• Breakfast of Champions Honoring Our 2022 Valedictorians and Salutatorians
  • Breakfast of Champions

  • Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) is full of talented students who graduate prepared for college, career, and life.  Princeton, Yale, Stanford, and Brown are among the impressive post-secondary institutions accepting Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) students this fall.  On Monday, June 13, 2022, PPS celebrated 72 students who have risen to the top of their class to be named valedictorian or salutatorian at the first Breakfast of Champions.   Hosted in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh’s Office of Admissions and the University Educational Outreach Center - Office of the Provost and Sr. Vice Chancellor, the breakfast provided an opportunity to celebrate these outstanding students just ahead of the weekend commencement ceremonies.  Through the Pittsburgh Public Scholars program, all valedictorians and salutatorians in Pittsburgh Public Schools are guaranteed admission to one of the five Pitt campuses.  Nineteen PPS students will attend the university this fall. 

    As part of Monday’s event, students had the opportunity to receive remarks of encouragement from School Board President Sala Udin, Mayor Ed Gainey, University of Pittsburgh Director Financial Wellness Center Joel Philistine, and Interim Superintendent Wayne N. Walters. The Advanced Leadership Institute’s President and CEO, Evan Frazier, shared a special message for students with impressive plans for life after high school. 

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Name Rank High school attended College attending
Grant Mowry Valedictorian Allderdice Carnegie Mellon University
Liam W. Beresteanu Valedictorian Allderdice University of Pittsburgh
Michelle Star Valedictorian Allderdice University of Pittsburgh
Froukje S Schlingermann Valedictorian Allderdice Carnegie Mellon University
Sofi B. Baker Valedictorian Allderdice St. Joseph's University
Amelia A Whitacare Valedictorian Allderdice University of California Santa Barbara
Arjun Wasan Valedictorian Allderdice University of Notre Dame
Teadora Gildengers Valedictorian Allderdice Carnegie Mellon University
Hanna Lowden Valedictorian Allderdice University of Richmond
Joseph D. Weaver Valedictorian Allderdice University of Pittsburgh
Sophia M Wyszomierski Valedictorian Allderdice University of Pittsburgh
Madelyn R. D'Enjo Valedictorian Allderdice University of Pittsburgh
Konrad J. Holland Valedictorian Allderdice Penn State University
Aidan D Wolynn Valedictorian Allderdice University of Pittsburgh
Jack H Rosenthal Valedictorian Allderdice Princeton University
Erin Klein Valedictorian Allderdice University of Michigan
Hailey M. Shevitz Valedictorian Allderdice University of Wisconsin
Aidan M. Plummer Valedictorian Allderdice Carnegie Mellon University
Sarah Voelker Valedictorian Brashear Slippery Rock University
Nisubire Charlotte Valedictorian Brashear Thiel College
Kaitlyn Moses Valedictorian Brashear Penn State University
Sara Wilson Valedictorian Brashear University of Pittsburgh
Taia Coleman Valedictorian Brashear Penn State University
Fatemeh Al-Nagash Salutatorian Brashear University of Pittsburgh
Roan Hollander Valedictorian CAPA Yale University
Vals and Sals breakfast
Students enjoying the buffet at The University Club
Pittsburgh CAPA Quartet performs a musical prelude
Pittsburgh CAPA Quartet performs a musical prelude
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey gives students some words of encouragement
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey gives students some words of encouragement