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Honor Roll at WCA
What is an honor roll? What achievements should a Christian school honor? Should we honor academic achievement while ignoring character development? In Ephesians 4:17 we're commanded to: “No longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.” How do the Gentiles (unbelievers) handle honor rolls? They base them on totally external and one-sided measurement of grades alone.
But, the Lord gives us a different standard for showing honor: “...Those who honor me, I will honor...” (I Samuel 2:30) and: “...You accept honor from one another, yet make no effort to obtain the honor that comes from the only God?” (John 5:44). The implication of this work is that we should honor what and whom God honors, but withhold honor where it is not due.
Two of our key strategic principles are as follows:
- Enhance a Christ-centered culture and community within WCA
- Intentional cultivation of Christ-like character
If we're going to teach the need for development of Christian character, then we must include it in the evaluation for being placed on honor roll.
I Corinthians 3:10-15 talks not about the QUANTITY of what a person does, but about the QUALITY of what HE BECOMES. The requirement, then, for being on the honor roll should be a BALANCED EXCELLENCE in both academic achievement and in character development.
But, the Lord gives us a different standard for showing honor: “...Those who honor me, I will honor...” (I Samuel 2:30) and: “...You accept honor from one another, yet make no effort to obtain the honor that comes from the only God?” (John 5:44). The implication of this work is that we should honor what and whom God honors, but withhold honor where it is not due.
Two of our key strategic principles are as follows:
- Enhance a Christ-centered culture and community within WCA
- Intentional cultivation of Christ-like character
If we're going to teach the need for development of Christian character, then we must include it in the evaluation for being placed on honor roll.
I Corinthians 3:10-15 talks not about the QUANTITY of what a person does, but about the QUALITY of what HE BECOMES. The requirement, then, for being on the honor roll should be a BALANCED EXCELLENCE in both academic achievement and in character development.
