For most high school students, summer means a break from classes and a chance to relax before the next school year begins. For Durant High School student Adalee Szczech, however, this summer brought an extraordinary opportunity: the chance to stand on a national stage and share her story with more than 2,000 people. Szczech, who […]
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Durant High School Valedictorian
2026 Valedictorian: Andrew O’TooleGRADE POINT AVERAGE – 7.88 What accomplishment are you most proud of from your high school years, and why? I am most proud of staying committed to my goals and finishing high school strong. It showed me that hard work and consistency can pay off. Was there a teacher, mentor, or experience […]
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Ashank Saravanan IB Valedictorian 2026 GPA: 10.09 What accomplishment are you most proud of from your high school years, and why? Being a National Merit Finalist is probably the achievement I’m most proud of. Unlike getting first place in a competition or event, being a Finalist allows me to get a huge scholarship for college. […]
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Varun Gajjar: IB Salutatorian 2026 What accomplishment are you most proud of from your high school years, and why? Some accomplishments I am most proud of from my high school years come from my time competing with Strawberry Crest’s Debate team. As a public forum competitor, I achieved many first-place wins at debate competitions across […]
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Brayan Perez-Granados: Traditional Valedictorian 2026 GPA: 7.92 What accomplishment are you most proud of from your high school years, and why? The accomplishment I am most proud is receiving the Machen Florida Opportunity Scholarship, which gives me a 4-year full-ride scholarship covering tuition, room and board, food, etc. This accomplishment made me realize that all my […]
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Salutatorian: Kyleigh Meiers GPA: 8.67 What accomplishment are you most proud of from your high school years and why? Being the salutatorian; it’s a full-circle moment. The beginning of freshman year you are working hard and taking all of these AP classes. It was kind of like a reward for working hard over the past […]
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Sadie Gibson: Traditional Salutatorian 2026 GPA: 7.42 What accomplishment are you most proud of from your high school years, and why? My personal academic accomplishment that I’m most proud of is the honor of being the Salutatorian for the class of 2026. Outside of academics, I’m proud of establishing Crest’s Project 7 Club, growing membership […]
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2026 Valedictorian: Marley Mueller What accomplishment are you most proud of from your high school years, and why? I was President of my class during both my junior and senior years. I was selected by an election process. I was excited that my peers reelected me to lead them through all our senior activities. With […]
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2026 Salutatorian: Joshua Jones What accomplishment are you most proud of from your high school years, and why? I would say getting to perform in Carnegie Hall with our orchestra. It was this year, senior year, and it just felt that it was tying everything together for what I’ve been doing for the past seven […]
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