The hard work of the sophomore class has finally paid off. On Monday, May 20 they received their IB MYP certificates. These certificates commemorate the hard work that they did throughout freshman and sophomore year, and even in middle school.

“This is really the end of my MYP years, and it kind of represents my transition into full IB,” sophomore Thomas White said.

The certificates are awarded for completing the requirements involved in the Middle Years Program. These requirements include 50 hours of community service throughout the first two years of high school, completion of the MYP Project and a credit in a fine art class.

However, these certificates are just a piece of paper. Some students do not think that they accurately represent the work that gets put into the MYP Project and all of their classes as a whole.

“I spent five years in MYP classes, and countless hours on my project,” White said. “I don’t think that these certificates show that.”