Introduction
Obtaining a Block Letter during high school represents a significant achievement in one or more areas of curricular, co-curricular and extracurricular activities. The Block Letter for Competitive Academic Teams is obtained by participation in both a competitive Academic Team AND in academics and/or co-curricular and extracurricular activities.
Students can receive their Block Letter for participation in the following competitive teams:
- Academic Decathlon
- DECA
- Hackathon
- HOSA
- Mock Trial
- Science Olympiad
- Speech and Debate
Students who wish to obtain their Competitive Academic Team Block Letter must fill out the Competitive Academic Team 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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Member of, and participant in competition events on a competitive academic team.
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- Academic Decathalon-- at least 2 years as competing member
- DECA--Member of the club for at least 2 years and participation in competitive events for 2 years.
- Hackathon--Member for at least 2 years and participation in competitive events for 2 years.
- HOSA--Member for at least 2 years and participation in competitive events for 2 years.
- Mock Trial--Member of the Varsity Team for 1 season.
- Science Olympiad--Member of the Blue Team for 1 season.
- Speech and Debate--Member of the Varsity team for 1 season.
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Attendance at all required competitive events and contests
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Required for the number of years indicated above.
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2.5 overall GPA
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Required at the time of the award
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Participation in the following:
- Participation on another academic or athletic team for at least 1 season
- Elected/appointed Student Leadership position on the team
- Volunteer assisting/coaching with an academic team at the K-8 schools or in a local non-profit outside academic team.
- Volunteer assisting/coaching with an athletic team at the K-8 school or in a non-profit local recreation league.
- Elected/appointed club leadership position in another club
- Participation in an on-campus play or musical
- 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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2 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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Participation for another year in the team/sport at the levels indicated above.
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1 additional year/season
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2.5 overall GPA
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1 additional season
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Attendance at all required competitive events and contests
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1 additional year/season
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Participation in the following:
- Participation in another outside academic or athletic team.
- I served in an elected or appointed student leadership position on the team.
- I have volunteered or helped coach an academic team at the K-8 schools or in a non-profit organization
- I volunteered or assisted in coaching an outside athletic team at a K-8 School or in a non-profit local recreation league.
- I have served in an elected or appointed position in another on-campus club.
- I participated in an on-campus play or musical.
- I participated in 6 hours of additional volunteer work at over and above the required 10 hours-per-year.
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1 additional activity 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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