salutatorian

IPA: sʌɫutʌtˈɔriʌn

(US, education) The person who graduates high school with the second-highest GPA and thus gets to give the salutatory address during the graduation ceremony.

Examples of "salutatorian" in Sentences

He was salutatorian, Leatherman says, standing in front of the class.
Sometimes the valedictorian or salutatorian of our senior class is one such student.
The salutatorian of her high school class, she went on to work as an elevator operator and a janitor.
Several years ago, she excelled in a job-training program that focused on basic skills, graduating as the salutatorian.
Instead, Duquette went on to become salutatorian of his high school class -- and was accepted at every college to which he applied, ABC News reports.
My brother and sister graduated salutatorian and valedictorian of their high school classes while I managed to coast along with an average slightly above a 'B' effort was not my strong suit in high school.
Hoang's IMDb profile says she got her start in dance at 16, was the salutatorian of her high school class and earned a degree in biomedical science from Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine.