i graduated valedictorian of my high school class.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Valedictorian is an academic title of success used in the United States, Canada, Central America, and the Philippines for the student who delivers the closing or farewell statement at a graduation ceremony (called a valediction). The chosen valedictorian is often the student with the highest ranking (highest Grade Point Average, or GPA for short) among their graduating class. The term is an Anglicised derivation of the Latin \"vale dicere\" (\"to say farewell\"), historically rooted in the valedictorian's traditional role as the final speaker at the graduation ceremony before the students receive their diplomas. The valedictory address generally is considered a final farewell to classmates, before they disperse to pursue their individual paths after graduating. In Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, India, Pakistan and the United Kingdom, the title valedictorian is not used frequently. In Australia, the title is sometimes awarded to a member of a graduating university class on the basis of contribution to the school rather than academic success. The highest-ranking student in a graduating class is often referred to as \"dux\" (Latin for \"leader\"), and may or may not give a speech.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "One of my very good friends was Valedictorian when we graduated high school. Have you ever been one before?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Not quite, I wasn't even top 10%, lol. I try not to be hard on myself though. I graduated HS and college, so I'm happy. :)"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Well of course! It is extremely hard to get the highest ranking grade point average among your entire class!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Exactly, especially when you can have the exact same GPA and the actual valedictorian gets decided by other metrics... Yikes."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Oh no! yeah that is a letdown for sure. But hey! you dont have to give the speech or address, the final farewell to all your classmates! That would make me so nervous!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Haha, I feel that. I'll drink to the fact that neither of us ever had to make actual use of those annoying public speaking classes, eh?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes! Those were awful! Now in Australia the title is awarded to the member of the graduating class who has made the most contribution to the school, thats different! "}, {"role": "user", "content": "That sounds great on paper, but how do you measure who \"made the most contribution\" when it comes down to it? Who gets to decide?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "You are correct, theres not really a numerical way to measure that, I suppose it would be some sort of panel who judges it, kind of like, the American Idol judges Lol"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I would love to hear the Simon Cowell stand-in of that panel determining things. \"Sorry, but your lack of extracurriculars isn't doing it for me, get out.\""}]