[Wicket]

It's nice to see that the young lady who actually, honestly, received the sole valedictorian at another school thinks it's inappropriate . . .

[Clock King]

I think recognition is important, but it makes other students feel inferior

Then their butts should have studied harder and did less rebelling and partying. I'm serious.

[SouthernFreebird]

My daughter is in the top 3 of her class, she worked hard and deserves the recognition. It gives the smart kids something to compete over.

[Yo-Yo]

For the first time, the Beaverton School District is using a new grading system for seniors that gives extra grade points for taking challenging courses.

Most High Schools were doing this 30 years ago. In advanced classes such as Calculus or Physics, an A was worth 5.0 points instead of the normal 4.0.

Keeps a shop major from becoming class valedictorian. There's no way that there was a 75 way tie for top honors, so that school must have made any student with a 4.0 GPA valedictorian, including students that got a B (4.0) in an advanced placement class. That's their problem, not the grade point system's problem.