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
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She was the valedictorian of her class in 1985.
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The ability to balance multiple interests helped O’Neal, 18, become the school’s valedictorian with a 4.55 GPA.
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
Naturally, Malcolm is valedictorian in this episode, as all good sitcom geniuses tend to be.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 11 June 2025
The high-profile case of Luigi Mangione has sparked nationwide discourse over healthcare reform and created a substantial following for the 26-year-old Towson native and 2016 Gilman valedictorian.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2025
The valedictorian of his high school in Houston, Luck fit in perfectly with what made Stanford so special at that time, as much off the field as on it.
—Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
Naturally, Malcolm is valedictorian in this episode, as all good sitcom geniuses tend to be.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 11 June 2025
The high-profile case of Luigi Mangione has sparked nationwide discourse over healthcare reform and created a substantial following for the 26-year-old Towson native and 2016 Gilman valedictorian.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2025
The valedictorian of his high school in Houston, Luck fit in perfectly with what made Stanford so special at that time, as much off the field as on it.
—Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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“Valedictorian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/valedictorian. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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