There are a number of school awards available to students in all grades. These celebrate all facets of student achievement throughout our school community.

Pride and Excellence Awards

Bowness High School holds the annual Pride and Excellence Awards in late June. Please check our school calendar for the date.  We will be celebrating our students’ achievements in three ways:

  • Honour Society: Awards will be given to Grades 10, 11, and 12 as well as Lifetime Honour Society awards.  Students must apply for Honour Society.  See below for more information.
  • Academic Achievement Awards: Awards will be given to students who have earned the top mark in each course, at each grade level.
  • Bowness Scholarship Recipients: Awards for Bowness specific scholarships will be recognized during this event.  Please see Scholarship Information for more information.

Students will receive a letter of invitation for this event via email through SchoolMessenger later in June.  Parents are invited to attend this event to celebrate their child’s accomplishments.  Please save this date if you are expecting an invitation as invitations will come very late as averages are calculated.

Honour Society

We will keep the pre-existing criteria for Grade 11's and 12's only for the next 2 years, ending June 2028. 

Must meet the following Criteria: 

  • Must apply through our Form that is released in Mid-April, closing May 31. We will not accept emails or late requests. 
  • No mark lower than 65% (This includes 1 credit modules)  
  • Overall average of all classes is 80% or higher. We will round with normal rounding rules 79.5 will round to 80, 79.4 will round down. 
  • Must meet credit counts  
    • Grade 11’s - 38 credits or finishing with 78 credits in June 
    • Grade 12’s - 30 credits or finishing with 110 credits in June 

NEW Criteria for 2026/2027 Grade 10s and moving forward: 

  • Must apply through our Form that is released in Mid-April and Closes May 31. We will not accept emails or late requests. 
  • No mark lower than 70% in any course or module 
  • Must meet credit counts  
    • Grade 10’s - 40 Credits or more 
    • Grade 11’s - 38 credits or finishing with 78+ credits in June 
    • Grade 12’s - 30 credits or finishing with 110+ credits in June 
  • A review of attendance and Log Entries (Must be in good standing)  
  • Eligibility Criteria 
    • English Language Arts  
    • Social Studies  
    • Science (Highest mark) 
    • Math  
    • Two Electives (Highest Marks) 
  • Overall Average 80% or higher in the courses listed above 
  • If you have any questions, please speak with your Counsellor 

Only Bowness and CBE courses will be accepted! No external courses will be accepted in the criteria, for example Vista Virtual! No out of the country or province, for example MEI. 

Honour Society applications for Grade 10, 11, 12 and Lifetime Members will be available to be picked up from Student Services in the spring. 

If a student has been a member of the Honour Society for all three grades, they may apply to become a Lifetime Honour Society Member.

Bowness Valued Student Awards

In keeping with our school credo, Bowness Valued Student awards are presented to students who have made considerable contributions to the school's learning community by demonstrating pride and excellence in the areas of citizenship and service.

Students are nominated by teachers and have demonstrated leadership, commitment and dedication to meaningful student activities. Students are presented with a certificate at an assembly at the end of each semester.