Rio Grande HS student involved in valedictorian mix-up

Rio Grande HS student involved in valedictorian mix-up | News Channel 3-12

By Julian Paras Click here for updates on this story     ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KOAT) — As the summer nears, and graduates look to their next chapters, one local students is reflecting on all he has achieved in high school. “To everyone else, it’s still a really big accomplishment and fun, but I would have liked to have been wearing the valedictorian one,” Andrew Salas said. And he did for a moment. The Rio Grande senior graduated top 10 in his clas…

Rio Grande HS student involved in valedictorian mix-up

Andrew Salas has a lot of crowning achievements in both academics and athletics. He was announced to be valedictorian and was then told a mistake was made.