At Baltimore Polytechnic Institute’s graduation ceremony on June 4, no singular student took the podium to deliver the valedictory address — the speech was a team effort.
Anisa Hofert, Yoav Kargon, Aishwarya Shettigar and Amy Zhang all tied for the highest GPA, earning them the title of valedictorians. All four participated in the Ingenuity Project, in which students take a curriculum weighted more heavily with math and science classes. Although they all took part in the program, their interests diverged, as seen in the research they conducted — a requirement of the Ingenuity Project.
Take Shettigar, who spent much of her time outside of class working in Poly’s aquaponics lab. Gesturing toward the large, humming tanks of water around her, she described how they raised tilapia, lettuce, watercress and a variety of herbs.
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