It is a fact I was not the valedictorian in my graduating class.
Valedictorian is very prestigious for being academically gifted and top of class
Yeah, and I wasn't even close haha. I like how they usually give a speech to the graduating class.
Yea its usually the person with the highest grades, i wasnt close either
Where did the word valedictorian come from? Is it Latin?
Its english version of Latin words mixed together, means to say farewell
Oh that makes sense. Also cume laude is Latin I think.
teh Valedictorian usually gives the farewell address at schools, they are usually good speeches
Yeah they deserve to do that. They did a lot of hard work!
valedictorian's traditional role as the final speaker at the graduation ceremony before the students receive their diplomas. The valedictory address generally is considered a final farewell to classmates, before they disperse to pursue their individual paths after graduating.
In Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, India and the United Kingdom, the title valedictorian is not used frequently. In Australia, the title is sometimes awarded to a member of a graduating university class on the basis of contribution to the school rather than academic success. The highest-
awful chore for my daddy to delegate some person from his business to take me in and out." During her senior year, when she realized that she had the highest grades in her class, she "purposely allowed her grades to slip" so that she would not have to give the valedictorian or salutatorian speech.
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