School-Wide Recognition

The Education Committee of the board of directors established the Academic Hall of Honor in 1991 to recognize the academic achievements of Hoban graduates. It serves several purposes:

• To symbolize the school’s commitment to academics.
• To motivate students to their highest levels of achievement, both in the classroom and on college entrance examinations.
• To recognize academic excellence among individual students.
• To instill a sense of tradition among the classes of graduates of the school.
• To assist in recruiting efforts.

To earn the honor, a student must:

• Maintain a 3.80 grade point average
• Score at the 98th percentile nationally on the SAT or the ACT or have been named the valedictorian or salutatorian of the graduating class
• Graduate from Hoban after attending at least six semesters

Class of 2024

James Bordenkircher
Megan Crowe
Jack Doucet
Antonette Fuhrer
Charles Hite
Bobby Kostko
Ingrid Kovalik
Sam Loos
Stela Nonno

Each grading period two students from each grade level are selected by the Academic Review Board to be Academic Knights. Academic Knights excel in scholarship. They also demonstrate leadership, service to the Hoban family, service to the community, Christian values and good character.

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Each grading period, two students from each grade level are selected by the Academic Review Board to be Chivalrous Knights. Chivalrous Knights exhibit industriousness in the classroom, outstanding effort, involvement in student activities, Christian values and a polite, positive and helpful attitude toward others.

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The Hoban Purchase Prize is a recognition program to honor and display the most outstanding work of Hoban art students. Their work is purchased, framed and displayed on the walls throughout the school. From all the student artwork produced each year, the fine arts department faculty selects the top 10 pieces. These works are shared with the faculty and staff so that they can vote on their favorite artworks. The works are anonymous so that the pieces would be judged solely on artistic merit. The goal of the Purchase Prize is to highlight student artistic achievement, to create an ever-growing archive of student artwork and to enhance the school environment through the presence of creative energy. 

View the 10-Year anniversary digital view book of all Purchase Prize winners 2014-2024.

To be listed on the honor roll each quarter, a student must have a 3.333 grade-point average, with no grade lower than C-minus. No student may be included on the honor roll until any incomplete grade (I) has been made up. 

There are three honor roll classifications: 

• Highest Honors: 4.00+
• High Honors: 3.80 to 3.99
• Honors: 3.333 to 3.79

The honor roll is published at the end of each of the grading periods. Students on the highest honor roll for the first three quarters are invited to the Summa Cum Laude Honors Celebration in May.

To align with Hoban's policy of not ranking students, honor rolls are listed alphabetically.

The highest award given by Hoban, the Monsignor Richard A. Dowed School Spirit Award singles out students who have made outstanding contributions of their time, effort and talent to the Hoban community and to the activities connected with the school. Faculty committees select students who have best exemplified the ideals of Christian service, leadership and spirit. 

Each year one student from each grade level is selected for the award. An individual may receive the award more than once. The awards are announced at the Spring Awards Night in May. 

The award dates back to 1957 and is named after the late pastor of nearby Annunciation Church (now Visitation of Mary), who convinced Archbishop Edward Hoban of the need for a new Catholic high school for boys in Akron and acquired the land that was to become its campus.

Seat of Wisdom Chapter

The purposes of Hoban's Seat of Wisdom Chapter of the National Honor Society are to honor outstanding students for their achievements and to provide service to both school and community. 

To be a member, a student must have an accumulative grade point average of 3.750 after five consecutive semesters and fill out a student profile sheet. A faculty selection committee then reviews students' scholarship, leadership, character and service before offering students membership in NHS. The student must be able to demonstrate leadership and service.

Projects of the National Honor Society include:

• The Red Cross Blood Drive
• The Adopt-a-Family for Christmas project
• The tutoring program
• Christmas tree wrapping at the Children's Hospital Holiday Tree Festival.

Hoban's chapter is affiliated with the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Its faculty coadvisers are Mr. Dan Bee, Ms. Monica Rodriquez and Mr. Phil Patrick.

The valedictorian of the graduating class is the senior with the highest cumulative grade-point average after seven semesters. The salutatorian is the second-highest. At the graduation ceremonies, the salutatorian delivers the welcoming speech and the valedictorian bids farewell.