The context of the following conversation is Casey was grading a paper that put effort in to the length. They took it into account.:
Casey says I've been grading papers for the last couple of days. This one paper put in extra effort, I can tell.  It was much better than the rest..
The friend responds It was a stand out..
Casey responds There's always one of those..
The friend responds The person deserves bonus points..
Casey responds We are not awarding bonus points on this paper..
The friend responds The person should get a star at least.  I used to get those from my elementary teachers when I was younger..