Sidney Class of 2016 Valedictorian – Megan Neal

Megan Neal has been at the top of her class since freshman year at Sidney High School. Even so, the competition from her classmates was intense, so she was pleased when, after all of the dust settled, she was named the Class of 2016 valedictorian.

"Our class is very intelligent," Megan said. "So it was definitely a competition, especially between (salutatorian) Logan (Uhlir) and I."

Megan, 18, is the daughter of Mike and Christi Neal. She has to older brothers, Sean and Patrick.

"My dad was high up in his class, either one or two, and Sean was in his top ten, but I'm the first valedictorian in...