GREENVILLE
HIGH SCHOOL
Valedictorian : Michael Adeluyi
Michael Adeluyi is Greenville High School ’ s Class of 2024 Valedictorian . He is the favorite ( and only ) son of Adeola Adeluyi and Trang Nguyen .
Michael was raised in the lands of Ohio before moving to Greenville . His family sparked a love of curiosity and learning in him , and he spent a lot of his childhood fiddling and tearing apart remote-control helicopters and old computers . As a fifth-grade Crockett Eagle , Michael found something that he loved : robotics . In sixth grade , he qualified for the VEX IQ Robotics World Championship , and since then , he has been hooked . In his VEX Robotics career , Michael has been fortunate to be a 3x UIL State Champion , 2x Regional State Champion , and an award recipient at the VEX World Championship . In FIRST Robotics , Michael is an avid member of 148 Robowranglers , who in his high school years has won the State Championship and placed third at the World Championship . Michael is also a member of Key Club and Rotary Interact Club , and he is the National Honor Society president .
With the support of those around him , Michael has excelled academically . For all four years of high school , Michael has ranked first in his class and has been named a Superintendent Scholar . This year , Michael received the honor of being named a National Merit Finalist . When he ’ s not asleep or spending hours at school and robotics , you can probably catch him watching shows with his family .
Michael has been selected as a Gates Scholar , receiving the Gates Scholarship and joining the 2024 cohort of 750 scholars around the nation . Michael looks forward to attending the University of Texas at Austin this fall to study Computer Science . Let ’ s not forget , Michael would love to give a massive shoutout to his family for their continual support in his life . They ’ re the biggest reason Michael is who he is today
CLASS OF 2024
HERALD-BANNER | GRADUATION 2024 13