Honors and Awards

Each year at the high school commencement ceremony, the School Board will present awards in recognition of student excellence. The following awards will be presented.

Valedictorian

An award will be presented to the graduating senior with the highest grade point average. To be eligible for consideration as Valedictorian, a student must have completed no fewer than three semesters at WYIS and have a GPA of at least 3.7 for those three semesters.

Salutatorian

An award will also be presented to the graduating senior with the second-highest grade point average. To be eligible for consideration as Salutatorian, a student must have completed no fewer than three semesters at WYIS and have a GPA of at least 3.3 for those three semesters. If there are several students with qualifying GPA's in a particular class, the top two students will be recognized as valedictorian and salutatorian.

The Superintendent's Honor Award

This award goes to the high school student who, in the estimation of the high school faculty and student body, best exemplifies excellence in character and conduct, exerts a positive influence in the school, has an attitude of genuine friendliness and interest in helping others, and exhibits a daily lifestyle which brings honor to our Creator.

The Principal's Award

This award goes to the high school student who, in the estimation of the high school faculty, best exemplifies good citizenship and bridges cultural barriers in the school. He/she is very sensitive to the different needs of the student body and contributes to unity in diversity.