Valedictorian has never missed a day of school, earns $430K in scholarships

Congratulations are in order for a graduating senior who is not only her class valedictorian, but she has also achieved perfect attendance her entire education career. Ashanti Palmer is a graduating senior at Nellie A. Thornton High School and the Performing & Visual Arts Magnet Program in New York. She has never missed a day of school from Pre-K all the way through high school. Now she has received multiple scholarships worth more than $430,000 to cover all expenses related to her four-year pursuit of a biomedical engineering degree