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Latin Honors System

Latin Honors System

The Gates Chili Central School District challenges its students to maximize their potential with an increased focus on expanding students' academic and intellectual risks. The district seeks to do so by encouraging students to participate in rigorous coursework and seek career pathways to a bright future.

Beginning with the Gates Chili High School Class of 2025, students will have an opportunity to earn distinctions at graduation through a Latin honors system. Latin honor designation falls into three categories, each with its own minimum unweighted cumulative GPA requirement. These include:

  • Summa Cum Laude (with highest honor): 95.0-100.0
  • Magna Cum Laude (with great honor): 90.0-94.99
  • Cum Laude (with honor): 85.0-89.99

The Latin honors structure replaces the rank system that positioned students according to their weighted grade point average. With this system, Gates Chili HS aligns itself with college practices and also provides the opportunity to recognize more students for their many achievements.

Frequently asked questions

  • High school courses are no longer weighted.

  • The system that previously determined valedictorian and salutatorian will no longer be in place. Graduation speakers will be chosen in a two-step process. Students who achieve summa cum laude status may apply to serve as one of two graduation keynote speakers. These applications will be reviewed by a panel comprised of the high school principal, senior class assistant principal, class advisors and two faculty members. The panel will recommend up to five students, who will be voted on by the senior class.

  • Students are still eligible to earn honor roll or high honor roll, depending on their GPA each quarter