Current News Headlines: Two Black Students Graduate Top Of Their Class After Making School District History
For the first time in the history of Junction City School District in Arkansas, two Black female students will graduate with two of the highest honors. Alexis Peterson is the class valedictorian with 4.0 GPA and next to her is Taykeetria Rogers who is the class salutatorian. They have made school district history by this achievement.
Rogers the salutatorian, who apart from being outstanding academically, was also named all-conference and player of the year in basketball and a member of the all-state cheer team two times in a row, said:
“It’s a great thing to me.”
“It doesn’t seem like we should be graduating but it’s something that we’ve managed to accomplish.”
It hasn’t always been without challenges for Rogers. When she suffered two consecutive ACL injuries while playing basketball, she had to battle mentally and physically. She was a member of numerous school clubs, a cheerleader and an athlete. Rogers said:
“I managed by taking it a day at a time. Focusing on one thing and when the next thing got here focusing on that.”
Meanwhile, she overcame her challenges and is now headed to Louisiana Tech University in the fall.
On her part, Peterson the valedictorian, said, “It feels good to be the top two black females because they have never had it.” She will attend the Northwestern State in the fall after displaying an exceptional feat with a 4.0 grade point average throughout high school.
Also, she is a cheerleader, a member of various school organizations, and an active participant in church and community activities. She said:
“You have to take it day by day so that you won’t become frustrated with it.”
Peterson also gave an advice to her fellow graduates. She said, “never try to change yourself.”
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