Sample sentences for VALEDICTORIAN

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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

valedictorian = the student with the best grades at the time of graduation — usually delivers the valedictory speech at the graduation ceremony

I'm so close to being valedictorian.
Jay Asher -- Thirteen Reasons Why

valedictorian = the student with the best grades at the time of graduation — usually delivers the valedictory speech at the graduation ceremony

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

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