RPS Honors
RPS Honors Requirements & Recognitions (class of 2024, 2025, 2026)
RPS Honors Requirements (class of 2027 and beyond)
Other RPS Graduation Recognitions
- white cord
- 3.5 GPA or higher
- red/white/blue cord
- community service of 75 hours (class of 2025 & 2026 only)
- RHA medal or pin
- Medal is awarded to all RHA students that competed all RHA requirements. Pin is awarded to all other RHA students.
- stole
- National Honor Society
- school specific
- RHS - maroon cord for Graduate of Promise
- HHS - orange/navy cord for Senior Presentation
Recognitions from Other Entities RPS Students Can Wear at Graduation
- silver/white cord
- Northwest Arkansas Regional Student Career and Technical Education Honors Program*
- maroon/purple/navy cord
- Computer Science Completer from Arkansas Department of Education**
- green/white cord
- NWACC Presidential Concurrent Scholars*** (Presidential Scholars will also receive a charm for their cap)
- NWACC Early College Experience Rising Scholars***
- Associate Medallion
- NWACC Associate Degree Program completers
- military sashes
- Students joining the military may wear the sash given to them by the branch they will serve.
*Northwest Arkansas Regional Student Career and Technical Education Honors Program – Students must complete the application for this honor. Requirements are: complete the application (students can get the application from their CTE teacher, club sponsor, or counselor), complete 3 credits in a CTE Program of Study (verified by high school official), have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA in all CTE courses (based on your fall transcript and highlighted and calculated by high school official), and be a member of a Career and Technical Student Organization (verified by your CTSO sponsor).
**Computer Science Completer from Arkansas Department of Education-- student must graduate with a minimum of 3 credits of ADE approved high-school computer science coursework.
***NWACC Presidential Concurrent Scholars – students who have completed 24 or more college credits and maintained at 3.0 college GPA; NWACC ECE Rising Scholars have completed 12 to 23 college credits and maintained a minimum 3.0 college GPA.
Students are required to wear the school approved regalia for graduation.