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
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.