Too Smart To Be Valedictorian!
16-year old high school student Anjali Datta will graduate from Grapevine High School in Texas, with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.898. This is not only the highest GPA in this year's graduating class but the highest ever in the school's 103-year old history! - Yet on graduation day, she will not be named Valedictorian.
Instead the title and a one-year college scholarship will be awarded to the student who has second highest GPA. The reason for this is that Anjali is so smart that she completed four years of high school in just three years. However, according to School District rules, the Valedictorian has to be a student with not only the highest GPA, but also one who attended high school for four years.
Incase you are wondering, a Valedictorian is the title that is given to a student with the highest grades and in the case of graduating high school students, means one year's scholarship to the college of his/her choice and the honor of representing the class as the last speaker in the graduation ceremony.
Since Anjali, who started doing high school courses when she was in middle school, did not spend the full four years to complete high school, she cannot get the title. While she will be announced at the graduation ceremony as Valedictorian - three years, she will not be eligible for the scholarship.
It seems to us that this sixteen-year old is getting 'punished' for being really smart. What do you think? Be sure to add your comments below.
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peacheslarueMonday, December 29, 2014 at 9:34 amOuch. I would not wanna be her! I would throw a fit if all my life i studied way past my grade lvl and then suddenly im not VALEDICTORIAN!
nikukyuTuesday, November 25, 2014 at 3:09 amThat is so sad and unfair! I bet she worked really hard on her studies... Why can't they bend the rules, cuz it's obvious to everyone that they should!- MelodyTuesday, August 5, 2014 at 4:20 pmSo unfair
pichucutieWednesday, October 30, 2013 at 2:15 amNo fair for her!!! She needs too get it!!! She finished high school earlier because she is so smart!!! Why won't they let her!!!!
susieFriday, October 18, 2013 at 5:57 pmthat is sooo not fair to have that rule to anjalli!!!!!!!!!!
minipop86Thursday, October 10, 2013 at 1:20 pmWhat no fair!- lovemyselfMonday, September 9, 2013 at 1:47 pmI believe she deserves it! If she completed high school that early she deserves to be valedictorian! Forget what they think even if she can't be valedictorian she deserves the scholarship!
sparkle987Friday, June 14, 2013 at 3:07 pmthat is not fair but congrats on the scholarship Anjali
borntoplayFriday, June 7, 2013 at 10:40 amThat's not right!
hyper_monkeyTuesday, April 30, 2013 at 2:55 pmBut. . . but. . . no fair!