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": "user", "content": "It would be amazing to graduate as Valedictorian of your class. I however, slacked off in high school and skated by! How did you do?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I was pretty high up. I never knew that Valedictorian is Latin in base."}, {"role": "user", "content": "What exactly does the word \"base\" represent in Latin?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I meant that Valedictorian is based on a latin phrase meaning \"to say farewell.\""}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oh, that is interesting! What else can you tell me about the subject of Valedictorian?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Slightly related: Valediction is the thing right before a signature in a letter: \"sincerely\" or \"with respect\""}, {"role": "user", "content": "I have never heard that before. So, basically \"valedictorian\" doesn't have a great deal to do with a level of high academic achievement! lol"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Its come to mean that, but it has more to do with saying \"farewell\""}, {"role": "user", "content": "Well, farewell is appropriate considering the event of graduation. It's kind of sad really."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Agree. Lots is said about \"moving on\" and \"next steps\", but it really is saying goodbye to a stage of life."}]