<p>Val is ridiculously nice and I couldn’t imagine anyone more deserving. Had a prestigious internship… works really hard. </p>
<p>Sal is a back-stabbing cheater. I was soooo happy when she didn’t get val. Pssh. Dropping AP courses when the going got tough and her GPA was in jeopardy… </p>
<p>But since they’re not really in my school anymore… the ones in my grade? I don’t know. Every teacher in my school has commented and said my class is the most competitive, academic grade they’ve seen in 20+ years. It’s cutthroat and there appears to be the first 10-way tie (out of 200 kids!) for val in the history of my school. But I think one kid is out of the running because he got a 99 in gym. Nobody’s a snob so I don’t care who gets it. I guess the influx of kids from the local magnet school has definitely helped academics.</p>