This year's 406-member graduating class at Garfield High School features 44 valedictorians. Forty-four students with perfect 4.0 grade-point averages who, over seven semesters of mostly honors and Advanced Placement classes, have never earned less than an A.
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Sure it's ridiculous, but think of all the self-esteem in that community. If the school was really progressive, they'd make everyone a valedictorian.