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Saluting the very best

Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 10 years, 7 months AGO
| June 8, 2014 9:00 PM

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

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