Hilliard does away with class rankings for students

Hilliard City Schools will no longer give a class ranking to students.The district has done away with valedictorians, salutatorians and any kind of number system.The district found students were choosing weighted classes, advanced courses that score above the traditional 4.0 system, to elevate their grade point averages and, therefore, get a higher class ranking.Some students completely forego what actually interests them.The district formed a committee of educators and parents and decided to ma