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EGUSD Students Earning Golden State Seal Merit Diploma Continues to Increase

The following is a news release from Elk Grove Unified School District: 

Elk Grove Unified School District graduating seniors have achieved yet another academic milestone.  The total number of graduating seniors in the Elk Grove Unified School District who have earned the Golden State Seal Merit Diploma has continued to grow over the past ten years.  This year, a total of 865 EGUSD students in the Class of 2014 have qualified to receive the Golden State Seal Merit Diploma in comparison to 828 seniors who earned this distinction in the Class of 2013.

 

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Issued by the California Department of Education each spring, the Golden State Seal Merit Diploma was established in 1997 to provide recognition to public school graduates who have demonstrated mastery of the high school curriculum in English, history, mathematics and science.  Students qualify for the diploma by achieving high scores on six California Standards Tests (CSTs).

 

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Students earning the Golden State Seal of Merit will receive special recognition in the form of an official insignia on their high school diplomas and an insignia on their transcripts.  In addition, each student will receive a certificate of recognition personally signed by the superintendent and a letter from the superintendent congratulating them on their accomplishment.

 


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