The class of 2024 at Everett High School in Everett, Massachusetts, graduated with a unique twist: the top two students in the class of 488 seniors are siblings.'I’m valedictorian,' said Nischal Tamang.'And I’m salutatorian,' said Simran Tamang. The siblings grew up in Nepal, where they stayed with family after their parents came ahead to the United States. The family reunited after four years.
'Our dad emphasizes the fact that we should instead of being competitive against each other we should be supportive because his successes are my successes,' Simran said. 'I feel like we were more helping each other out,' said Nischal. 'Our parents told us the title doesn’t matter. If it comes to our family whoever gets it gets it.'When the siblings begin at Harvard in the fall, they will become the first members of their family to attend college.