Home All News USA Principal Rewards Students’ Good Grades w/ Cash and Letterman Jackets All NewsUSA Principal Rewards Students’ Good Grades w/ Cash and Letterman Jackets By McKinley Corbley - Feb 21, 2016 <p> </p> <p>Money may not be able to buy happiness, but it may earn students’ attention in the classroom.</p> <p>Principal Harold Clay at the Edna Karr High School in <a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tag/new-orleans/" target="_blank">New Orleans</a> has a keen motivator up his sleeve, as he pays cold hard cash to his students for their good grades.</p> <p>He believes if teens start to look at participating in academics as a sport, they’ll be more eager to excel, which is why he gives Letterman jackets to reward academic achievement</p> <p><strong>WATCH</strong>: <a title="Principal Surprises Student With Star Wars Squad and New 3D Arm (WATCH)" href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/principal-surprises-student-with-star-wars-squad-delivering-prosthetic/" rel="bookmark">Principal Surprises Student With Star Wars Squad and New 3D Arm</a></p> <p><div style="margin: 2px 20px 2px 2px; float: left"><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <!-- bigger square --> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-8420654331411867" data-ad-slot="1313712966"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div>On Friday, Clay awarded $100 bills to 33 students who had grade point averages of 4.0, and nearly 400 varsity sport jackets for <a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tag/teens/" target="_blank">teens</a> with a 3.5 GPA, or higher.</p> <p>Judging by the proud smiles of the recipients, the tactic has worked wonders.</p> <p><strong>MORE</strong>: <a title="Quiet Time Program Brings Radical Improvement To Schools Worldwide" href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/quiet-time-program-brings-radical-changes-in-schools/" rel="bookmark">Quiet Time 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