Class of 2023 Valedictorian & Salutatorian

May 23, 2023

Justin Walter and Sarah Ray earn High-Performing Academic Honors

Class of 2023 Valedictorian: Justin Walter!

Justin graduated with the highest academic GPA in the Class of 2023: 4.606! He is a National Merit Commended Scholar, a Brother Bernadine Honors Scholar, a member of the State Championship Academic Bowl team, on the Drumline and a member of the National Honors Society.


Justin worked extensively in the North Tulsa Learning Center this year. According to his teacher Ms. Bendel: “He is patient, kind, and encouraging in a way that does not make younger students feel that he is holding himself superior to them.” He's also been called a "math genius." Last year in his APEL class, Justin gave an argument on why to use half angle formulas to solve Trigonometric functions.


He was accepted at The University of Tulsa, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology and Rhodes College. He will be attending The University of Tulsa in the Fall.


Class of 2023 Salutatorian: Sarah Ray


Sarah graduated with a 4.586 weighted cumulative GPA. She is a Brother Bernadine Honors Scholar, Captain of the State Championship Varsity Cross Country, member of the State Championship Girls Track and Field Team and will be attending Georgia Tech University.

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Sixteen students in the Bishop Kelley Class of 2025 have been honored by the National Merit Scholarship Program based on their exceptional performance through College Board testing. The seniors include five National Merit Semi-finalists, three National Merit Commended Scholars, two National Merit Hispanic Scholars, four National Merit Indigenous Scholars, two National Merit First Generation Scholars, and one National Merit African American Scholar. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recognizes students from throughout the United States who demonstrate outstanding intellectual ability and strong academic potential for collegiate success. Some become candidates for special scholarships offered by corporate sponsors. Student award recipients include: National Merit Semi-Finalists: Micah Cutsinger Noah Hart Elisabeth McIntosh Daniel Papa Divya Thomas National Merit Commended Scholars : Anne Blankenship Lauren Leake Eleanor McDermott  National Merit Recognized Scholars: National Merit Hispanic Scholars: Emily Clower, Abram Gareis National Merit Indigenous Scholars: Beau Goodwin, Ella Miller, Isaac Oliphant, Jocelyn Ross National Merit First Generation Scholar: Dylan Huntley, Gavin Nguyen National Merit African American Scholar: Elisabeth McIntosh PHOTO: Top Row (L to R): Beau Goodwin, Isaac Oliphant, Noah Hart, Micah Cutsinger, Divya Thomas Middle Row (l to R): Ella Miller, Jocelyn Ross, Anne Blankenship, Daniel Papa, Abram Gareis Bottom Row (L to R): Lauren Leake, Eleanor McDermott, Gavin Nguyen, Emily Clower, Elisabeth McIntosh Inset: Dylan Huntley
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