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At each graduation ceremony, the ELI faculty has traditionally recognized outstanding student achievement by voting special awards. To be considered for an award, a student must have an accumulative 90% attendance in each session, must have participated constructively in all classes, must have completed all classwork, and must have demonstrated leadership qualities.
AWARDS
Valedictorian:
An outstanding student with strong oral skills whose work has been of consistent high quality (letter grade A), who has demonstrated leadership, whose attendance is exemplary, who has demonstrated responsibility to her/his classmates, and whose English skills have improved significantly.
Outstanding Student:
A student whose quality of work has been consistently or particularly high and who has demonstrated leadership, excellent attendance, and cooperation and participation in her/his classes. Clearly the best of the bunch
Best Writer:
The student whose writing in English is outstanding in both content and format. Generally the student receiving this award comes from the Level 5 or Level 6 Reading/Writing classes.
Writing Achievement Award:
Any student at any other level who has demonstrated significant improvement in her/his writing skills.
Achievement Award:
The student who has made the most progress in her/his language skills (particularly listening/speaking) during the time she/he has attended the ELI and who has persevered in her/his study of English. Preference is given to lower level students where possible.
Honors:
This is a general award given to students with 90% attendance and consistently A work.