Valedictorian
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Valedictorian uses grad speech to attack abortion law: ‘We cannot stay silent’Texas teen Paxton Smith scrapped the original speech approved by school administrators and delivered an abortion rights call instead.TrendingJun 3, 2021
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Grad looks different for the class of 2020. Here’s what B.C. valedictorians have to sayAM980 CKNW wants to acknowledge the hardworking valedictorians across B.C. who will likely not participate in a traditional graduation ceremony.EducationJun 15, 2020
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Montrealer officially graduates from Princeton University as first Black valedictorian in school historyMontrealer Nicholas Johnson, who officially graduated Sunday from the prestigious university, is the first Black valedictorian in the school’s 274-year history.CanadaMay 31, 2020
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Picture Butte High School celebrates class of 2020 with drive-in movie and paradeStaff felt honouring the hard work of the students in a fun way was vital, after many struggled with the reality they would miss out on their final months at school.FeaturesMay 24, 2020
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Valedictorian’s speech silenced by school after she says she was sexually assaulted on campusLulabel Seitz says she was "unfairly cut off" for trying to address the silencing of sexual assault victims, something she said she experienced on campus.WorldJun 11, 2018
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High school stops gay valedictorian from speaking, outs him to parentsA high school student in Longmont, Colorado, was silenced by the school principal just before the 18-year-old was set to deliver a valedictorian speech and publicly come out as gay.WorldJun 2, 2015
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