Alumni & High School Placement

Canterbury’s focus on scholarship, leadership, and service prepares students to succeed in any high school setting – public, independent, or boarding school. Canterbury alumni consistently rise to the top of their class. In addition to academic honors, our alumni have won numerous citizenship, leadership, and athletic awards.

From our first 8th grade class in 1996 to the class of 2016, Canterbury has graduated 694 students. For more information on where Canterbury students go to high school and college, open this document .

Quick Facts

In the last 14 years, 18 Canterbury graduates have been valedictorian or salutatorian at their high school.
In the last five years, two Canterbury graduates have won the prestigious Morehead-Cain scholarship at UNC Chapel Hill.
In addition to the Morehead-Cain, Canterbury students have won Presidential and National Merit Scholarships. A significant number are named AP Scholars.
Graduates have attended a range of colleges including such nationally known universities as Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Williams, UNC, and UVa.
Canterbury graduates include high school and college athletes, artists, actors, and leaders.

Canterbury Valedictorians and Salutatorians

2005 Sarah LuptonValedictorian, Page High School

2006 Catherine NewmanValedictorian, Page High School

2007 Julie LucasValedictorian, Page High School

2008 Gwen BarlowValedictorian, Grimsley High School

2009 Phoebe RoerValedictorian, Page High School

Harrison HolbrookSalutatorian, Page High School

2010 Kendele McGeeSalutatorian, Northern High School

2011 Matthew AronsonTop Academic Average, Greensboro Day School Kimberly YatesCo-Salutatorian, Page High School

2012 Lee SummerellSalutatorian, Page High School

2013 Suejette BlackValedictorian, St. Mary’s High School

2014 Katherine MaultsbyCo-Valedictorian, Page High School

Ansley SackettCo-Valedictorian, Page High School

2015 Miller TownesValedictorian, Page High School

Liza BrownCo-Salutatorian, Page High School

Janie PearceCo-Salutatorian, Page High School

2017 Copeland JonesValedictorian, Page High School

Caroline FernerCo-Salutatorian, Page High School