A Colorado school district plans to drop the title given to graduating seniors with the highest GPA.
Beginning with the Class of 2026, high schools in the Cherry Creek School District will no longer recognize the valedictorian designation.Before he was pre-med at the University of Colorado Denver, Vargas was one of the valedictorians in his 2020 class at Smoky Hill High School. While a competitive student, his goal was never to have the highest GPA.
Todd Rinehart, Vice Chancellor of Enrollment at the University of Denver, agrees with the district’s philosophy. For some students, who worked harder than their classmates for four years, being valedictorian is simply about the honor.
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