Salutatorian

Salutatorian

In the United States and Canada, the title of salutatorian is given to the second-highest graduate of the entire graduating class of an educational institution. This honor is traditionally based on grades and overall GPA, but consideration is also often given to other factors such as extracurricular activities. (Princeton University chooses a "Latin salutatorian" based on the ability to write and deliver a speech to the audience in that language; thus, the speaker is typically a Classics major.) The title comes from the salutatorian's traditional role as the first speaker at the graduation ceremony, delivering the salutatory address. In the high school setting, a salutatorian may also be asked to speak about the past lives of the current graduating class or to deliver an invocation or benediction. In some instances, the Salutatorian may even deliver an introduction for the Valedictorian.

ee also

*Valedictorian, the highest ranking graduate
*Latin honors


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  • Salutatorian — Sa*lu ta*to ri*an, n. The student who pronounces the salutatory oration at the annual Commencement or like exercises of a college, an honor commonly assigned to that member of the graduating class who ranks second in scholarship. [U.S.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • salutatorian — 1847, from adjective salutatory (1660s), of the nature of a salutation, in the specific sense designating the welcoming address given at a college commencement (1702, the address usually in Latin), from L. salutatorius pertaining to visiting or… …   Etymology dictionary

  • salutatorian — ☆ salutatorian [sə lo͞ot΄ə tôr′ē ən ] n. [< SALUTATORY + AN] in some schools and colleges, the student, usually second highest in scholastic rank in the graduating class, who gives the salutatory: see VALEDICTORIAN …   English World dictionary

  • salutatorian — noun The person who graduates high school with the second highest GPA and is thus gives a salutatorian’s address during the graduation ceremony …   Wiktionary

  • salutatorian — noun Date: circa 1847 the student usually having the second highest rank in a graduating class who delivers the salutatory address at the commencement exercises …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • salutatorian — /seuh looh teuh tawr ee euhn, tohr /, n. (in some U.S. schools and colleges) the student ranking second highest in the graduating class, who delivers the salutatory at commencement. [1840 50, Amer.; SALUTATORY + AN] * * * …   Universalium

  • salutatorian — [səˌlju:tə tɔ:riən] noun N. Amer. the student in a graduating class who delivers the salutatory …   English new terms dictionary

  • salutatorian — sa·lu·ta·to·ri·an …   English syllables

  • salutatorian — sa•lu•ta•to•ri•an [[t]səˌlu təˈtɔr i ən, ˈtoʊr [/t]] n. edu a student, usu. ranking second highest academically in a graduating class …   From formal English to slang

  • salutatorian — The second best student in a graduating class, whose job it is to give an introductory speech …   Grandiloquent dictionary

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