Richmond Public Schools

For Immediate Release
May 20, 2016

A Celebration of Excellence:
RPS Honors its 2016 Valedictorians

RICHMOND, Va. –  Richmond Public Schools (RPS) honored its 2016 valedictorians at the district’s annual Valedictorian Luncheon, held May 19 at the Science Museum of Virginia. The luncheon was sponsored by Capital One.

The program featured special performances by Franklin Military Academy students as well as a special video tribute honoring the valedictorians. 

As a group, this year’s valedictorians compiled a 4.4 grade point average and earned over two million dollars in scholarships to pursue postsecondary education opportunities. Chris Gabbert, of Richmond Community High School, is the citywide valedictorian. Gabbert, who holds a 4.93 grade point average, will attend Virginia Commmonwealth University this fall and plans to major in biology.

This year’s complete list of RPS high school valedictorians and their respective grade point average (GPA) are as follows:

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