SMA SCHOOL ACADEMIC HONORS! Students in Grades 4-8 are eligible for SMA Honors with the following criteria: • Pastor’s Award: One student per grade who models Christian values and exhibits good character traits from the honors/efforts students for that trimester. • Principal’s Honors: General average of 95 or above, and 3 or 4 in each Non-Academic area. (No subject grade less than 92.) • First Honors: General average of 90 or above, and 3 or 4 in each Non-Academic area. (No subject grade less than 87.) • Second Honors: General average of 85 or above, and 3 or 4 in each Non-Academic area. (No subject grade less than 82.) • Effort Award: May be given to a student who has made an improvement or who is working to the best of her or his ability but did not qualify for honors. A 3 or 4 in each Non-Academic area is also required. Students will be awarded Honor Certificates, which are distributed with report cards each trimester.