ACADEMICS AT STA

Academic excellence remains the solid foundation of tradition-rich St. Thomas Aquinas High School. Notable accomplishments of the Class of 2020 include the following:

  • 40 earned commendations from the National Merit Scholarship Program;
  • 53 students earned the distinction of Summa Cum Laude graduates with GPA's exceeding 5.0; 
  • 2 students were awarded the 2019 Miami Herald Silver Knight Award in Vocational Tech, Science, Speech, and Journalism; and 6 others received Honorable Mention in their respective Categories.
  • more than $50 million in academic, athletic, military, and special talent scholarships were offered and 
  • 140,000 service hours were performed in betterment of our community.

STA PrimeTime, a classroom initiative, exposes students to the “Edge” in PSAT, SAT, and ACT preparation. Daily strategy lessons and practice tests supplement the curriculum in Math and English.

AdvancEd, formerly known as SACS, accredits St. Thomas Aquinas High School. STA is the first school in Broward to receive AdvancEd STEM accreditation.

VALEDICTORIAN/SALUTATORIAN SUMMA CUM LAUDE POLICY

GPAs for this class will be computed using grades from courses taken at STA and any courses with an appropriate FLDOE number taken during middle school.  In addition, this includes any administratively-approved online course.

Class of 2022--Valedictorian and Salutatorian

The Valedictorian and Salutatorian of the graduating class are determined at the end of

the third quarter marking period of the Senior year by the highest weighted cumulative average and by completion of all credit requirements.

The GPA for Valedictorian/Salutatorian will be computed using grades from courses taken at STA and any courses with an appropriate FLDOE number taken during middle school.  In addition, this includes any administratively-approved online course.

A student must have been in attendance at St. Thomas Aquinas High School from the beginning of the Sophomore year (first day) and have an exemplary disciplinary and attendance record to be considered. 

Class of 2022--Summa cum Laude Recognition

Summa cum Laude recognition is given at graduation to those students whose weighted GPA is 5.0 or higher (no rounding up) at the end of the third quarter grading period of the Senior year.

The GPA for Summa cum Laude will be computed using grades from courses taken at STA and any courses with an appropriate FLDOE number taken during middle school.  In addition, this includes any administratively-approved online course.