Starting with the class of 2025, OCSA will recognize students using the Merit Diploma Program upon high school graduation. This will be in lieu of the designation of a Valedictorian, Salutatorian, and Top 20. Students with the following weighted GPA will qualify for the following:
Summa Cum Laude ("With Highest Honor")... Cumulative weighted GPA greater than or equal to 4.2
Magna Cum Laude ("With High Honor")... Cumulative weighted GPA greater than or equal to 4.0 but less than or equal to 4.199
Cum Laude ("With Honor")... Cumulative weighted GPA greater than or equal to 3.8 but less than or equal to 3.999