Fair Selection for the Honor Roll

I am in the ninth grade of a school with an honor-roll system that tells who got an A average and who got a B average. The problem is when A students take honors classes, the homework and tests are harder. And they have to work a lot harder and might just pull a B. What is the sense in that?
The kids in the less challenging curriculum get A's and get on the A honor roll. The kids in the challenging curriculum might only get on the B honor roll. Then the public might think they are not as smart as the kids in the easier classes. Also, what about getting into college, where high-school grades do matter? - Unfair
Answer: Many students are as upset as you are about this situation. It's hard to take the long view that taking more challenging classes will help you learn more and be better prepared for college when you receive a B and don't make the A honor roll.
There is good news, however, for those students who take honors courses when it comes to college admission. When college applications are being considered, schools are very interested in the rigor of the courses that students have taken. In fact, many schools refigure grade-point averages to reflect the difficulty of a student's curriculum. Therefore, taking advanced-placement and honors classes can pay dividends over taking less challenging work, even if you don't have straight A's. Of course, you still have to do reasonably well in these classes.
Some schools now reward students who take more challenging classes by weighting their grades. For example, a B in an honors or AP class becomes the equivalent of an A in a regular course. Why don't you gather a group of students who feel like you do and introduce the idea of using weighted grades for selection to the honor roll to the administration at your school?