The DeKalb County School District acknowledges and celebrates the outstanding academic achievements of the members of the Class of 2022. In accordance with Board policy, IHDA, the District certified 26 valedictorians and 27 salutatorians for the Class of 2022. The honorees meet the following requirements as stipulated in policy IHDA:
“The senior student with the highest cumulative grade point average will be designated as the senior class valedictorian. The senior student with the second highest grade point average will be designated as the salutatorian. These designees shall be determined after first semester grades have been posted to student grade histories. If there is an exact tie for the highest grade-point average, co-valedictorians will be identified. Similarly, if there is an exact tie for the second highest grade-point average, co-salutatorians will be identified.”
Congratulations are extended to the following honorees as they celebrate this important milestone in their lives:
Class of 2022 Valedictorians and Salutatorians
| SCHOOL | VALEDICTORIAN | SALUTATORIAN |
|---|---|---|
|
Arabia Mountain HS (Magnet) |
Madison Cust |
Madison Williams |
|
Arabia Mountain HS (Resident) |
Sharelle Lord |
Bianca King |
|
Cedar Grove HS |
Arian Williams |
Linda Hernandez-Chavez |
|
Chamblee HS (Magnet) |
Olivia Li |
Owen Oertell |
|
Chamblee HS (Resident) |
Rafia Islam |
Eleanor Altwarg |
|
Clarkston HS |
Meron Ayecheh |
Baoduy Tran |
|
Columbia HS (Magnet) |
Akeria Bigby |
Cat Tien Le Ha |
|
Columbia HS (Resident) |
Benjamin Holman |
Tiara Hill |
|
Cross Keys HS |
Benson Lin |
Alicia McGlory |
|
DeKalb Early College Academy |
Alyssa Miller |
Jasmine Archer |
|
DeKalb School of Arts |
Mary Abowd |
Taylor West |
|
Druid Hills HS |
Sophia Shepherd |
Charlotte Walker |
|
Dunwoody HS |
Ryan Altera |
Piranavaskanthan Abeyakaran |
|
Spencer Hopkins |
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|
Lakeside HS |
Devin Bourgeois |
Rohan Bafna |
|
Lithonia HS |
Ryan Guillory Jr. |
Jamese Platt |
|
Martin Luther King Jr. HS |
Jayla Eloy |
Torree Johnson |
|
Miller Grove HS |
Laila Thurman |
Maliyah Gordon |
|
Redan HS |
Paris-Angeliqua Hall |
Mekeala Watkins |
|
Ronald E. McNair HS |
Madison Lyons |
Jashonti Wilson |
|
Southwest DeKalb HS (Magnet) |
Cameron Benjamin |
Ramya Cook |
|
Southwest DeKalb HS (Resident) |
Mya Moore |
Za’Riyah Jones |
|
Stephenson HS |
Cynthia Thomas |
Michael Wright |
|
Stone Mountain HS |
Riquelme Pineda-lbarra |
Susan Rai |
|
Tapestry Charter |
Robert Christopher |
Caleb Stapel-Wax |
|
Towers HS |
Ra Ju |
Erick Soto |
|
Tucker HS |
Alexander Rice |
Alyssa Brooks |