A digital honor roll for every grading period
The honor roll often lives in a newsletter few students read. Putting approved names on hallway and lobby screens after each grading period makes the achievement visible to classmates, staff and visiting families.
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Why it matters
Academic wins get less attention than games
A Friday night win gets an announcement, a graphic and a photo. The honor roll goes out as a list in an email. Students notice which achievements the school talks about.
Ideas for Honor Roll
Names by grade and level
Group students by grade and honor level, such as high honors and honors, using your school’s categories.
Lists split for reading
Break long lists into several slides so names are large enough to read while walking past.
Top honors on their own slide
Give the highest level its own slide if your school recognizes it separately.
Other academic awards
If your school has an improvement or effort award, give it a slide next to the honor roll.
Congratulations from staff
A short note from the principal or counselors turns the list into a celebration.
When the next period ends
Close with the date the next grading period ends, so students know when the next chance comes.
How it works with Digital Signage
Honor Roll, step by step.
Three steps
Prepare the approved list
Once the counseling office approves the honor roll, lay it out in a Google Slides deck or save it as a PDF.
Add it when report cards go home
Put the deck or PDF on the timeline and set it to start the day report cards go out.
Run it until the next period
Set the end date for the next grading period, or leave it open and replace it with the new list.
Setups vary by school; your demo confirms what yours will use.
Best practices
Tips to get it right.
Honor Roll tips
Check your family opt-out list
Review directory information opt-outs before posting any student names.
Proofread every name
A misspelled name on a hallway screen stings. Have the counseling office check the final list.
Group students, don’t rank them
List names by level rather than GPA order to keep the focus on the achievement.
Show it in the cafeteria too
Students linger at lunch, which gives them time to find their friends’ names.
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Questions
Honor Roll questions
A common approach is a short set of slides grouped by grade and honor level, posted after each grading period. Large names and lists split across slides keep it readable on a hallway screen.
You add the approved list to a screen’s timeline as a Google Slides deck, PDF or images and set when it starts. In a linked deck, a corrected name reaches the screen at its next refresh, so there’s no new upload.
That’s your school’s decision under its own policies. A careful approach is to check directory information opt-outs and post only names, grades and honor levels.
Yes. One lobby or cafeteria screen is a fine start, and you can add other spaces later. Your quote reflects the screens and setup you choose.
Your next step
Plan your Digital Signage.
We'll show how an announcement gets on screen and comes off again when the moment has passed.
