<p>Next week is our high school's awards ceremony (I'm a junior). One person gets an award for each subject for every grade, and the person who gets it is the one with the highest grade in the class (no, effort is not part of the decision).
Well, I have the highest grade in world history, but my teacher hates me, because of 2 'mistakes' on my part.
During my sophomore and freshman year, I did not attend the ceremony which ends at like 9pm, and since I live far away, it would have taken me 2 hours to get home. As a freshman and sophomore, I received the citizenship award, which practically everybody gets, and instead of getting it on stage, I received it through mail because I didn't go. Recently, my history teacher reprimanded me for not going, ranting about how its impolite, disrespectful to not show up for an honor.
So do you think that my history teacher will assume that I will not go, and give the award to someone else? And even if I do go, which I will do, he will just give the award to someone else?</p>
<p>he's right. you're supposed to go to those things</p>
<p>it's a bit selfish to expect other people to go to it when you get an award, but not go otherwise</p>
<p>you can just sleep at a local's house</p>
<p>How are the ceremonies at your school, are they BIO (By invitation only) for the kids who will be getting awards. If they are, by all means you should go, you've earned those acholades, why shouldn't you celebrate your own achievements? </p>
<p>If it is the policy to award a student with the highest grade then your teacher would not be complying would she/he? Perhaps your teacher was feeling you out to see what your response would be when he/she made that remark. This would have been your opportunity to assure him/her that you would be attending. It's still ok to go back to your teacher and let him/her know that you thought about his remark and whether or not he/she was planning to award you...either way you will be at the cermonies. </p>
<p>Also what made you decide to attend this year? Isn't your distance for commute the same as Freshman/Sophomore years.</p>
<p>Good luck...keep us posted.</p>
<p>If you will be going, I would tell him.</p>
<p>Yeah, try telling/hinting to your teacher that you'd be there now. (i.e. "I can't wait for the upcomming ceremony! Both my parents will be there. etc.)Mention how you've finally matured as a junior and now value the honor of the ceremony -this is only, only if your teacher is REALLY mean or if you can sound honest. Otherwise, you will end up sounding like you're just kissing ass. </p>
<p>Maybe your teacher is reprimanding you because they know that you will get the award and want you to be there? I mean if you have the highest grade, there's really nothing the teacher can do to sabotage you right? </p>
<p>GL</p>
<p>You have to admit it was pretty selfish....NOBODY likes having to listen to 34983498 names that aren't theirs-but they still go. Do you see that? A lot of life is doing things that aren't particularly exciting but build your reputation and help people put responsibility and honor on you. I went to an NHS induction-it was literally 3 hours long-and only 10 kids out of 200 DIDN'T get inducted.</p>
<p>Yup, it was really selfish of me and i went to talk to him about it. Anon<em>Person</em>1 and roses+clovers are totally right. It is a responsibility thing. He didn't tell me if I would still get the award, but it doesn't matter.</p>
<p>The admin and the workings in our school is actually very opaque so my teacher could just give the award to somebody else. I decided to go this year because transportation would not be an issue as they changed the time to be in the morning instead of in the evening, on a weekend and not on a school day. </p>
<p>Well, I'll just go and hope for the best!</p>