Should high schools have only one Valedictorian?

AlmostThere2018
Wed, 28 Nov 2018 16:28:10 +0000

By the time my D18 found out she was a Valedictorian (one of 10 at her school) it was a matter of days before graduation so her college application/decision process was long over, and it conferred no benefit in that regard.

But I do think it’s something she’ll always carry with her. Like winning the state championship in a sport or being the lead in the school play, being a Valedictorian is something she’ll always ‘have’ as accomplishment to look back on and be proud of.

And, of course, sitting on the stage during graduation and the callout in the ceremony printed program was not too shabby. Esp. since the only other callout was NMF which she also got!

The Valedictorians did not speak at the ceremony, however. Teachers/staff chose 3 speakers that were representative of the class, and they did an excellent job.