: the student usually having the highest rank in a graduating class who delivers the valedictory address at the commencement exercises
Example Sentences
She was the valedictorian of her class in 1985.
Recent Examples on the WebUp until December, Mark and Toni were joined at church by their son, George, a lawyer and the 2000 valedictorian of the local high school. Dan Gearino, ABC News, 29 July 2022 Sitting on stage next to Gorham’s class president and class valedictorian, Shaw thought of his goals for the future: going to a college, playing football for his university, starting a mechanic shop and a photography business. Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 12 June 2022 Her aunt was the valedictorian of her high school class but never graduated from college because she was placed in an internment camp. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2022 Counselor Amy Burke called Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology valedictorian Samad Hakani a student of both computational physics and civic engagement. Hunter Boyce, ajc, 13 June 2022 Rollins College valedictorian Elizabeth Bonker gave a powerful speech at commencement last week. Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY, 13 May 2022 Those are the words Rollins College valedictorian Elizabeth Bonker lives by – words that inspired Rollins’ most famous graduate, Mr. Fred Rogers. Aj Willingham, CNN, 13 May 2022 Charlotte, 18, graduated last month as the valedictorian of Match Charter Public High School in Boston and was one of a select few Match students chosen last year to spend the spring studying at a private school in the Vermont mountains. Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022 My brother is supersmart, high school valedictorian, etc. Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 31 May 2022 See More