Honors & Awards

Honors & Awards

Honors & Awards ~ General Information
  • Honor cords signify a level of academic achievement in the awarded field or pathway. Honor cords will be awarded only to those students who have met the standards of a State or National organization which sponsors an Honor Society and to which the local organization has an active affiliation.

  • Students may only wear approved honor regalia during the graduation ceremony. Awards given to students from outside groups such as military recruiters, churches, and/or national organizations will be asked to remove the item for the ceremony.

Carroll County Schools offers students, beginning with the Class of 2022, the Advanced Academic Program of Study.

Requirements are as follows:

  • AP and Dual Enrollment
  1. Combination of 10 total courses
  2. At least 4 AP completed courses
  • Cumulative GPA of 4.0 or higher
  • Foreign Language minimum 3 years
  • ACT/SAT minimums-minimum score on one of two (based on Zell Miller Scholarship requirements)
  1. ACT 26
  2. SAT 1200 on math and reading
  • Culminating project with the ending activity and recognition ceremony at the Performing Arts Center.
Honors Criteria 9th & 10th Grade

Students in the 9th and 10th grade are eligible for honor recognition if they maintain a grade point average of 3.7 or higher. 

  • Students in the 9th grade are awarded an honor certificate. 
  • Students in the 10th grade class with a grade point average of 3.7  or higher, being honored for a second year of academic excellence will receive their academic letter. 
Advanced Academic Program of Study
Advanced Academic Program of Study
Honors Criteria 11th & 12th Grade

Students in the 11th and 12th grade are eligible for honors recognition if they maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

  • Juniors who have previously received an academic letter will receive a bar to go with their letter. In addition, 11th grade students are eligible to earn their National Honor Society pin, the University of Georgia Certificate of Merit, and Junior Marshal sash.
  • Seniors receive a letter or bar, depending on the number of years the student has been an eligible recipient. Students who have maintained an academic grade point average of 3.5 or higher in math, science, social studies, English and Foreign Language are recognized as Carroll County Scholars with a white cord. Dual enrollment cords, Beta Club cords, and Spanish Honor Society cords are also awarded to seniors who have met program requirements.
  • Students who meet Presidential Education Excellence qualifications will receive the President's Award certificate.

What I Need to Wear and How to Care

 

 

Appropriate Attire Per Event ~~ http://chs.carrollcountyschools.com/graduationinformation

 

School Attire:  Clothing that follows the Parent/Student Handbook guidelines.

 

Boys Formal Attire: Boys in black dress pants with black belt, black dress socks and

black dress shoes. White button-down or collared shirt with plain

dark or small print bow tie or necktie.

 

Girls Formal Attire: Girls in black dress pants and black dress shoes with white blouse

or black or dark colored dress (knee length) and black shoes. Shoes may be open toe or open heel, but should  NOT be both. If a dress is worn, the length should be shorter than the gown. 

Graduation Note:  Students wearing blue jeans, tee shirts, or inappropriate shoes will not be allowed to walk during the graduation ceremony.

Graduation gowns must be fully zipped up during the entire ceremony.

 

Graduation Honors Regalia ~ Appropriate Wear and Care

Stole and Collar Care:

Do not wash, wet, or put the stole or collar in the dryer. Brief steaming may remove folds from the cloth. Hang both neatly for wear with the graduation robe.

Robe Care:

Tumble in the dryer to eliminate wrinkles and hang. Do not use an iron on the material.

Cord Care:

Hang for wearing in the graduation ceremony.

Wear in this order:

  1. Silver Stole

  2. Add medals

  3. Add cords

  4. Add NHS Collar on top

 

Hint:

Sew or pin the stole in place at the base of the neck.

Sew or pin the medal ribbons in place, stagger if possible. 

Pin cords to the back of the collar to keep it from slipping and twisting during the ceremony.

The more each item is kept in place, the less chance of dropping an honor item. As the stole and cords twist, they can easily fall off and be lost. Once awarded, it is the student’s responsibility to keep up with regalia. If regalia is lost, you will not receive a second cord, medallion, or stole. 

 

Note

Graduates MAY NOT decorate the top of the mortarboard cap.

Students may not wear regalia given to them by outside organizations or groups, including military recruiters.



  • APPROVED HONOR REGALIA & CORDS

  • Honor cords signify a level of academic achievement in the awarded field or pathway. Honor cords will be awarded only to those students who have met the standards of a State or National organization which sponsors an Honor Society and to which the local organization has an active affiliation.

    • Students may only wear approved honor regalia during the graduation ceremony. Awards given to students from outside groups such as military recruiters, churches, and/or national organizations will be asked to remove the item for the ceremony.

    Clubs and organizations that offer the students an opportunity to earn and wear honor cords and medallions include:

Type of Honors

Approved Organization/Group

Cord Color

Honor Graduate

Central High School

Silver Stole

Fine Arts

Band

Pink - single

 

Chorus

Pink - single

 

Drama

Pink - single

 

Visual Arts

Pink - single

CTAE

Pathway Assessment (Passing)

Silver - single

 

Business FBLA

Blue & Gold - double

 

FBLA Officers

Medallion

 

FFA

Blue & Gold - double

 

FFA Officers

Medallion

Class Officers & Student Council

 

Red, White, Blue - triple 

Beta Club

 

Black & Gold - double w/coin

 

Beta Club Officers

Medallion with gold ribbon

National Honor Society

 

White Collar

Dual Enrollment

UWG

Red, White, Blue - single twist

 

WGTC

Gold - double

Carroll County Scholar

Carroll County BOE

White - single

Spanish Honor Society

 

Red & Gold - twist with coin

 

Spanish Honor Society Tutors

Medallion with red ribbon

JROTC

Air Force Stole

Solid Blue or Silver w/blue trim

Key Club 

Kiwanis 

Medallion with blue/gold ribbon

Governor’s Honors Program

Georgia Dept. of Education

Royal, White, Black - single twist

Department Awards

Central High School

Medallion with metallic ribbon

Interact Club

Rotary International

Blue, Gold, White twist

Junior Chamber of Commerce

Chamber of Commerce

White Stole with emblem

 

 

Note

Graduates MAY NOT decorate the top of the mortarboard cap.

Students may not wear regalia given to them by outside organizations or groups, including military recruiters.

12th Grade Honors Invitees

11th Grade Honors Invitees

10th Grade Honors Invitees

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2020 Honors & Awards Night Celebration