Redding Student Named Valedictorian Of Immaculate HS Class Of '22

REDDING, CT — Immaculate High School in Danbury named Julong Williams of Redding as valedictorian for the Class of 2022. She will attend the University of Virginia where she will study English.

An AP scholar, Julong is a four-year Distinguished Honors student, a recipient of the 2021 Cornell Book Club award for academic excellence, recipient of the four-year Presidential Merit Award Scholarship, a member of the National Honor Society, English National Honor Society and Math National Honor Society. A prolific writer and artist, Julong has written original young adult fiction and poetry and received the school’s Excellence in Art award. Her high school athletic career includes four years as a cross-country, indoor track and outdoor track runner.

Of the 117 members of the Class of 2022, 100 percent applied and were accepted to colleges and universities and 95 percent were awarded college scholarships and grants totaling $33.5 million. The top ten percent of students achieved an SAT score average of 1407.