HIGH SCHOOL
EMPHASIS CORDS
If you’re interested in learning more, please schedule a meeting with our Student & Family Life Coordinator to discuss the possibilities!
Do you have a particular area of academics that interests you? Consider working towards an emphasis during your High School career.
Emphasis & Honors
The graduation emphasis program is available to students who have participated in Quest for Education and Arts during high school and are participating in the Quest Graduation Ceremonies at the end of their high school academic career. We encourage all high school students to apply for an emphasis and honors in an area they enjoy and may want to pursue.
Emphasis Cords, awarded during the graduation banquet, show the student has concentrated academic studies in one or more areas and has excelled in each discipline. Honors Medallions are awarded to students who have applied their knowledge and received real world experience in their chosen discipline. *Please note: Honors Medallions are separate from an Honor Society cord.*
Students with emphasis cords and honors medallions often receive student awards and scholarships at colleges, higher acceptance rates into honors colleges, and score better on CLEP and AP exams for college credit.
All applications are due by April 1st of the student’s senior year. Documentation is encouraged to begin freshman year. Revisions and edits can be made anytime during your high school experience as you complete coursework.
SCIENCE
ATHLETICS
DANCE
EMPHASIS CORD REQUIREMENTS
LANGUAGE ARTS
SOCIAL SCIENCE
BUSINESS
DRAMA
MATHEMATICS
THEOLOGY
COMMUNITY
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
MUSIC
VISUAL ARTS
COMPUTER SCIENCE
HEALTH SCIENCE
Requirements Updated on 01.23.2025
INTERESTED IN GRADUATING WITH HONORS?
Consider joining the Eta Sigma Alpha National Honor Society! Quest is home to the Gamma Omicron Chapter as well as the Quest Honor Society. Upon graduation, members of the Honor Society will be presented with an honor cord and stole.