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Valedictorian (VD) is an academic title for the highest-performing student of a graduating class of an academic institution in the United States. The valedictorian is generally determined by an academic institution's grade point average (GPA) system but other methods of selection may be factored in such as volunteer work , scholastic awards ...
The title comes from the salutatorian's traditional role as the first speaker at a graduation ceremony, delivering the salutation (where the valedictorian, on the other hand, speaks last, delivering the valediction). In a high school setting, a salutatorian may also be asked to speak about the current graduating class or to deliver an ...
St. Vincent-St. Mary valedictorian Anne Rea gives her speech to the class of 2024 on Tuesday, during graduation. Rea's family home in Bath was destroyed by a fire the night before her graduation
For elementary school graduation rites, the graduating class sings “One Little Candle” while the class valedictorian lights the ceremonial candle then passes the flame to the other graduates. The graduates blow out the flame together when they are declared graduates. The graduation song is a vital part of the ceremony.
High school class valedictorian Alem Hadzic was unusually somber before delivering his commencement speech on May 16. “People were coming over to wish me luck and I was kind of blowing them off ...
And many in the audience of UC Berkeley’s 1966 law school commencement were likely uncomfortable when valedictorian Michael Tigar devoted his speech to Vietnam, proclaiming: “War is the enemy ...
On June 16, 2017, Valedictorian Peter Butera gave a graduation speech that criticized the school's student government structure, claiming that the student body president's role (which Butera also served) was to be a "party planner". [8] Before he could finish his speech, however, he was abruptly cut off by the school. [8]
There were two things wrong with valedictorian Kenya Mejia's speech at her recent high school graduation in Los Angeles, which she ended by announcing to the crowd, "I love you, Jake Minor ...