Texas teen honors late dad with tear-jerking valedictorian speech hours after his burial: Doing this ‘for him’
A Texas high school valedictorian, who gave a tearful speech set against the backdrop of his father’s burial earlier that morning, said he looked out at the crowd and saw how his words had touched everyone, summoning the strength to carry on. “I didn’t even know if I had the strength to do it. I […]
Texas high school valedictorian Alem Hadzic gives speech hours after fathers funeral
A Texas high school valedictorian delivered a powerful and emotional speech dedicated to his father just hours after attending his funeral. Still wearing the muddy shoes he wore to bury his father, Miralem, 18-year-old Alem Hadzic stood at the podium to give a speech to the graduating class of Early College High School on May […]
HS Cheerleader Loses Valedictorian Status over GPA ‘Miscalculation’
A high school cheerleader in Texas has lost her valedictorian title and her scholarship potential is in jeopardy due to a miscalculation of her grade point average (GPA). In March, Blue Ridge High School in Northeast Texas named senior Maya Bellis valedictorian of the Class of 2024, but weeks before graduation, the title was revoked […]
Texas high schooler, Maya Veliz, stripped of valedictorian title after miscalculation
A Texas high school cheerleader has been stripped of her valedictorian honor and could have lost her scholarship due to a miscalculation when her family was booking plane tickets to watch a speech. Maya Bellis, a senior at Blue Ridge High School in the northeastern corner of Texas, was officially announced as the school’s top […]