periods during the year)
- Based on % avg.
- No score <60%; no "I's"
Honourable Mention | 72.5-77.49% |
Honours | 77.5-85.49% |
Distinction | 85.5-100% |
Attitude & Effort Roll Criteria (grade 8-12)
- Based on the work habit scale (E= Excellent; G= Good; S= Satisfactory;
N= Needs Improvement) - Students who have all E’s/G’s or all E’s/G’s (a student with one “S” may be considered after careful consultation between administration and classroom teachers) are eligible for the Attitude & Effort Roll. Any student with a “N” is not eligible for the Attitude & Effort Roll
Awards Criteria & Information
The Selkirk Awards Committee meets each May and June to decide on the larger year-end awards presented at Selkirk's Academic Awards night in June.
Awards Criteria
The criteria below need to be met in order to be eligible for the following awards:
- Attitude & Effort and Citizenship Awards
- Top Citizenship Awards
- Top Academic Awards (grade 10-12 students only)
- Academic Awards of Excellence (grade 10-12 students only)
- Junior Award of Distinction (grade 9 students only)
- Senior Awards of Distinction (grade 12 students only)
- Bill Murphy Award
- Principal's Award
Please note that Distinction & Awards of Excellence awards include Honour Roll and Attitude & Effort Roll information; thus, students who do not meet the Honour Roll Criteria will not be eligible for these awards.
Attitude & Effort and Citizenship Awards
- Recognizes students who have been on the Attitude & Effort Roll for Quarter 2 and 3 (not 4 as Awards Night happens prior to the last reporting period) and any students who have shown solid citizenship throughout the year
Top Citizenship Awards
- Recognizes a student or a couple of students in each grade who stood out in the above criteria
Top Academic Awards (grade 10-12 students only)
- Recognizes the top academic student or a couple of students in each grade based on GPA with course load taken into account; teachers and administration will discuss students with the same GPA to determine recipients
Academic Awards of Excellence
- Grade 10-12- Recognizes students in each grade who have achieved Distinction for Quarter 1, 2, and 3
- Grade 8-9- Recognizes students who maintain primarily Excellent work habits (all Es and two Gs allowed) on their Quarter 3 report card (as linear courses are cumulative) as well as are on Attitude & Effort on all three Terms
Senior Awards of Distinction
- Recognizes Grade 12 students who have achieved Distinction & Attitude & Effort Roll for each reporting period in grades 10, 11, & 12 (Quarter 2, 3, and 4 in grade 10 and 11 and Quarter 1, 2 and 3 in Grade 12; early grads will be considered based on Q1 and Q2 of their grade 12 year)
- Part time students in second semester will need to maintain a distinction average based on their courses taken with Selkirk
- These students are honoured with an engraved watch
Bill Murphy Award
- Staff nominated, committee selected
- Presented to a grade 12 student who has excelled in the following areas:
- Academic excellence
- Dedicated volunteer service to the school/Leadership
- Actively participates in athletic activities
Principal's Award
Staff nominated, committee selected
Presented to a grade 12 student who has excelled in all aspects of school at Selkirk:
- Academic excellence
- Citizenship/Leadership
- Attitude and Effort
- Extracurricular pursuits