Awards, Honors, & Competitions
Fairview High School recognizes students in all grade levels for outstanding achievement in academics, extra-curricular activities and services to the school and community. Most Fairview organizations confer awards and distinctions during culminating ceremonies or banquets. Organizations that present their own awards include each athletic department, the choir, band and orchestra departments, Architecture, Business and Latin Clubs.
In addition, Fairview has its own chapter of the National Honor Society. This Fairview organization has a specific selection process detailed at National Honor Society.
However, there are many additional opportunities for students to distinguish themselves through school, community and national competitions that are listed below.
Awards
Fairview Knights of Excellence Awards
The Fairview Knight of Excellence is a ceremony held at the end of each school year to recognize outstanding students in all grade levels in each academic department. In addition, those students involved in school activities and clubs which do not host their own events for recognition are acknowledged. At the culmination of the evening, awards are conferred to those seniors who have distinguished themselves through exemplary accomplishments in academics, athletics, service, and leadership.
The following are awards conferred during the Knight of Excellence:
Student Activity and Club Awards
Knowledge Bowl
Knowledge Bowl is a team competition which requires participants to travel to tournaments throughout Colorado to test their trivia knowledge on a variety of subjects. Fairview has a history of "neck-and-neck" competitions for the top sports in the state.
Lance Yearbook
The Lance Awards are given in recognition of the dedication to professionalism by yearbook editors and for the long hours invested to create a stellar yearbook. The Lance Achievement of Excellence Award acknowledges the yearbook staff member who volunteers to work on multiple projects and always completes assigned duties by achieving beyond the expected standards.
Knight Crew
Students who have been a significant part of the lives of Fairview Freshmen as Knight Crew Leaders are recognized for their considerable contributions.
Royal Banner Newspaper
Awards are given both for exceptional performance of duties in publishing the school newspaper, as well as for state competitions such as CSU Journalism Day, Colorado High School Press Association State Awards, Capitol Hill Press Conference News Writing Contest, Hemingway Young Journalists Contests, American Scholastic Press Association Awards and the Denver Post Prep Sports Writing Contest.
School Climate and Equity
Awards are given to students who have worked to make Fairview a safe environment for all students. Their leadership and service to the goal of equity, school safety and awareness has left a positive impact on our school community.
Speech and Debate
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Outstanding Speech and Debate Student: This student is recognized each year for outstanding commitment to the Speech and Debate team as demonstrated through leadership and mentoring, willingness to try new things, and demonstration of outstanding character and effort.
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Academic All-America: Students who have received the Academic All American award through the National Forensic League are also recognized. For this award, students must meet SAT/ACT and GPA standards, receive personal recommendations from the Principle and coaches, and have received over 750 points with the National Forensics League.
Departmental Awards
Business and Computers
These awards are given to outstanding students in business and management.
Counseling
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The Jeanne Nauenberg Award
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The Red Star Award
Family and Consumer Science
This award is given to a senior who has been in the program for several years and has excelled in their classes.
Fine Arts
The Fine Arts Department confers awards to students in visual arts, concerts and jazz band, choir, orchestra and theatre (actors and crew). Each area selects outstanding students who have contributed leadership and extra effort and who demonstrate attributes of developing artists, musicians and actors.
Language Arts
Awards conferred to outstanding Language Arts students include the Printed Page Award, the Barbara Carlson Award, and the Woolf-Faulkner Award.
Mathematics
These awards are given to the outstanding mathematics students in each grade level and to the Outstanding Math Student of the Year.
Physical Education & Health
Each year these awards go to the students who have excelled in a variety of classes in the Physical Education and Health Departments and have demonstrated a commitment to pursuing a healthy lifestyle. Senior Awards are also given.
Career and Technical Education
The Boulder CTEC Post-Secondary Scholarship Award is awarded to a promising high school senior enrolled in a CTEC program, who intends to pursue post-secondary educational opportunities.
Science
The Science Department recognizes outstanding students in each grade level as well as students who excelled in various science fairs and Science Bowl. Other awards conferred include:
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Intel Science Award
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Albert A. Bartlett Award
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Chemistry Award
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Sigma Xi Award
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Robotics Award
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Science Department Award
Social Studies
Awards are given for outstanding social studies student(s) and the Career Achievement Award.
World Language
Each World Language Department honors outstanding students in each grade level: Chinese, German, French, Spanish, Latin.
CHSAA Scholar Athlete
Awarded to Fairview's male and female athletes who achieve not only outstanding performance in their chosen field of athletics, but in academics as well.
Outstanding Scholar
This award is given to the top 20 students by cumulative GPA for all semesters of high school, with the exception of the last semester in senior year.
National Merit Finalists
This award is given to students who have been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program. Both the finalists and those chosen to receive the $2500 scholarship are recognized.
Knights of the Round Table
Robert Carlson, a retired Fairview High School science teacher, conceived the idea for this award in 1979. The purpose is to honor the truly outstanding seniors. In addition to scholastic achievement, the recipients exhibit the following characteristics: positive attitude, service to school and community, leadership qualities, responsibility, concern for others and the desire to make a difference.
Outside Competition Awards
Other opportunities for recognition exist outside of those conferred by the Fairview organizations. Here are a few suggestions: *
Science Fair Competitions
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Corden Pharma Regional Science Fair (formerly Roche Colorado)
Math Competitions
Writing Competitions
Other Competitions and Directories
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Davidson Institute for Talent Development lists database resources for awards and competitions
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Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth has a directory of national and international competitions.
*PLEASE NOTE: These links and resources are listed for informational purposes and convenience.
No direct or implied endorsement by Fairview High School should be construed.
Please check with your teachers for additional competitions.
Fairview Graduation Honors
Seniors who are members of the National Honor Society, Knights of the Round Table, and the top 20 percent of the class are recognized in the printed Fairview graduation ceremony program.
The top 20% of the class is reviewed by the administrators using both weighted and unweighted GPA. The GPA cutoff varies from year to year depending on the cumulative GPA of the graduating class. The cumulative GPA reviewed is for 7 semesters of work. Because the last semester grades for a senior are not available, the qualifying ends in December.
Students are distinguished by the color of cord conferred and worn during the ceremony. The color of the cord for the following designations is :
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Summa Cum Laude (Top 2% of the class - approximate) - Silver Cord
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Magna Cum Laude (Next 10% of the class - approximate) - White Cord
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Cum Laude (Next 20% of the class - approximate) - Black Cord
In addition to the above academic cords, there are three other cord distinctions:
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Gold Cords: IB Diploma graduates
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Purple and Gold Cords: Latin Honors
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Green Cords: Bi-literacy Honors