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the student with the best grades at the time of graduation — usually delivers the valedictory speech at the graduation ceremony- Some think she will be valedictorian because she is so smart and works so hard.
valedictorian = the student with the best grades at the time of graduation — usually delivers the valedictory speech at the graduation ceremony
- Behind closed doors each winter the college admissions committee riffles through the folders of concerto - writing East Coast preppies, football stars from the Corn Belt and ghetto valedictorians.Arthur Lubow
- I don't remember what the valedictorian said except that she quoted Henry David Thoreau instead of a pop song.Stephen Chbosky -- The Perks of Being a Wallflower
- I'm so close to being valedictorian.Jay Asher -- Thirteen Reasons Why
- She was the source of a lot of online attention because, despite being a teen mom, she managed to be her school's valedictorian.Gaby Rodriguez -- The Pregnancy Project
- The valedictorian, Henry Stampel, broke into tears halfway through his speech and could not continue.Stephen King -- Carrie
- And Josh is class valedictorian!Meg Cabot -- The Princess Diaries
- It was the God of Literature with his horned head, a writing brush in one hand, a valedictorian's cap in the other.Amy Tan -- The Bonesetter's Daughter
- She says it like she's saying, Juliet's going to be valedictorian.Lauren Oliver -- Before I Fall
- The principal, valedictorian, guest speaker, and the rest of the graduation speakers gave their speeches as Woody fought to stay awake.Wes Moore -- The Other Wes Moore
- Henry Reed was class valedictorian.Maya Angelou -- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- The valedictorian was Bobbie, who had scored the highest on the GED exam.Piper Kerman -- Orange Is the New Black
- Valedictorian of Rocori SHS and a 1538 SAT had not been enough to get Dixie into a top-flight college.John Ringo -- Live Free or Die
- Several times that weekend around the supper table, he recited his own high school valedictorian speech.Julia Alvarez -- How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
- Jamie had some of the highest grades in our senior class, and depending on how the last semester went, she might even end up valedictorian.Nicholas Sparks -- A Walk to Remember
- I was selected as valedictorian of my class and assigned to write a paper to be delivered at one of the public auditoriums.Richard Wright -- Black Boy
- The son of a wealthy father, valedictorian of his class at Harvard, Tyler was handsome, witty, and well read.David McCullough -- John Adams
- I don't mean to boast, but I was valedictorian that year....Henry H. Neff -- The Second Siege
- Believe it or not, she was valedictorian of her high school class, and even now she reads, does all the bookkeeping, and stays on top of the business.Nicholas Sparks -- The Longest Ride
- LaCountiss, with straight A's throughout, edged him out by a grade-point fraction for valedictorian.Ron Suskind -- A Hope in the Unseen
valedictorian = the student with the best grades at the time of graduation — usually delivers the valedictory speech at the graduation ceremony
valedictorian = the student with the best grades at the time of graduation — usually delivers the valedictory speech at the graduation ceremony
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