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  • Mason does away with valedictorian, salutatorian distinctions to 'reduce competitive culture'

    05/11/2019 4:35:56 PM PDT · by bgill · 87 replies
    wlwt ^ | May, 9, 2019 | WLWT
    MASON, Ohio — Mason High School students will no longer vie for valedictorian and salutatorian distinctions in an effort to "reduce the overall competitive culture" between students, school officials said. Beginning with the Class of 2020, the high school will do away with both honors. School officials said it follows a yearlong study and focus group with students, staffers and families. "It's about what it means to be happy and what it means to be successful and it's not just about the grade but it's about the whole child," Associate Principal Shanna Bumiller said. Mason school officials made the announcement...