high school girl doesn't get to be valedictorian

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Originally Posted by tld221

and furthermore...



This is TOTAL crap. I'd be pulling all SORTS of race cards. I dont give a damn. This girl is getting all sorts of supplementary awards to make her feel better about--gasp--actually doing better than this guy who completed his work in the regular timeframe.

And the article says

Again, CRAP. Convienent that no one has solutions for this young woman and everyone--the state, the local district, the principal and the guidance counselor--is just like "oh well. here's a cookie." and even more convienent that this school has "never had a situation like this." Whatever man. i SO call bs.

I see no race card in this situation. Why would you even bring that up?

Originally Posted by 33girl

It's a stupid techincality in the way the district's policy is written. All they need to do is fix it (fix it, fix it - sorry too much Danity Kane last night LOL) to say the highest GPA is the valedictorian, period, and it'll be OK going forward.

Like B said in her original post, if the guy who was given the honor and didn't deserve it would man up and say she's the one who should get it, there wouldn't be an issue. But I guess that's a rather quaint concept nowadays.

Maybe he does but his parents would kill him? It's possible.

Originally Posted by Blondie93

Close.

If you are in the top 10% you are guaranteed admission to a UT-system school of your choice. Currently, UT Austin is the choice of so many that a very, very high percentage of admissions must go to these individuals. (I don't believe they envisioned this when the rule was created). However, there are some spots left for stellar students that may happen to be from very competitive high schools.

The concept remains controversial for the reason that you mention. The counter argument is that it gives opportunity for the kids from inner city or rural schools who may not otherwise have the chance to get into UT.

This is why a girl from my town (city whatever) fought to get rid of Affirmative Action at UofM.


How does one even graduate in 3 years from high school anyways? I'm confused on how one of my sisters graduated from college in 3. 5 is pretty much the norm now.