A graduating student who achieves the highest grades in his/her class. This student usually gives a speech at the commencement ceremony at the end of a school year.
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"Puyallup High School valedictorian's speech, 2005" by Quinn Dombrowski is licensed under CC BY.
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Merriam-Webster Online
2015 Valedictorian. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/valedictorian, accessed April 7, 2015.