Nativity Student Recognition & Award Programs

GROWTH MINDSET: Honoring student success and celebrating their achievements is central to the mission of Nativity of Mary Catholic School. Students at Nativity are celebrated in multiple ways through various programs. ​

School & Classroom Recognition
  • Kindness Awards & Positivity Project Recognition honor "acts of kindness" and students who exemplify the various Positivity Project character strengths. Visit the Positivity Project to learn more at: https://posproject.org/
  • “Spirit Days” celebrate middle school students who keep on task and making positive choices. Students are recognized with an "out-of-uniform" day and time outside
  • Nativity Student Leadership is acknowledged for their commitment to volunteering
  • Patrol Students who volunteer as playground assistants earn a certificate and special treats for being school leaders throughout the school year
  • Celebration Events & Growth Awards: All Nativity students are recognized at the end of each tri-mester with Growth Awards in both academics and character strengths at a school-wide awards event
Sports & Arts Recognition
  • Certificates of participation are given to students who play on Nativity teams or in the various theater programs.
  • Students can also achieve recognition in clubs through: Math Team; Chess Club; Lego League; Science Fair and History Day​
Holistic High Achieving 6-7-8th Grade Students
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To honor our high achieving students, an annual Holistic Awards’ Breakfast is scheduled each year. A school tradition since 1994, the Holistic Awards are given to students in sixth through eighth grade who are well rounded students that excel in their academic studies, volunteer, and participate in extra-curricular studies. By honoring achievement both inside and outside the classroom, these awards reflect our philosophy of educating the whole child – in body, mind and spirit.

To receive a Holistic Award, students must have at least an A- average in all of the following graded subject areas: math, science, social studies, language arts, religion, English, music, Spanish, physical education, and conduct. Their extracurricular activities can range from sports to Scouting to music lessons. Their volunteer time is reflected in their religion grade.
To determine who qualifies for the award, we assign each grade a certain value as shown below:
A+     12      B+     9      C+     6       D+     3 
A       11      B       8      C       5       D       2
A-      10      B-      7      C-      4       D-      1

In determining eligibility for the awards, students’ grades from the 1st and 2nd trimester will be added together with the 3rd mid-trimester report. To help you track your child’s grades and support them in achieving this goal, review grades through Educate. You will need your family’s password. If you have misplaced your family’s password, please contact the school office. To determine who qualifies for the award, we assign each grade the following value:

​There will be a total of 28 grades given to the students between the above grading periods. To earn an award, your child will need at least 280 points (28 x 10 which is the A- value).Please feel free to contact one of the middle school teachers if you have any questions about the Holistic program as this is a new event to me.