Student Recognitions

Recognizing Farnsworth Student Success

At Farnsworth, we’re proud to celebrate our students’ accomplishments every day! Here’s how we recognize their hard work and positive behavior:

Panther Points of Pride – Students earn points for positive behavior and can redeem them at the School Store.
Attendance Cookie Cart - Students who reach their attendance goal have a chance to earn a cookie, generously donated by Johnson's Bakery!
Student of the Month – Each month, we honor students who go above and beyond.
Quarterly PBIS Rewards – Students demonstrating positive behavior enjoy special activities like Bingo and live performances (hypnotist or improv shows).
End-of-Year Awards – 8th-grade students with outstanding academic progress and growth are celebrated at the end of the year with an awards night.

Presidential Awards

Middle School Presidential Award Criteria

President’s Award for EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE

The purpose of this award is to recognize academic success in the classroom. To be eligible for the President’s Award for Educational Excellence, a student must meet the following requirements:

A. Cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale (unweighted at the end of the first semester of 8th grade year)

AND

B. Winter of the current year STAR 360 Reading OR Math performance:
a. Reading - top 15% of the grade level - not percentile
b. Math - top 15% of the grade level - not percentile

President’s Award for EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

The purpose of this award is to recognize students that show outstanding educational growth, improvement, commitment or intellectual development in their academic subjects. This award is meant to encourage and reward students who work hard and give their best effort in school.

The following criteria were used:

Any student receiving a Cumulative Grade point Average of at least a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale (unweighted at the end of the first semester/ 8th grade year) will be selected.
Teachers may select students for the President’s Award for EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT based on the following criteria:
1. Show tremendous growth but not meet the criteria for the President’s Award for Educational Excellence.
2. Demonstrate unusual commitment to learning in academics.
3. Achieve high scores or show outstanding growth, improvement, commitment or intellectual development in particular subjects, such as English, math, science, etc.
4. Demonstrate achievement in the arts such as music or theater.