Graduating students at R.J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, will not only have the special experience of walking across the stage to accept their diploma but will also do so under the helm of the school’s first Black valedictorian in its 100-year history. Alecia Washington is the Triad senior who will be bestowed… Continue reading North Carolina Student Becomes First Black Valedictorian In High School’s 100-Year History
Alecia Washington, a smart RJ Reynolds High School senior in Winston-Salem, N.C., has become the school's first Black valedictorian in its 100-year existence.
Before even becoming a teenager, Anthaea-Grace Patricia Dennis made academic history in Canada. CBC reports that the 12-year-old has received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Ottawa — making her Canada’s youngest university graduate. Dennis began working toward earning her bachelor’s at age 9.
A Triad senior recently made history by becoming the first African-American valedictorian at R.J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, N.C., in 100 years.