salutatorian

1. Geeks of equal measure ( Hadi was valedictorian, Ali was salutatorian in high school), they worked their way through Harvard teaching computer science.
   进入哈佛大学（Harvard）后，他们一边读书，一边兼职教别人计算机。
2. In order to strengthen the mainstream and to water down superiority, some American schools no longer name the top students for graduation, such as valedictorian and salutatorian.
   为了加强身障跟畸形学生融合一起以及冲淡优胜感，美国一些中学也把毕业的第一、二名撤消了。

noun

1. a graduating student with the second highest academic rank

   Synonym:    salutatory speaker