MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. - The valedictorian at a high school in New York not only earned more than $430,000 in scholarship money, but she also never, ever, missed a day of school.Ashanti Palmer, a graduating senior at Nellie A.
Thornton High School and the Performing & Visual Arts Magnet Program, was named the school’s valedictorian for the class of 2020, the district announced on its website.Ashanti Palmer was named valedictorian of Nellie A.
Thornton High School’s class of 2020. (Photo credit: Provided / Mount Vernon City School District)Palmer also achieved perfect attendance for the entirety of her educational experience in the Mount Vernon City School District — beginning in pre-K.She received multiple scholarships totaling more than.