Karlee Burdette straightened her many chords and sashes as she approached the lectern to speak at Thursday s Crescent High School graduation ceremony in Iva. The valedictorian looked to her left, to spy more than 30 Anderson County Sheriff’s Deputies monitoring her every move.“To know they’re here to support me and watch me give this ridiculous speech on stage? It means a lot,” she told WYFF News Four.The men and women in blue have stood by her side since she was 1 year old. That’s the year her father, Deputy Alex Burdette, died in the line of duty while directing traffic.“There’s nowhere else I’d want to be today,” Lt. Rusty Scogins, one of Burdette’s co-workers and closest friends, said. “She’s very humble. Her dad was a great police officer and he was very humble. He took everything so seriously. Everything, every day.” His baby girl takes things seriously, too. Karlee was so determined to be named valedictorian of Crescent High’s Class of 2021, sh