Published: May 22, 2007 10:24 pm      

Edmond’s brightest total 98

EDMOND — Students chosen as valedictorians and salutatorians in high schools all across the nation have historically been the ones with the highest grade point averages.

In the Edmond school district, valedictorians and salutatorians are students having the highest grade point average through the fall semester prior to graduation.

“The valedictorians will be the students having all A’s; the salutatorians will include the students with all A’s except for one B,” said Edmond North counselor Allison Schneider.

“Designation of the valedictorian/salutatorian honors will be based upon a four point grading scale. All grades are averaged including all repeated courses.”

To qualify as a valedictorian or salutatorian, the student must be enrolled in the Edmond School District at the beginning of the fall semester of his/her senior year.

Edmond’s three high schools including Memorial, North and Santa Fe boast a total of 57 valedictorians and 19 salutatorians representing their 2007 graduating classes.

Edmond Memorial High School’s 23 valedictorians include Allison Michelle Brown, William Blake Burget, Traci Marie Cates, Samuel Thomas Cook, Keith Stanton Courtright, Evan Scott Elliott, Trevor James Galvin, Allison Nicole Henderson, Davis Brent Keck, Kimberly Grace Kerrigan, Rance Dane Kroeker, Thomas Bidgood Laird, Stephanie Michelle Little, Jonathan H. Ly, Paul Jorgen Melland, Andrew Scott Negley, Kyle William Richardson, Samuel Louis Scharff, Amanda Nicole Smith, John Jordan Stivers, Brett Douglas Tatum, Kara Elise Tobey and Kaitlyn Beth Willit.

Seven salutatorians representing Memorial include Ryan Benson Bowers, Anna Elizabeth Davis, Ashley Brooke Foster, Ryan Nicholas Gifford, Lindsey Rachelle Ogan, Emily Denise Semands and Richard Wayne Tsambikos.

Edmond North High School valedictorians total 20 with the number of salutatorians numbering nine.

Valedictorians include Clifford Addison, Kayla Allison, Blaine Bertrem, James Bross, Zachary Brush, Kelly Collins, Keith Dent, Emily Drevets, Kevin Ewing, Clay Ferguson, Taylor Huff, Megan Lesenberg, Grace Lewis, Allison Lyons, Jonathan MacDurmon, Kathleen McClure, Hassan Nazari-Robati, Andrew Rosecrans, Renee Selanders and Carolyn Sutter.

Salutatorians include Amanda Arnold, Chenoa Barker, Addison Cook, Emily Dixon, Andrew Eskridge, Madeline McClure, Allison Morgan, Cathleen Shelby and Lauren Tumelson.

Representating Santa Fe High School are 14 valedictorians and three salutatorians.

Valedictorians include Josie Lyn Cocannouer, Addison Elese Durrett, Hassan Jamil Essaili, Abby Marcia Fleet, Jannath Ghaznavi, Kindra Noel Goben, Terry Ilias Kavourgias, Chenxi “Sissi” Nie, Sarah Haley Oliver, Emily Brooks Payne, Joshua Michael Schwartz, Katylee Strange, Adelee Elizabeth Traylor and Katherine Paige Wilson.

Salutatorians are Lauren Elizabeth Adams, Kimberly Nicole Foster and Megan Elizabeth Ryan.

Valedictorians at Deer Creek High School must have a 4.125 on a weighted scale. AP classes are weighted by 1 point and Pre-AP classes are weighted by 1/2 point.

Deer Creek valedictorians include Eric Alberts, Angela Bauer, Charles Becton, Briana Branesky, Haley Brown, Alexandra Bryan, Andrea Byrd, Taylor Byrd, Joshua Chang, Jessica Cranfill, Zachary Cruse, Shane Hampton, Vianne Hinsdale, Jenna Kriegel, Jacob Lawson, Chad Lousberg, Jessica Mackiewicz, Jeffrey Robertson, Jocelyn Taylor and Michele Waldroop.

There are no salutatorians.

Valedictorians at Oklahoma Christian School maintaining a 4.0 grade average are Anna Overhulser and Chris Small. There are no salutatorians.