Okay, I admit I’m old. And I went to public school. A “very good” written by the teacher was it, if there was that much. I don’t remember there ever being prizes given, with a couple notable exceptions. In 6th grade there was an award given to the top math student, which I won. In 7th grade there was an award for the top science student, which I did not win. And in 8th grade there were two awards for top boy and girl math students, and I won that one, too. I still cherish those two plaques. Since they were rare events, they were quite meaningful. And they were for outstanding achievement. Not for doing what was normal and expected.
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