Amelia's sister, Bethany, started the tradition as the first in the family to hold the title in 2014. Her brother Lane followed in 2016. Now four years later, it's Amelia's turn to be crowned valedictorian and craft her speech for graduation."I'm a perfectionist, so earning all A's was something I had to do," Amelia told CNN on Sunday. "Being valedictorian was just a by-product of that." They all attended Airport High School in Carleton, a town southwest of Detroit."There was a little bit of expectations from my siblings, but not too much since we weren't in high school together," Amelia said. Being so close in age, Bethany, now 24, and Lane, now 22, told CNN that their competitive side and sibling rivalry pushed them to have the best grades in their class. They also have a fourth sibling, 7-year-old Sam.Even though the two older Cornes received the title, Amelia forged her own path through school, her brother, Lane, said. 
During her high school career, Amelia sang in choir while her siblings played multiple sports. This journey away from the athletic field led Amelia to Chelsea Whiteoak, her choir teacher and one of her biggest role models."She always taught us in choir that if we work hard, then we can do great things," Amelia said. "She was always there for me throughout high school and inspired me to take responsibility for my actions, work hard and to just be nice to everyone."The senior also participated in other extracurricular clubs, including youth government, national honor society and choir council. She also completed 11 advanced placement courses during her high school career and will graduate with 30 college credits."All three of them are excellent students, obviously, but they are also extremely well rounded, which is even better," Airport High School principal Christopher Lukosavich told CNN. He added that they were all willing to go the extra mile for staff and other students. "One of the main reasons the Corne students were able to accomplish this amazing feat is because they wanted to accomplish it," he said. 
"Their parents, who are amazing people and very involved in their kids' lives in a good way, never reached out to me or our counseling department to say, 'What does my kid need to do to be valedictorian?' They let their kids work towards their goals, supported them when they needed it, and let them be high school kids."All three siblings echoed the principal, saying that this was just a goal they set for themselves. They also praised their parents, Chris and Danielle, from whom they said they learned their work ethic.Chris Corne said his advice to other parents is to let the kids focus on being students. "I made sure they didn't have obstacles or influences that would derail them from reaching their goals," Chris said.
Graduating during a pandemic
Amelia said she looked to her siblings for advice on writing her graduation speech. She said that a song titled Read More – Source
Amelia's sister, Bethany, started the tradition as the first in the family to hold the title in 2014. Her brother Lane followed in 2016. Now four years later, it's Amelia's turn to be crowned valedictorian and craft her speech for graduation."I'm a perfectionist, so earning all A's was something I had to do," Amelia told CNN on Sunday. "Being valedictorian was just a by-product of that." They all attended Airport High School in Carleton, a town southwest of Detroit."There was a little bit of expectations from my siblings, but not too much since we weren't in high school together," Amelia said. Being so close in age, Bethany, now 24, and Lane, now 22, told CNN that their competitive side and sibling rivalry pushed them to have the best grades in their class. They also have a fourth sibling, 7-year-old Sam.Even though the two older Cornes received the title, Amelia forged her own path through school, her brother, Lane, said. During her high school career, Amelia sang in choir while her siblings played multiple sports. This journey away from the athletic field led Amelia to Chelsea Whiteoak, her choir teacher and one of her biggest role models."She always taught us in choir that if we work hard, then we can do great things," Amelia said. "She was always there for me throughout high school and inspired me to take responsibility for my actions, work hard and to just be nice to everyone."The senior also participated in other extracurricular clubs, including youth government, national honor society and choir council. She also completed 11 advanced placement courses during her high school career and will graduate with 30 college credits."All three of them are excellent students, obviously, but they are also extremely well rounded, which is even better," Airport High School principal Christopher Lukosavich told CNN. He added that they were all willing to go the extra mile for staff and other students. "One of the main reasons the Corne students were able to accomplish this amazing feat is because they wanted to accomplish it," he said. "Their parents, who are amazing people and very involved in their kids' lives in a good way, never reached out to me or our counseling department to say, 'What does my kid need to do to be valedictorian?' They let their kids work towards their goals, supported them when they needed it, and let them be high school kids."All three siblings echoed the principal, saying that this was just a goal they set for themselves. They also praised their parents, Chris and Danielle, from whom they said they learned their work ethic.Chris Corne said his advice to other parents is to let the kids focus on being students. "I made sure they didn't have obstacles or influences that would derail them from reaching their goals," Chris said.
Graduating during a pandemic
Amelia said she looked to her siblings for advice on writing her graduation speech. She said that a song titled Read More – Source
