Top students switch places at the eleventh hour

Jonas Fechner’s academic success wasn’t driven by a quest to be the valedictorian of the Port Washington High School Class of 2025, but he was keenly aware of where he stood compared to his classmates and what it would take to be No. 1.

Zachary Falkenberg, on the other hand, had dreamed of being No. 1 in his class since his freshman year, and that’s exactly where he was until it mattered most.