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Worland school board passes weighted GPA policy

Smith: Policy incentivizes taking more rigorous courses

WORLAND – Students attending Worland High School may find it a little harder to become a valedictorian or salutatorian beginning with the Class of 2017.

That’s because the Washakie County School Dist. No. 1 Board of Trustees endorsed a policy Monday night to add weight advanced classes on the 4.0 grade point average scale.

Worland High School Principal Kevin Smith said he hopes the policy will enc...