LOL!! My son graduated with high honors, his friend didn’t have the GPA for honors UNTIL his Mom fought the school. Her child had learning disablities making it harder for him so the school district caved and let him graduate with honors. Unearned merit is like giving everyone a trophy for showing up.
In my senior year many kids were playing catch up since they hadn’t taken the proper amount of credits to graduate. I had 2 classes each semester, the rest were study halls...boring..they had no room for me in any other class. I don’t remember my GPA but 2 classes and NO credit for study halls, it must have been bad. Stomps foot..not fair I should have fought..my straight A’s senior year should have meant something! /s