A Commitment to Excellence and Achievement
EXCEL is a commitment to excellence and achievement. It is a joint venture between Hastings High School and the business community of Hastings. We hope to positively recognize achievement, academic improvement, and good attendance by supplying meaningful incentives to students. Ultimately, we hope to instill an attitude among students that it is acceptable and, in fact, desirable to excel. Academic excellence is our goal.
Students will be issued either a GOLD CARD or BLUE CARD at semester time upon meeting the following criteria:
GOLD CARD
To be awarded the Gold Card, students must achieve all of the following during the semester:
- A- or above average for the semester (3.7 GPA).
- Four or fewer absences for the semester (not including school sponsored activities).
In addition, the following criteria must be achieved:
- No failures in semester coursework.
- No Saturday School or out-of-school suspensions.
- No chemical violation in the current calendar year.
BLUE CARD
To be awarded the Blue Card, students must achieve one of the following:
- A .25 GPA improvement during the previous semester grading period.
- Perfect attendance for semester (not including school sponsored activities).
- B or above average for the semester (3.0 GPA).
- 25 hours of documented community service prior to the beginning of each semester. Applications are available at the high school office.
In addition, the following criteria must be achieved:
- No failures in semester coursework.
- No Saturday School or out-of-school suspensions.
- No chemical violation in the current calendar year.
SPONSORS
AMERICAN LEGION POST 47 |
APPLEBEE'S |
CATURIA-SMIDT FUNERAL HOME |
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL |
DAKOTA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION |
DAN ROTHER PHOTOGRAPHY, INC. |
DUNN BROS COFFEE |
EAGLES AERIE # 2212 |
5TH AVENUE COLOR COMPANY |
GRAPHIC DESIGN, INC. |
HASTINGS AREA YMCA |
HASTINGS BEAUTY SCHOOL, INC. |
HASTINGS COMMUNITY EDUCATION |
HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL |
HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL STORE |
HASTINGS STUDENT COUNCIL |
HERTOGS FAMILY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC. |
INNOVATIVE SURFACES, INC. |
LAH-TEE-DAH BOUTIQUE |
KDWA 1460 AM |
KRANZ, WIMP & ROSE |
MAC MCGOON PORTRAIT DESIGN STUDIO, INC. |
MDK DESIGN FOR HAIR |
MELOY PARK FLORIST |
MIDWEST COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. |
PERKINS FAMILY RESTAURANT & BAKERY |
RED ROCK CAFÉ |
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS |
SCHOOLHOUSE SCOOP |
SECOND TYME AROUND |
SHEAR ATTRACTION SALON |
SKOGLUND, ANN |
SMEAD MANUFACTURING COMPANY |
SOLEIM, LAVONNE |
SPECIAL TEE'S |
SA SUBWAY INC. & HASTINGS SUBWAY |
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS - TIM COLLINS |
TROPHIES PLUS |
THE SPOOL HOUSE |
WYATT'S TWISTED AMERICANA |