Saluting the very best
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 10 years, 7 months AGO
Their SAT and ACT scores are near-perfect or perfect.
Most have earned the highest grade point averages possible, and then some.
They are the valedictorians and salutatorians of the Class of 2014, the high school graduates whose scholastic skills earned them the top academic rankings in their classes.
Please meet this year's best and brightest students graduating from Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy, Coeur d'Alene and Lake City high schools.
Editor's note: This is the third and final story in a series profiling the region's valedictorians and salutatorians.
COEUR d'ALENE CHARTER ACADEMY
Leif Fredericks, valedictorian
GPA: Unweighted 4.0 and weighted 4.659
AP classes: 11
Volunteer hours: 100-plus
College attending: Princeton, majoring in engineering
Sports: cross country, track
Clubs: National Honor Society, Academic Team
SAT score: 2,330
ACT score: 35
Most inspiring teacher: Darren Gabrielsen
Alyssa Lyn Fortier, salutatorian
GPA: Unweighted 4.0 and weighted 4.611
AP classes: 11
College attending: University of Arizona Honors College
Clubs: Academic Team - Lettered, Art - Lettered, Latin - National Latin Exam Gold Medal
SAT score: 2,260 - Perfect score on Math section, perfect score on Chemistry Subject Test and Math 2 Subject Test
ACT score: 34
National Merit Scholar
Most inspiring teacher: Mrs. Alves
COEUR d'ALENE HIGH SCHOOL
Colton Curtis, valedictorian
GPA: Unweighted 4.0 and weighted 4.683
AP classes: 14
Volunteer hours: 80-plus
College attending: Brigham Young University
Sports: Golf, tennis, skiing, slalom skiing
Clubs: National Honor Society, mentoring, scholastics
SAT score: 2,280 - Perfect score on math section
ACT score: 36, perfect score
After high school, going on a two-year mission trip to Bolivia, prior to attending college
Alexis Kingsley, salutatorian
GPA: Unweighted 3.955 and weighted 4.489
AP classes: 14
Volunteer hours: 1,221
Attending: Northwest Nazarene in Nampa, majoring in secondary math education with a minor in physics
Plays the Bass Guitar
Clubs: National Honor Society, mentoring, Leadership Counsel for Youth Group,
SAT score: 2,270 - Perfect score in reading
Most inspiring teacher: Mr. Karnes
LAKE CITY HIGH SCHOOL
Kira Oskirko, co-valedictorian
GPA: Unweighted 4.0
AP classes: Six this semester
Volunteer hours: 20
College attending: Stanford University, hopes to major in psychology before going to medical school
Clubs: G.S.A., French Club
SAT score: 2,270
ACT score: 33
Most inspiring teacher: Derek Kohles
Kaitlyn Widmyer, co-valedictorian
GPA: Unweighted 4.0
AP classes: Two
IB classes: 14
Volunteer hours: 100-plus
College attending: Wofford College to study finance and art history
Sports: volleyball and track
Clubs: DECA, French Club
Most inspiring teacher: Mrs. Coleman, Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Anderson
Kaselyn Widmyer, salutatorian
AP classes: Two
IB classes: 14
Volunteer hours: 100-plus
College attending: Wofford College to study finance and business
Sports: volleyball and track, competing in track and field at Wofford