Graduation is about to hit and I've always wanted to make a speech as representative of the group I was involve with through high school. My Classmates of 2012. One problem... My GPA is average. So here comes my question.

Why does the person with the highest GPA get to make a speech? If it's about being the smartest.. I don't think having the highest GPA would measure the total intelligence level of a person.

If it's about representation... I don't think the valedictorian would be a fair representative. No offense, but most of the high GPA people don't even know the existence of some of the low GPA kids.

Why do I want to make a speech? Because I want to be one of the few to say, " I made a speech and my GPA wasn't a factor." I also think that the qualification for representing the kids I see everyday isn't fair. One can argue that you can dual enroll to take easy classes in college and still get the high weighted GPA.

You have an interesting idea. Ask the principal or dean if you could make a short speech. Of course, someone may need to check it and edit it before you give it.

This issue is of course in a class of lets say 500 people, there can not be 500 speeches if everyone wanted to. And no it is not that they are the smartest ( GPA ) just means they had the best grades, not that they are the smartest, many smart people, do other activities and don't always make the best grades,

But it is honor given to them, as does other areas, at times during home coming the home coming Queen or King gives a speech,
Or the head of the Honor soceity gives one at the end of the year meeting of the Honor Society.

Also many churches have grads come up and say a few words at a service toward end of the school year.

And at the end, record your speech and put it on face book.