By NICOLE JACQUES CORRESPONDENT Bristol Central High School’s top students say prioritizing their studies and balancing their academic and social lives were key in their journey towards scholastic success. Top members of their class since their freshman year of high school, Skylar Wright and Brittani Murphy have been named Bristol Central’s valedictorian and salutatorian of the class of 2014. Wright said the official announcement provided feelings of relief and gratification for both students. “It was exciting, and it was kind of relieving that everything that [we’ve] worked for up to that point [was] all coming together,” said Wright. Wright is an active member of many groups at Bristol Central, including the Interact community service club, National Honor Society, Math Team, the cross country team, and the track team. While her extracurricular schedule remains rigorous, her academic schedule has also followed suit, having achieved a 4.88 GPA while enrolled in four Advanced Placement (AP) classes during her senior year. Wright, who said that her favorite high school classes were AP Calculus and Latin, said her selection of classes have led to her passion for problem-solving and have engaged her interests in certain career paths. “They fit with the way I think. [...]
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