Introduction
Obtaining a Block Letter during high school represents a significant achievement on one or more areas of curricular, co-curricular and extracurricular activities. The Block Letter for Academics is obtained by participation in academics AND co-curricular and extracurricular activities. Students who wish to obtain their Academic Block Letter must fill out the Academic Block Letter Application found here: https://tinyurl.com/mhhs-block
Criteria
In order to receive a Block Letter in Academics a student must meet the following criteria
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Activity Description
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Requirement
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Cumulative weighted GPA of 3.5 or above
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Cumulative GPA after 4 or more full semesters (not including summer terms)
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No “D” or “F” grades on the student’s transcript (If “D” or “F” grades exist they may be replaced by summer school grades)
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At time of block application
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Positive Attendance record
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Cumulative after 4 or more full semesters
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Participation in the following:
- 2 seasons Participation in an on-campus sports team
- 1 year in the Leadership Class with “A” Grade for both semesters
- Elected/appointed Student Leadership position
- Elected/appointed club leadership position
- Completion of Yearbook/Journalism Class the “A”grade both semesters (1 year)
- Participation in an on-campus play or musical
- 1 year participation on any of the MHHS academic teams: (Speech/Debate, Mock Trial, Academic Decathlon, Science Olympiad, HOSA, DECA)
- Current Member of California Scholarship Federation
- Member of National Honor Society or National Technical Honor Society
- 6 hours of volunteer work at school or community sporting or performing arts events (concessions, statistics, scoreboard, gate, ushering, etc.) over and above the required 10 hours per-year
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4 of the activities in the list must be completed while a high school student
(may be duplicated)
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Additional Honors
A student may earn additional honors in Academics (a pin or patch to add on to their letter) by accomplishing the following:
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Activity Description
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Requirement
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Cumulative weighted Academic GPA of 3.5 or above
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2 additional semesters
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No “D” or “F” grades on the student’s transcript (If “D” or “F” grades exist they may be replaced by summer school grades)
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At time of application
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Positive Attendance record with no unexcused or unverified absences
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2 additional semesters
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Participation in the following:
- 1 year Participation in an on campus club or organization
- 1 year Participation in an on-campus sports team
- 1 year in the Leadership Class with “A” Grade
- Elected/appointed Student Leadership position
- Elected/appointed club leadership position
- Completion of Yearbook/Journalism Class the “A”grade(1 year)
- Participation in an on-campus play or musical
- 1 year participation on any of the MHHS academic teams: (Speech/Debate, Mock Trial, Academic Decathlon, Science Olympiad, HOSA, DECA)
- Current Member of California Scholarship Federation
- Member of National Honor Society
- 6 hours of volunteer work at school or community sporting or performing arts events (concessions, statistics, scoreboard, gate, ushering, etc.)
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2 additional activities in the list must be completed between the time the block was awarded and the application for the pin/patch
(may be duplicated)
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