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• n  the student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencement

• She also lettered in two other varsity sports, and was president of the student council and valedictorian of her class.
• What you see is that hope, that optimism," said Gates, who was herself valedictorian of a Catholic high school.
• The last office for which the soft-spoken widow had been chosen was valedictorian of her sixty-grade class.

• valedictory speaker

News & Articles

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• Padilla, Drescher named valedictorian, salutatorian of LHS Class of 2013
  LAUGHLIN — Conversations with the valedictorian and salutatorian for Laughlin High School’s Class of 2013 revealed a common thread: In addition to good grades and a love of sports, both young adults strongly believe in the power of hard work, and both draw strength from their families.
  June 12, 2013 - The Laughlin Times
• Valedictorian, salutatorian preparing to lead senior class into future
  CLIFTON PARK - Shenendehowa High School’s 2013 senior class valedictorian and salutatorian are two academic achievers who took time from their books to sample all the school had to offer.
  June 11, 2013 - Community News
• Richard “Joey ” Kane is Valedictorian at JRHS as was his older sister Katie
  Richard “Joey” Kane is the Valedictorian of the Class of 2013 at James River High School. His GPA is over 4.0 and he is in the top spot of his class academically. Kane will attend the University of Virginia to study Engineering. He was a member of the James River Robotics team among his many [...]
  June 11, 2013 - Roanoke Times

Quotes

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• Harry Reid in Politico
  Robert Byrd's was one of the greatest minds the world has ever seen,said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). "From his graduation as valedictorian of his high school class at the age of 16 to his chairmanship of the Senate...
• Tom Finneran in Boston Globe
  The members of the House really became, in many, many ways, his adopted family,Finneran said. "He knew your wife and your family, he knew if your child was sick, he knew if your child became valedictorian, and he would comment on it and...
• Thomas Menino in Boston Herald
  The honor of being valedictorian is a great distinction and having two sisters graduate in the same year with that honor is a wonderful accomplishment,Mayor Thomas M. Menino said in a statement. "The families of all the hard-working...