The link above is interesting because Canandaigua used to have a tough-ass principal. He ran a really tight ship. No hats in schools. No politically correct BS. He retired about 8-10 years ago. The school is still very good but it’s a much looser ship. I suppose that goes for most high schools compared to 10 years ago. Canandaigua’s sent a lot of kids to the service academies. I know one of its lacrosse players is going to Harvard next year.
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Thanks for referring us to the link. Geneva looked into class ranking, course weighting, valedictorians, etc. some years ago. Those who were against class ranking didn’t want the kids who didn’t rise to the top to feel badly. The kids insisted on it, and so it still exists. College admissions offices told us they are aware of all the different systems in the high schools, and that none cause disadvantages to the students.
Geneva still has a valedictorians and salutatorian. If nothing else, they give more interesting speeches than the school officials. I’ve never seen anyone at graduation being upset and full of self-doubt because someone else got to give the speech.
Geneva gives point value for the letter grades. There is no weighting, so a student with mostly AP courses might score the same average as a non-college bound student, a handicapped student, or a vocational education student. Whatever you may think of it, the colleges can tell the difference.