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NIKHIL SHARMA - CAT VALEDICTORIAN
AUSTIN MASON - TRADITIONAL VALEDICTORIAN
2016-17 valedictorian and salutatorian
3/10/17
NIKHIL SHARMA - CAT VALEDICTORIAN
FROM: Born in Northern India;
moved here at 5-6 years old.
GPA: 4.83 weighted
EXTRACURRICULARS: FBLA,
NHS, Tennis and Mu Alpha
Theta
COLLEGE: Carnegie Mellon
University
MAJOR: Computer Science
"I felt, humbled, honored and
nice after putting in work for
four years. I never planned to
be the valedictorian. My
parents felt proud when I told
them."
AUSTIN MASON - TRADITIONAL VALEDICTORIAN
FROM: Born and raised in Falls
Church, Va.
GPA: 3.8
EXTRACURRICULARS:
Volunteering at Westminister
Shores and marching band.
COLLEGE: Florida Agricultural
and Mechanical University or
University of South Florida
MAJOR: Criminology
"I had a feeling that my hard
work and endless all-nighters
would pay off one day and it
did."
ETHAN MYOTT - CAT SALUTATORIAN
FROM: St. Petersburg
GPA: 3.9 unweighted
EXTRACURRICULARS: Sailing,
NHS, Robotics
COLLEGE: University of Florida
MAJOR: Mechanical
engineering
"I was really surprised. I just
couldnt believe it. Im hoping
to get a good internship thatll
lead to a career."
JULIE TAVARES-NAGY - TRADITIONAL SALUTATORIAN
FROM: Born in Toronto,
Canada; raised in Florida.
GPA: 3.7 unweighted; 4.3
weighted.
EXTRACURRICULARS:
Volleyball and Envirothon.
COLLEGE: Deciding between
University of Central Florida
and Florida Atlantic University.
MAJOR: UCF: Civil engineering,
FAU: Ocean engineering
"I was kind of surprised and
excited at the same time
when I found out I was the
salutatorian. My mom was
really excited, she cheered"