Valedictorian

She was the valedictorian of her class.

Tom was valedictorian and Mary was the salutatorian.

Princeton University has announced its first black valedictorian in the Ivy League school’s history.

Ziri is the valedictorian.

Tom was the valedictorian.

Our oldest son was valedictorian of his high school class and went to a top university. But right about this time two years ago, our second son told us he wasn’t interested in college.

At first, it seemed a joyous occasion. There was an audible gasp in the room, then boisterous cheering and applause when the announcement was made: Ikeria Washington and Layla Temple had been named 2021 valedictorian and salutatorian for West Point High School.

A social media firestorm erupted last week after two Texas high school valedictorians revealed that they were undocumented immigrants heading to well-respected U.S. colleges with financial aid.