W. Va. Principal Looking To End Race For Valedictorian Title Over Rivalries

WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia high school principal says she favors proposed curriculum changes that would no longer designate a valedictorian.
The Intelligencer reports Wheeling Park High School Principal Amy Minch says administrators want to eliminate “the game” that forces students to compete for higher grade point averages, class standing and valedictorian status.She says that often results in students taking classes to impact their grade-point average instead of e