@medbound17 Considering the definition of valedictorian is “one who says farewell,”
The Merriam Webster definition is: “the student who has the highest grades in a graduating class and who gives a speech at graduation ceremonies”
Yes, I am sure you can find a way to trace back the origin of the word to the silly definition that you gave, but the connotation and denotation is very clear.
@gostgirl19 I never said we should redefine the word… I still feel like the val should represent the class.
Say Huh??? The class President or the head of student council is the one who represents the class. That representation comes from elections.
Why the heck does everything need to be a popularity contest, why are we so afraid of recognizing the top academic achievement? Even though you say you don’t want to redefine the word, you are trying to by putting that condition on what the valedictorian is - the person with the highest academic achievement. Period.