High School Produces 4 Class Valedictorians; Fernandina: High Achievers Rise to TopByline: Alison Trinidad, Nassau Neighbors staff writer With the highest grade point averages...By TrinidadAlison
Bellaire High School has 13 valedictorians in the Class of 2022, surpassing last year’s record-breaking nine students who graduated with a perfect grade point average. Among the valedictorians are a homecoming king and an editor-in-chief of the school newspaper. Margaret Schwierking, Jason Yao...
Stepinac High School has named seniorsRyan Fudale, from Thornwood as Valedictorian andDonal Connaughton, from Yonkers,as Salutatorian of the Class of 2023. The honored students will deliver their addresses during Stepinac’s 73rd Annual Commencement Exercises to be held outdoors on the White Pla...
The valedictorian will almost always be the student in your class who has the highest GPA,but GPA can be measured on more than one scale (and sometimes schools have more than one valedictorian!). If your school usesweighted GPAs, meaning students in higher level classes can earn higher GPAs...
Irvington High School has named its seniors Joshua Chang and Alexander Lee as co-valedictorians of the Class of 2022. Both accomplished students said they were honored to share the school’s […]
Paxton Smith, the 2021 valedictorian at Lake Highlands High School, submitted to school officials an address on the effect of the media on young minds. But when she spoke at Sunday's graduation ceremony, she talked of what she called "a war on the rights" of her body and those of other...
"Class rank has been a norm for so many years," says James Lewis, president of the National Society of High School Scholars, an academic honor society. "It's something that has been tried and tested. But the trend is moving away from that and looking at the individual strengths of a ...
Paxton Smith, a valedictorian of Lake Highlands High School in the U.S. state of Texas abandoned her approved graduation speech to condemn a law the state passed banning all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. The speech later went viral with many praising Smith's courage....
Irvington High School has named its distinguished seniors Henry Demarest and Esha Shenoy as co-valedictorians of the Class of 2021. Both accomplished students said they were honored to share the […]
A school district in Colorado has plans to do away with valedictorian awards at its high schools. Starting with the class of 2026, the Cherry Creek School District in western Arapahoe County, Colorado, will not give special recognition to students who have earned the highest grade-point average...