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HS valedictorian earns perfect attendance since pre-K, receives more than $430K in scholarships
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. - The valedictorian at a high school in New York not only earned more than $430,000 in scholarship money, but she also never, ever, missed a day of school.Ashanti Palmer, a graduating senior at Nellie A. Thornton High School and the Performing & Visual Arts Magnet Program, was named the school’s valedictorian for the class of 2020, the district announced on its website.Ashanti Palmer was named valedictorian of Nellie A.