response: I don't know exactly, but the term comes from the Latin term "vale dicere" which means to say farewell.
original_response: valedictorian's traditional role as the final speaker at the graduation ceremony before the students receive their diplomas.
history: I hope I am Valedictorian of my graduating class. Well, if you do get it, you might give the closing speech at your graduation. Do you want to know something about it? I'm not sure what kind of grades I'll need. valedictorian is often the student with the highest ranking (highest Grade Point Average, or GPA for short) among their graduating class. That sounds like a lot of pressure. I guess I need to work on my speech delivery as well. When did this tradition even start?
knowledge: The term is an Anglicised derivation of the Latin ''vale dicere'' (''to say farewell''), historically rooted in the valedictorian's traditional role as the final speaker at the graduation ceremony before the students receive their diplomas.