Timi Adelakun is South Broward High School’s first Black valedictorian and earned the highest grade point average in the school’s history.
“It’s good, especially the history breaking part, that me being the first black valedictorian, and also me having the highest GPA in my school,” Adelakun said.
The 18-year-old took full advantage of opportunities to earn extra credits throughout his high school career, enabling him to boost his GPA far above the traditional scale that tops out at 4.0.
“South Broward High School, which is an Ace Program school, and each Ace class is a college credit.
Because Adelakun took college courses in high school, he is used to post-secondary work.
