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Curriculum director recommends Latin‑honor system; board discusses reinstating valedictorian/salutatorian
Summary
Danielle Henry, Penncrest’s coordinator of curriculum services, recommended Oct. 14 that the district adopt a Latin‑honor system that would recognize a broader set of high‑achieving students instead of naming a single valedictorian and salutatorian.
Danielle Henry, the district’s coordinator of curriculum services, presented research on Oct. 14 recommending the district adopt a Latin‑honor system (cum laude, magna cum laude, summa cum laude) for student recognition rather than limiting honors to a single valedictorian and salutatorian.
Henry said surveys of students (about 450 responses) and staff across the intermediate unit showed strong support for broader recognition. “Out of some 450 student results, the it was overwhelmingly clear, students want recognition,” she said. She described research from neighboring districts and admissions counselors at regional colleges,…
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