JHS Board slow to consider weighted GPA

The current and former Jefferson High School Board of Trustees and Administration have failed our school’s mission statement.  Jefferson High School’s mission is to provide the best possible education for our youth for whatever path of life they choose; to be the school of choice for students, teachers, and staff; and to be the heart of the communities we serve.

In February 2022, and numerous times since, the Jefferson High School Board and Administration were asked to add a second category for selecting Valedictorian and Salutatorian.

Currently, the Valedictorian and Salutatorian are students with the highest unweighted grade point average (GPA). The Class of 2022 had four students awarded Valedictorian with that scale. That tradition should remain. Those students excelled in their classes.