Student Awards

Renaissance Accelerated Reader®

Good Shepherd Catholic School uses Accelerated Reader to motivate, monitor, and manage students’ independent reading practice. This program helps students develop a true love for reading. Good Shepherd teachers personalize goals to help students stay focused on reading growth. Teachers can offer reading recommendations based on students’ interests and reading levels. Reading comprehension quizzes help monitor progress and build literacy skills along with vocabulary. With detailed reports and progress monitoring we can ensure our students master essential reading skills.

Commitment to Excellence

One student from each homeroom in grades 4-8 is honored for excellent academic effort, conduct, and responsibility throughout the year.

Honor Roll

Honor Roll certificates are presented each trimester to students in grades 4 through 8 who maintain straight A’s while performing on grade level in: Religion, Social Studies, Science, Math, English Language Arts classes, and Specials (PE, Art, Music, World Languages, Media/Technology).

Two or more behavioral infractions per trimester prevent a child from being listed on the Honor Roll. When tallying Behaviors of a Learner on the report card, a total score of 46 or more in grades 6-8 per trimester prevent a child from being listed on the Honor Roll. In grade 4-5, a total of 6 or more points per trimester prevent a child from being listed on the Honor Roll

Kinetic Sculpture Award

Teams of 8th grade students create Kinetic Sculptures in science class by transforming ordinary and found objects into an artistic kinetic sculpture. School award winners then go on to present at the annual Orlando Science Center event. Awards are given based on the complexity of motion, the understanding of the science involved, mechanical innovation, and artistic expression. The Best in Fair winners receive $500 for their science classroom and a trophy. There are also awards given for Most Artistic.

Knights of Columbus Award

The Knights of Columbus Award goes to students in grades seven and eight who earn more than 100 hours of quality, volunteer service in the areas of community, parish, school, and home are recognized for their dedication to making a positive difference.

May Crowning

One female student in each 8th grade homeroom is selected to represent the class based on the virtues of Our Mother Mary: grace, obedience, patience, humility, purity, faithfulness, courage, prudence, and trust in God.

Principal’s Award

The Principal’s Award is awarded to one student per grade level in grades 4-7 with the highest academic average, who has no behavior infractions, maintains a score in Behaviors of a Learner less than 6 in grades 4-5 and less than 46 in grades 6-7 on the report card per trimester, and demonstrates strong Christian values is recognized. In Grade 8, a student meeting these requirements is named Valedictorian

Presidential Award for Academic Excellence

To be eligible, students must earn a grade point average of 90 on a 100 point scale (A on the letter scale). The student must also score in the 90th percentile or above on the standardized tests in Mathematics (core total) or Reading.

Eligibility is established in grade 5. Students must maintain eligibility in grades 5 through 8. If these high standards are continued through the first semester in grade 8, the student will be awarded official recognition at graduation.

Sports and Fitness Award

Students are awarded annually for improving their personal best on physical fitness tests given at the beginning and end of the school year.

Blue Ribbon Award

Students who have achieved a yearly academic average of 4.0 (All-year Honor Roll) and played in at least four middle school sports during the academic year are recognized for their hard work and commitment.

R.A.M.S. Award

One student from each class that consistently demonstrates the qualities of a R.A.M.S. who has also been previously recognized as a R.A.M.S. of the month is chosen to receive the R.A.M.S. award.