Gold medallion honors diploma
The Gold Medallion Honors Diploma is the highest diploma offered at Oak Park!
Opportunities abound and rewards are great for students seeking Graduation with Honors as Gold Medallion Honors Diploma recipients. Beginning with the Class of 2002,
Honor Graduates have replaced Valedictorians and Salutatorians.
Honor Graduates have replaced Valedictorians and Salutatorians.
Requirements
- Include 8 or more full-year Honors, Dual Credit and/or AP courses, for a minimum of 26 units of credit.
- Earn a 3.2 grade average or above in all courses in grades 9-12 including college-credit classes. (Correspondence classes will not be included.)
- Participate in 100 hours of community service, tutoring or mentoring.*
- Achieve a score of 26 on the ACT, or 1260 on the SAT.
- Demonstrate technology competencies.
- Produce a Senior Exhibition as outlined by Research Methods & Exhibition semesters curricula demonstrating mastery of North Kansas City Schools graduation goals.
- Develop a comprehensive portfolio with examples of best work, extracurricular participation and reflection.