valedictorian
noun
val·e·dic·to·ri·an
ˌva-lə-ˌdik-ˈtȯr-ē-ən 
: the student usually having the highest rank in a graduating class who delivers the valedictory address at the commencement exercises
Examples of valedictorian in a Sentence
She was the valedictorian of her class in 1985.
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Mission Bay High School has announced Trevor Branch as valedictorian and Spencer Morton as salutatorian of its Class of 2025.
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Cyril A. Reinicke, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2025
Parents and students were shocked to learn that their high school’s valedictorian made the cut at, say, Brown, but didn’t get into, say, Vanderbilt.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The suit says that Chung is a junior at the Ivy League institution with a promising future ahead of her after graduating as valedictorian at her high school.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Chung was valedictorian of her high school class and is currently finishing her third year at Columbia.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
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Cyril A. Reinicke, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2025
Parents and students were shocked to learn that their high school’s valedictorian made the cut at, say, Brown, but didn’t get into, say, Vanderbilt.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The suit says that Chung is a junior at the Ivy League institution with a promising future ahead of her after graduating as valedictorian at her high school.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Chung was valedictorian of her high school class and is currently finishing her third year at Columbia.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for valedictorian
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“Valedictorian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/valedictorian. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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