Because of their high grades, nearly 900 Monroe High School students have qualified for the initial Trojan Pride Program, which is designed to honor the best and brightest of MHS students.  The program honors students who have earned a 3.0 GPA or higher for all three trimesters of the previous school year or who have a higher-than-average ACT score.

     Being a member of the Trojan Pride Club qualifies the students for a Trojan Pride Card which entitles them to many different rewards, both in school and in the community.  For a student, the higher the GPA, the more rewards they are eligible for.

     “When we approached local merchants to support us in this program, we received an overwhelmingly positive response.  They wanted to reward our kids as much as we did,” said Valerie Orr, principal of Monroe High School.  “We are very grateful to those places that supported our students.”

     The program was initiated by the Monroe High School Parent Organization.   

The Trojan Pride Club has three card levels – Platinum for students with a 3.8 or higher GPA or a 28 composite score on the ACT; Red for students with a 3.5 to 3.8 GPA or composite score of 26 on the ACT; and White for students with a 3.0 to 3.49 GPA or a 24 composite score on the ACT.

     The Trojan Pride Cards rewards are varied.  Among the rewards are discounts on flowers, pizzas, ice cream, computer video games, bowling, billiards and clothing purchases in the community.  At school, there are discounts on such things as purchases at the school store, parking passes, homecoming tickets, school home athletic events, school yearbooks, or even early release from class to attend pep assemblies.  There’s even a free one-year membership to a local health and fitness club.

     “Monroe High School has many wonderful students and one of the nicest things about the Trojan Pride Card is that it gets our kids discounts on many purchases they make anyway, like on pizzas, ice cream, bowling and video games.  Twenty-percent off on flowers comes at the right time, too, with the prom approaching,” Mrs. Orr said.