{"id":11287,"date":"2026-03-19T12:39:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T18:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/cottonwoodhigh\/?page_id=11287"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T15:01:21","slug":"graduation-101","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/cottonwoodhigh\/counseling-center-2\/all-things-graduation\/graduation-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Cords"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduation Cords<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-Graduation cords are a way to celebrate your hard work during high school. If you have earned certain academic achievements, you may qualify to wear a special cord at graduation. Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s available and how to apply:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Honors Cord\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What it is: A gold cord worn over your graduation gown.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Who qualifies: Students who have earned a 3.70 GPA or higher. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to get it: Your Honors Cord will be automatically added to your graduation bag (with your cap and gown) if you qualify.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diploma of Merit Cord\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What it is: A white cord worn over your graduation gown.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Who qualifies: Students who turn in a completed Diploma of Merit application (located in the Senior Awards Packet).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>See our <a href=\"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/cottonwoodhigh\/draft-counseling-center\/all-things-graduation\/award-for-excellence\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"11284\">Diplomas page<\/a> for more information about qualifications. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to get it: Your cord will be automatically added to your graduation bag (with your cap and gown) if you qualify.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-Department\/Subject-Specific Cords<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What they are: Cords awarded by individual academic departments to recognize excellence in a specific subject area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to apply: Contact the lead teacher of the department for the subject you&#8217;re interested in. They can tell you whether you qualify and how to apply.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Volunteer For Good cord is automatically awarded if you meet the qualifications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Recognition<\/span><\/strong><\/td><td><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Cord Colors<\/span><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Academy of Finance<\/td><td>Green<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Choir Council<\/td><td>Gold\/Black<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CTE Pathway Completer<\/td><td>Golden Wheat<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Debate<\/td><td>Red\/Silver<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Diploma of Merit<\/td><td>White<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Honors<\/td><td>Gold<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Latinos In Action<\/td><td>Red\/Black<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Madrigals<\/td><td>Changes Yearly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Music Committee<\/td><td>Gold\/Black<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>National Honor Society<\/td><td>White Stole<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Peer Leaders<\/td><td>Gold\/Royal Blue<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Robotics<\/td><td>Red\/White\/Blue<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Theatre<\/td><td>Silver\/Blue<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Volunteer For Good<\/td><td>White\/Baby Blue<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have questions? Stop by the Counseling Center and ask for Suzy, or talk to your teacher in the relevant department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graduation Cords -Graduation cords are a way to celebrate your hard work during high school. If you have earned certain academic achievements, you may qualify to wear a special cord at graduation. Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s available and how to apply: -Department\/Subject-Specific Cords Recognition Cord Colors Academy of Finance Green Choir Council Gold\/Black CTE Pathway Completer Golden [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1151,"featured_media":0,"parent":11282,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_gsd_hide_title":false,"footnotes":""},"coauthors":[255],"class_list":["post-11287","page","type-page","status-publish","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P3bsjF-2W3","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/cottonwoodhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/cottonwoodhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/cottonwoodhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/cottonwoodhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1151"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/cottonwoodhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11287"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/cottonwoodhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11494,"href":"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/cottonwoodhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11287\/revisions\/11494"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/cottonwoodhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/cottonwoodhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/cottonwoodhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=11287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}