These twin sisters have been honored as valedictorian and salutatorian of their Texas high school. Judith graduated with a 3.95 GPA. Janette earned a 3.94.
Judith and Janette Briseño graduated Mesquite High School in Mesquite, Texas, at the top of their class.A set of twins who have been named valedictorian and salutatorian are separated by minutes in age, and a mere one one-hundredth of a point in GPA.
Twin sisters Judith and Janette Briseño, 17, have been named valedictorian and salutatorian of Mesquite High School's graduating class of 2020 in Texas. Judith earned a 3.95 GPA while Janette walked away with a 3.94.The 17-year-olds were involved in the same extracurricular activities, including junior ROTC, National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, calculus club and senior leaders. They also took multiple AP courses.
"It really doesn't happen that a val and sal are twins, so we were happy that we were able to accomplish that," Janette told"GMA.""There's no bitterness -- I'm just happy to be up there with her."
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