Area schools are beginning to honor their best and brightest ahead of the end of the school year. Southern Door became the latest to announce their valedictorian and salutatorian, representing the students with the best grade point average in the school. Thomas Jackson was named the valedictorian, and James Zittlow was distinguished as the salutatorian. Last month, Sevastopol honored Ezra Linnan and Logan Filar as valedictorian and salutatorian. At Sturgeon Bay, Mercedes Hanley, Natalia Michalski, and Jade Tomberlin will carry the title of valedictorian, while Ben Stephens is the salutatorian. Gibraltar recognizes its students using the Laude System of Honors.