By Lucas Greifzu – Sports Editor

Anish Sikhinam has officially been named the Salutatorian of the Jonathan Law High School Class of 2021.

Sikhinam will be attending Dartmouth College in the fall.

“So far, I’m undecided in terms of my major,” Sikhinam said. “However, I am thinking about studying finance and economics at Dartmouth, but I’m not too sure yet”.

Sikhinam has maintained a rigorous schedule of AP classes and extracurriculars during his four years at Jonathan Law.

Sikhinam has taken 11 AP classes here at Law, including U.S. History, U.S. Government and Politics, Chemistry, Statistics, Human Geography, Language, Biology, Psychology, Macroeconomics, Literature, and Calculus AB.

He is also the Vice President of the National Honor Society, the Senator of the Class of 2021, the 4th singles player on the Law boys tennis team, and a part of the Science Club, National Math Honor Society, and Model U.N.

Jonathan Law Principal Dr. Thompson had some kind words for Sikhinam to congratulate him on his latest honor.

“Nobody works harder, and tries to be their best self like Anish does,” Thompson said. “It is a very well deserved recognition for a very dedicated young man.”

Jonathan Law Dean of Students Mr. Ragaini also congratulated Sikhinam his latest honor.

“After speaking to many of his teachers, it is easy to see why Anish is our Salutatorian,” Ragaini said. “Anish is super conscientious and very thorough in all of his work.”

Sikhinam’s friends admire how his ethics and abilities in the classroom translate to his extracurricular activities.

“My favorite memory of Anish is more of a series of memories”, senior Angel Santiago said. “Him coming to tennis practice every day ready to help the team and get better.”

Ragaini went on to talk about how Sikhinam will be able to translate the skills needed to be Salutatorian into his post-high school career.

“Anish is great with the ‘real-life connection’ piece and understands where the concepts are useful on a bigger scale,” Ragaini said. “While at Law, Anish has displayed a strong work ethic that will help him transition to college.”

Sikhinam’s friends always had a suspicion that he would be named Salutatorian.

“For some reason, it was not surprising at all,” senior Sanskar Shah said. “In the former years of high school and classes we’ve taken, whenever we compare our grades, he’d casually pull out 97s like it was nothing.”

Sikhinam was honored to be named Salutatorian and is happy that the hard work paid off.

“Being declared the Salutatorian of the Class of 2021 definitely felt like a huge accomplishment for me,” said Sikhinam. “I was relieved to hear this because it meant that all of my dedication over the past four years has been recognized.”