The DeKalb County School District acknowledges and celebrates the outstanding academic achievements of the members of the Class of 2023. In accordance with Board policy, IHDA, the District certified 27 valedictorians and 28 salutatorians for the Class of 2023. 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.”