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 was the 2016 class valedictorian at the Gilman School, a prestigious private school in Baltimore where tuition can run nearly $40,000 annually. —

Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024 Mangione was Gilman valedictorian for having achieved the highest cumulative GPA over four years, according to his LinkedIn. —

Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024 Mangione graduated from the private Gilman School in Baltimore in 2016 as the class valedictorian, PEOPLE confirms. —

Nicole Acosta, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024 Who’d have thought the quiet, bookish Etting, valedictorian of the Class of 1977, would wind up as mayor of Harford County’s bustling hub? —

Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for valedictorian