Author: Elyn Jin (grade 12)
On the sixth floor in Luwan Senior High School’s BC Program, there is a wall filled with a lot of students’ names. They’re written with great respect on many pieces of pink paper. This is the honour roll.
What is an Honour Roll?
Honour rolls are a part of many countries’ education system. At our school it also includes a “Principal’s List”. These concepts can be defined as “a roster of names of persons deserving honour; especially a list of students achieving academic distinction.” The first known use of this phrase was in 1863 to praise students and encourage them to keep working hard. At our school, the students with a GPA higher than 3.0 earn a place on the honour roll, and the students with a GPA higher than 3.7 get a spot on the principal’s list.
The History of the Honour Roll in LWBC
According to the data that teachers gave me, our school began at 2012. The percentage of students on the honour roll and principal’s list through the years is as below.
In the first year we started our school, the percentage at that time looks unfavourable. The principal was not satisfied. So school community introspected made improvements. “As one sows, so shall he reap”. The efforts really paid off in the next year. The 0% for principal list increased to 4% and the 28% for honour roll jumped to 44% . Every year from then on, the overall percentage has increased a little bit. During the current academic year, 73% of students are on the honour role and 19% on the principal’s list. Although we have a lower percentage of students on the principal’s list this year, but it is important to clarify that we have less grade 12 students this year and they are always the group most represented on the principal’s list. To clarify the data even more, 92% of our students are currently either on the honour role of principal’s list. It’s the pleasure of all the students, it’s the treasure of the school, too.
What’s the Secret of the high marks in LWBC?
There is a saying: “Industry is the parent of success.” For sure, we cannot do well without continuing to learn and work hard. But only having a good attitude is not always enough. The educational method way is essential when someone is teaching adolescent teenagers. As one of the students studying in LWBC, I believe the deepest two secrets are encouragement and teaching students in accordance with their aptitudes. LWBC uses a small-class system for teaching. This system makes sure everyone is heard. I am one of the beneficiaries and a good example of this student focused education system.
When I first came to this school, I was not happy. But the teachers observed me carefully and found my personal advantage, art. They talked to me a lot and offered me plenty of chances to learn such as inviting some friends who are art professors to our school to give us many unforgettable speeches about art techniques or some requirements for applying to art university. Meanwhile, they allowed me to work on my art portfolio as part of my school work! I improved my own skills because of it. Now I have received an offer to my dream university of Art and Design and I appreciate all that they have taught me.
LWBC is a good choice for all kinds of students because everyone will be respected here. As a student of LWBC, I am proud of it.