(Five institutions earned top grades).
But the teachers allow them to attend class anyway, because they are brilliant students who earn top grades.
They were the undisputed stars of Jefferson High School, where they played on the tennis team, earned top grades and skipped 10th grade.
When he received the results of his first exams, he discovered that he had earned top grades in nearly every class.
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," which drew mixed notices from critics, nevertheless earned top grades in audience exit polls over the weekend.
12.39pm: Further proof of the theory there is always someone who is smarter/better-looking/stronger/faster/funnier etc than you comes in the form of Richard Moon (left), 18, who has earned top grades in maths, further maths, biology, physics and chemistry.
He wasn't one to earn top grades, but as always, he challenged himself to think.
Most black students who are admitted to the UT Austin earned top grades in their high schools and were admitted on that basis.
How often have we heard stories of students who received terrible grades in high school, dropped out and spent years in the workforce only to return to school and earn top grades?
This discussion should be positive -- "look at all the great choices!" -- and serve to motivate your kid to earn top grades early in high school so she can apply for scholarships later on.
