Honor Cord Requirements

• Complete at least 4 semesters of coursework
• Achieve a non-weighted 4.0 GPA in all coursework within the department
• Conflicts are resolved at the discretion of the department chair.
• -Demonstrate good character traits* (department can deny for this)

1. Earn 125 service/professional development points
2. Serve on staff both semesters senior year
3. maintain an unweighted 3.5 GPA in a minimum of four semesters of journalism/related coursework (production classes, journalism prereq, photography, graphic design, multimedia technology, etc.
4. consistently follow the guidelines outlined in the student publications handbook

• 6 Semesters of coursework
• 4.0 in PE coursework
• Health, Drivers Ed., and First Aid do not count towards requirement.

• Complete at least 6 semesters of coursework in the same course strand
• Achieve A's in all coursework within the department (this eliminates the need to do math to calculate their eligibility)
• Conflicts are resolved at the discretion of the department chair.
• Demonstrate good character traits* (department can deny for this)

• They must be of sophomore, junior or senior classification.
• They must have the equivalent of an unweighted B grade average, or be in the upper third of their class.
• They must have done superior work in some phase of journalism or school publications work. They may be staffers of a magazine, newspaper, yearbook, news organization, online site or radio/television station at the school.
• They must be recommended by the adviser of the student publication.
• They must be approved by the Quill and Scroll Executive Director.

National organization - The NSPA Journalism Honor Roll honors students who are members of the schools publications staff (s), have achieved a 3.5 or higher grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and have completed at least two years on staff by the end of the school year. Students in their second year on staff are eligible. All Honor Roll inductees will receive a certificate of recognition, and a listing of all inductees into the Honor Roll will be published in NSPA’s Best of the High School Press.

Students do not need to apply for the honor cord. Publications advisers will submit the names and unofficial transcripts of all eligible seniors to NSPA by the deadline (usually at the end of February or early March). Honor cords may be ordered from NSPA after nominees are accepted (usually in early April) for $10 each.

• Complete a minimum of 7 semesters of science in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics
• No more than 2 B’s (unweighted) in all science courses
• Computer Science is not considered a science for the Science Honor Cord
• PLTW Biomedical Science is not considered a science for the Science Honor Cord

• Complete a minimum of 8 semesters of Social Studies
• Students must have taken and completed at least 2 AP Courses in Social Studies courses
• No C's in any Social Studies course
• Students must have earned a 4.0 GPA or higher in social studies courses

• Complete at least 4 semesters of coursework
• Achieve a non-weighted 4.0 GPA in all coursework within the department
• Conflicts are resolved at the discretion of the department chair.
• Demonstrate good character traits* (department can deny for this)

• Eight (8) semesters in high school of the same World Language at the high school and/or complete the AP-Level course in a World Language
• 4.0 GPA in World Language
• Earn no more than two (2) “B” grades and no grade lower than a B in a World Language course in their eight semesters of high school.
• Department approval is required.
• For American Sign Language: Completed levels 1-3 or completed the first 5 semesters and currently enrolled in semester 6; no grade lower than an A