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High schools can get extra points for high graduation rates and if their students take and pass college-level classes or get industry certification.
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2025
That said, extra points for having the guts to show a Chestburster gruesomely pop out of a young boy.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Better offenses have more red zone opportunities, giving kickers more extra points or field goal chances.
—Steve Bradshaw, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Exam school seats are distributed evenly across tiers, and students are awarded extra points based on factors including attending a school with an over 40% economically disadvantaged population, living in public housing, homelessness, and being in DCF care.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2025
That said, extra points for having the guts to show a Chestburster gruesomely pop out of a young boy.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Better offenses have more red zone opportunities, giving kickers more extra points or field goal chances.
—Steve Bradshaw, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Exam school seats are distributed evenly across tiers, and students are awarded extra points based on factors including attending a school with an over 40% economically disadvantaged population, living in public housing, homelessness, and being in DCF care.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
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“Extra point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extra%20point. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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