Excel Program

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:

  1. A- or above average for the semester (3.7 GPA).
  2. Four or fewer absences for the semester (not including school sponsored activities).

In addition, the following criteria must be achieved:

  1. No failures in semester coursework.
  2. No Saturday School or out-of-school suspensions.
  3. No chemical violation in the current calendar year.

BLUE CARD

To be awarded the Blue Card, students must achieve one of the following:

  1. A .25 GPA improvement during the previous semester grading period.
  2. Perfect attendance for semester (not including school sponsored activities).
  3. B or above average for the semester (3.0 GPA).
  4. 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:

  1. No failures in semester coursework.
  2. No Saturday School or out-of-school suspensions.
  3. 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