In the latest example of assuaging the feelings of students rather an encouraging them to simply strive for excellence, one magnet school in Tennessee made 48 of its 193 students valedictorians.
Central Magnet School, named the No. 1 high school in Tennessee by U.S. News & World Report, was simply following the precepts of the Rutherford County Board of Education, whose requirements for becoming a valedictorian were stated in 2009-10: a GPA of 4.0; a minimum of 12 honors or above honors-level courses (that meet the Tennessee Board of Education guidelines); and meeting all state requirements for a student graduating with honors and distinction.
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