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Recently, North Peace Secondary School sent out a notice saying that they would be getting rid of awards for academic achievement and the year-end award ceremony. They are eradicating the ceremony due to “poor attendance by students and families, phone calls asking ‘What award is my child getting? If it is just Honour Roll we aren’t coming’, and parents leaving the ceremony after their child received an award without staying to the end.” Their frustration with these issues is, of course, understandable. It takes a lot of work to make an event like this happen, and it can be disheartening to have it dampered by the rudeness of certain people. That being said, Awards Night can be an especially meaningful event for youths being recognised for their academic achievement. There are many students at NPSS that work hard all year and are honoured to be recognized with awards for being the top student of the year in any given subject. These awards are very difficult to achieve, and are something to be proud of! To replace the Academic Awards, “(t)eachers will be handing out one award in each and every class, both semesters, to a deserving student. It could be based on achievement, work ethic, overcoming odds, etc.” Certificates are not going to be given out for class awards. Though this replacement gives many more kids the chance to win an award, the award itself is not as meaningful or appreciated, and can’t be used the same way on the ‘academic achievements’ category of applications for programs, scholarships, universities, resumes, etc. Instead of abandoning the NPSS Year-End Award Ceremony all together, we have to find an alternative solution that would still give appreciation to academic achievers.
We want to keep the awards!
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