Later Start Approved for Pierson Middle-High School
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on Jul 6, 2017
By Christine Sampson Students at Pierson Middle-High School will start school 15 minutes later beginning in September after the Sag Harbor School Board voted Wednesday to move the school’s start... more
The Sag Harbor Board of Education officially adopted a new policy on Monday night for requirements to graduate with distinction, and also eliminated the class rank policy. The district will continue to name a valedictorian and salutatorian for the senior class, but, starting with the class of 2026, will use a Latin honors system in place of class rank. Under that new system, seniors with a weighted cumulative grade point average of 100 or above will graduate summa cum laude, those with a weighted cumulative GPA of 97.5 to 99.9 will graduate magna cum laude, and those with a weighted ...
20 Nov 2024 by Cailin Riley
Sag Harbor Board of Education members looked over and discussed a first draft for a proposed elimination of class rank and the introduction of a Latin honors system as a new requirements policy for graduating with distinction at the latest board meeting on Monday night. It’s a topic the board and administration has discussed at length at previous meetings. The district also surveyed parents and students and presented the results of that survey at a previous meeting, showing that it indicated support for eliminating class rank and implementing a Latin honors system, something many prestigious and highly-rated high schools, in ...
6 Nov 2024 by Cailin Riley
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on Jul 6, 2017