Nearly 200 district students recognized as Senior and Junior Scholars
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, May 19, 2022
BEAUFORT – The Beaufort County School District will be honoring 97 high school students as Senior Scholars and 93 eighth-graders for being named Junior Scholars by the South Carolina Department of Education.
Senior Scholars are students who have maintained a cumulative 3.5 grade-point average or higher, are ranked in the top 10 percent of their graduating classes, and earned the equivalent of an 85 percent grade or higher in all quarters of their high school courses.
“We’re exceptionally proud of what these outstanding seniors have accomplished during their high school years, and we’re confident their successes will continue into the future,” said Superintendent Frank Rodriguez.
The Junior Scholars Program was developed by the South Carolina Department of Education to identify eighth-graders with exceptional academic talent and to develop strategies for inclusion into special programs that facilitate intellectual growth, broaden individual interests, and promote scholastic achievement. The program includes a process for screening, identifying and recognizing students with high scholastic achievement and intellectual ability. Eligible students include those whose PSAT/NMSQT scores are 550 or higher on the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing portion or 530 or higher on the Mathematics portion.
Students who qualify as Junior Scholars receive an award of merit from the South Carolina Department of Education as well as information regarding summer academic experiences sponsored by South Carolina colleges and universities. They can use that special recognition to bolster their applications to colleges and universities.
“These students have shown phenomenal potential, as their selection as Junior Scholars demonstrates,” said Rodriguez. “I know they will work hard on achieving their potential, and it will be our educators’ joy to support them on this journey.”
Pre-recorded ceremonies recognizing the Junior and Senior Scholars can be viewed on the Facebook and YouTube.