valedictorian

The valedictorian is the person in the class with the highest grade point average.

(noun)

An example of a valedictorian is someone who is the only person in the college class that maintains a 4.0 GPA.

See valedictorian in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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noun

in schools and colleges, the student, usually the one highest in scholastic rank in the graduating class, who delivers the valedictory

See valedictorian in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The student with the highest academic rank in a class who delivers the valedictory at graduation.

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