Hmmm... my parents NEVER pressured me about grades, so I never studied, never tried. I got mostly Bs & Cs and it wasn't until college where I realized I could have been an A student if I only applied myself. I always wonder how different my life would be if I worked instead of floated through highschool. I feel I let myself down.

That said, I have three teeenagers. My husband is a teacher. We feel grades and applying yourself is VERY important. All three of my kids are involved in their school in leadership roles and they all play sports year round for the school (and on private club teams) We realize that these extracuricular activities take away from their study time, so we don't expect perfect stariaght As... but we DO expect a 3.0 GPA or better. When one falls below that, we make sure they have a tutor in whatever class they are struggling.

PS: How many classes do you have? My kids get a total of 6 final grades. Seems like you have many more classes too. Also, do you go year round? Seems late to have final year grades just as most kids are going back to schol after a summer break. Just curious!