Laude System |
Read this for more Information about the Laude System, including award levels and criteria for each, how the point system works, and courses for laude recognition organized by department.
Why the Laude System?
Even with the DAHS Laude System, Grade Point Average is still used as a factor in determining our Wisconsin Academic Excellence Scholarships and Technical Education Excellence Scholarships.
A group of staff worked on establishing the DAHS Laude System for a number of years and also received input from parents and students along the way. Following are some key points to know about a Laude System:
- A laude system allows students to know the criteria they need to meet in high school in order to attain various levels of honor recognition. In the past, students have been ranked according to other students in their class. The laude system standardizes the level of achievement for all students.
- In a laude system, students do not compete against each other for a limited number of spots to earn the highest honors. Rather, all students are encouraged to aim for the high honors regardless of other students’ achievements.
- With our current grading scale of A, AB, B, BC, etc., the potential of having a number of students tie with the same GPA is more likely. A laude system will give the same level of recognition to all students in the same category.
- A laude system is designed to encourage students to take the capstone or higher level courses in a sequence of courses. Raising the level of rigor in student schedules should positively impact overall learning. For example, a laude system encourages students to challenge themselves and potentially earn a ‘B’ in a more difficult course, but still earn points toward the various levels of recognition.
Students review the specifics of the Laude System in their advisory each fall.
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