As graduation ceremonies continue this week, the Cobb County School District on Tuesday announced the Class of 2023 valedictorians and salutatorians.
Overall, the valedictorians in the Cobb school district combined for an average grade-point average of 4.705, with salutatorians at 4.67.
Five seniors from high schools in East Cobb had grade-point averages above 4.8.
Two of them are from Walton, valedictorian Chaitanya Yetukuri (4.826), and salutatorian Gavin Du, with a GPA of 4.808.
The others are Pope valedictorian Shaunak Karnik (4.815), Wheeler valedictorian Rithu Hegde (4.803) and Lassiter valedictorian Arsh Mukhtar Ali (4.8).
What follows are the vals and sals from the six East Cobb high schools, their GPAs, college choices and intended majors.
Eight of the vals and sals from East Cobb are headed to Georgia Tech, with others bound for Cal Tech, MIT, Cornell and Northwestern.
Kell High School
Valedictorian—Clare Wu, 4.750, California Institute of Technology, computer science
Salutatorian—Elana Darsey, 4.719, Georgia Tech, computer engineering
Lassiter High School
Valedictorian—Arsh Mukhtar Ali, 4.8, Georgia Tech, computer science
Salutatorian—Joshua Michael Wu, 4.75, Georgia Tech, computer science
Pope High School
Valedictorian—Shaunak Karnik, 4.815, Georgia Tech, computer science
Salutatorian—Amy Kokan, 4.778, Georgia Tech, mechanical engineering
Sprayberry High School
Valedictorian—Sebastian Jean Francois, 4.750, Cornell University, computer science
Salutatorian—Thomas George, 4.742, Georgia Tech, civil engineering
Walton High School
Valedictorian—Chaitanya Yetukuri, 4.826, Georgia Tech, business administration
Salutatorian—Gavin Du, 4.808, Northwestern University, economics
Wheeler High School
Valedictorian—Rithu Hegde, 4.803, Undecided, mathematics
Salutatorian—Ewuraba Buckle, 4.766, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, computer science
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- New principals named at Mountain View ES, Sedalia Park ES
- Cobb superintendent responds to Cupid’s ‘derogatory’ comments
- Cobb school board adopts FY 2024 budget; Banks votes present
- Georgia changes English Language Arts standards
- Walton senior named a U.S. Presidential Scholar
- East Side ES students win Delta Credit Union essay contest
- Cobb Library System’s ‘Vision to Learn’ Partnership expanding
- Golden K Kiwanis, East Cobb UMC volunteer at Powers Ferry ES reading challenge
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