Plainview JFK Names Top Students For Class Of 2025 Graduation

PLAINVIEW, NY — Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School has named to the top two students for the Class of 2025.

Jillian Zhang is the valedictorian. She's the president and co-founder of the heART initiative. Zhang is a National Merit Semi-Finalist and she won numerous awards, including the Chinese Language Association of Secondary Schools Contest and a Silver Key from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

Zhang is co-president of the Science Honor Society. She made history as the first two-term president of the Model United Nations Club in its 53-year history.

Chloe Ng is the school's salutorian. She serves as vice president of community service for the National Honor Society and is a member of the Environmental Club and Youth Against Cancer Club.

Beyond academics, she is the captain of the Plainview Fire Department Cadets, a Cancer Kids First ambassador, and an American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network legislative ambassador.

Ng is also an all-division varsity swimmer and was the Plainview Old Bethpage’s Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Ambassador as a sophomore. With a GPA of 103, she'll attend Dartmouth College to study biomedical engineering.