Catalina Foothills High School

Academic Recognition

Students in grades 9, 10, and 11 who meet the eligibility requirements outlined below will receive the following academic awards:

• Silver Award:  4.0 or above weighted GPA (each semester)
• Blue Award:  3.75-3.99 weighted GPA (each semester)

Students in grades 9, 10, and 11 must be enrolled in at least six classes that determine GPA. (A “P” grade is not used to determine grade point average.) A student must earn the required GPA both semesters in order to be eligible for the award. A student may earn the distinction in each of grades 9, 10, and 11. Eligible students will be notified of their achievement over the summer and will be invited to an awards ceremony at the beginning of the next school year.

Seniors in grade 12 who have a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or better over their previous seven (7) semesters will be recognized with a Silver or Blue Award at the Senior Honors Ceremony in May.

Students who have a 3.75 cumulative weighted GPA after 7^th semester will be invited to the Senior Honors Ceremony which is held around the time of graduation. Students with 3.75-3.99 GPA will receive the CFHS Blue Award for Academic Excellence, and students with 4.0 or better will receive the CFHS Silver Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement. Seniors with a 3.75 or better are also eligible for CFHS AP Scholar (completed 5 or more AP classes), Scholar-Athlete, and Scholar-Activity recognition.

Students who excel in high school coursework, as determined by GPA, and on Advanced Placement (AP) exams, as determined by AP coursework and test scores, will be awarded an Honors Diploma.  To have an “Honors Diploma” seal affixed to their diploma, students must meet the following criteria:

• Be enrolled as a full-time student at CFHS for both semesters of junior and senior years
• Earn a weighted GPA of 4.0 or higher for each semester in grades 10-12 
• Complete senior year with a minimum 4.0 cumulative weighted GPA

National Honor Society (NHS) is a national service honorary. At CFHS, students are eligible for NHS consideration if they meet and maintain the following academic standards: 

• Have a minimum 3.75 GPA (weighted, cumulative)
• Complete a minimum of 2 Honors, AP/DE classes per year (or 1 as freshman and 3 as sophomore, and enrolled in 2 H/AP/DE designated courses per year thereafter)

Sophomores on track to earn 4 H/AP/DE credits by the end of sophomore year, and Juniors on track to earn 6 H/AP/DE credits by the end of junior year, will be invited to an NHS Information Meeting.   More information about the CFHS NHS selection process can be found on the CFHS website under the Activities/Sports link.

Students who demonstrate proficiency in English and also pass a designated World Languages assessment in Spanish, Mandarin Chinese (simplified or traditional), American Sign Language (ASL), Arabic, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), or Russian, will be awarded the Arizona Seal of Biliteracy, which will be notated on the transcript and affixed to the diploma.

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Students who meet the four criteria below will be awarded the Arizona State Seal of Arts Proficiency, which will be notated on the transcript and affixed to the diploma.

1. A final GPA of 3.0 or 4.0 in each qualifying arts/career and technical education (CTE) course.

2. 4 minimum credit requirements in one of the following ways:

1. A minimum of 4 credits in one artistic discipline (music, theatre, visual arts, media arts), OR
2. 3 credits in one artistic discipline, and 1 qualifying creative industries CTE credit or separate artistic discipline, OR
3. 2 credits in one artistic discipline, and 2 credits in a qualifying creative industries CTE course or separate artistic discipline.

3. 80 hours of arts-related extracurricular activities.

A student capstone project.

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