A cheerleader at a high school in Texas lost her valedictorian title, risking a potential scholarship, over a miscalculation with her grade point average (GPA).
This past March, Blue Ridge High School in Northeast Texas named senior Maya Veliz as its 2024 valedictorian only to rescind the title just weeks before graduation because “an error involving transfer credits from another school had dropped her GPA ranking to third in the class,” according to the New York Post.
Veliz told local reporters that valedictorian had been the “one goal I set myself for the beginning of my freshman year.” As a star cheerleader, Veliz was also recognized by the College Board National Hispanic Recognition Program.
Administrators with the school reportedly told Veliz she had been well on track to earn the title, and her parents had prepared for the moment. She even wrote her speech, and…
