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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Mangione comes from one of the wealthiest families in Baltimore and was valedictorian at the elite Gilman School in Baltimore. —

Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025 Both were smart; Kaczynski went to Harvard and got a doctorate by the age of 24, Mangione was the valedictorian at his private school, got a masters in engineering at UPenn and was head counselor for a pre-collegiate studies program at Stanford University. —

Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 Mangione was the class valedictorian in 2016 at Gilman School, a private all-boys school in Baltimore, according to the Baltimore Sun. —

Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024 Mangione graduated from the private Gilman School in Baltimore in 2016 as the class valedictorian, PEOPLE can confirm. —

Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for valedictorian