Dux or valedictorian? (2 Viewers)

[onedaysnotice]

Dux or valedictorian, which do you like more?

I personally prefer valedictorian. Sounds waayyyy more prestigious than dux. I mean c'mon, you reward your highest ranking student by labelling him/her a duck(s)? :s lol.

 

[barbernator]

haha relating the word to a homophone's definition doesn't really give a reason to drop the title.

 

[mirakon]

valedictorian is derived from the latin word which means "goodbye"
dux is latin for leader

which do you think sounds better?

 

[Lucas_]

i like ducks

 

[Shadowdude]

Valedictorian has connotations to 'Victory'. So yeah.

 

[petermeetswendy]

We have Dux and Prox. Ass. So 2nd of the year get Prox and 1st get Dux.
Then we have a Valedictory Dinner and Day.
I like both.

 

[Absolutezero]

 

[Carrotsticks]

 

[onedaysnotice]

xD

 

[Demento1]

We have Dux and Prox. Ass. So 2nd of the year get Prox and 1st get Dux.
Then we have a Valedictory Dinner and Day.
I like both.

This also goes for my school as well.

 

[LoveHateSchool]

At my school, we just have dux and a runner up dux award. And I think it's unlike most schools where it's based on trials/internal assessment. So I suppose it's whoever has the most 1sts/overall best ranks. (It's given out before HSC/ATARs come out).

But then like almost a whole year after you get your results, they invite people back for the best external performance in certain HSC subjects. Like Highest Pass in HSC English, Eco, Chem etc.

 

[asianese]

Dux has the letter x in it so automatically has a higher regard. Though valedictorian is nearly as tempting.

 

[mirakon]

Valedictorian has connotations to 'Victory'. So yeah.

um how

 

[madharris]

This made me laugh for a good minute!

My school has:
Dux for 1st (who ever gets first out of both of the HSC or IB)
HSC or IB Dux for second (who ever gets second out of both of them)

 

[Shadowdude]

My school doesn't have these...

Just "Academic Achievement Awards" if you do well over a few subjects internally.

 

[Rixon]