Graduation 2015: Grayson High Valedictorian, Salutatorian; Grad Schedule; More Factoids

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Grayson High School will graduate 617 seniors this week in its commencement ceremony.

At the top of the class are Valedictorian Shah Khan and Salutatorian Yash Shirsath, the Nos. 1 and 2 seniors academically.

Here’s a quick list of other graduation factoids:

• Grayson High’s graduation is scheduled at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 21 at the Gwinnett Arena.
• Grayson will have 140 honor graduates.
• Shirsath is a U.S. Presidential Scholar, one of only three in the state.
• Lilah Evans and Michael Moise of Grayson were named Broad Scholars.
• Evans (Harvard University) also is a Gates Millennium Scholar.
• Jordan Hayes and Brittney Bennett were named Grayson’s outstanding senior athletes.
• More than 11,000 seniors will graduate from Gwinnett County Schools this year.
• 83% of the students graduating this year report that they plan to continue their education by attending college or postsecondary schools.
• The seniors who plan to continue their education have been offered, as of April of 2015, nearly $155 million in academic, athletic, and military scholarships.

Source: GCPS “Communiqué” newsletter

Photo credit: GCPS