These students receive Renaissance merchandise such as bumper stickers, T-shirts, and hats. Students with any class failures including Physical Education are ineligible for a card. Another perk of the Renaissance program is the yearly raffle. Prizes raffled off include a color television, portable C.D. player, stereo, theater tickets, telephones, calculators, soccer balls, and cash prizes. Gold card students receive six chances, silver card students four chances, and pink card students two chances.
Teachers also play an important part in the program.
When they feel a student is doing top work, or have improved their study habits, they issue them coupons which are good for five points added on a test, one free homework, a dropped low quiz grade, and two points added to a lab grade. Another school which particupates in the Renaissance program is Riverhead High School. Their program is also run by three cards. Students who have had a four point improvement in one quarter or a six point cumulative improvement in their average can get a Blue Wave card. Some of Riverhead s privileges include discounts on prom tickets, graduation cap and gown, senior class portraits, class rings, yearbooks, and cafeteria items.