Awards

Block M Award

The Academic Block Letter Award is a prestigious high school honor, similar to a varsity letter in athletics, awarded to students for outstanding academic achievement. 

How to Earn the Award

Students must maintain a GPA of 3.6 or higher for a set number of consecutive terms. Awards are given progressively based on continued academic excellence:

• Year 1: Block M Academic Letter

• Year 2: Bronze Pin

• Year 3: Silver Pin

• Year 4: Gold Pin (awarded to students with a 3.6 GPA or higher during the first half of senior year)

Senior Gold Pin Recognition

Gold Pins are presented during Senior Awards Night in the Spring as a special recognition of sustained academic excellence. 

The 2025 Block M Awards will be presented on Tuesday, November 3^rd from 10am to 11am in the Mamie Starr Theater.