Twin sisters Carissa and Aissa Swope, who attended Stephenson High School, have always encouraged each other to strive for excellence because their road to the top wasn’t smooth. Now, they have earned the top two spots of the school’s graduating class for 2025.
Aissa, just four minutes older than Carissa, was chosen salutatorian as Carissa narrowly beat her to become valedictorian.
“We’ve always been competitive, so it has been a race to the top, but not one and two, just the top 10 percent of the class,” Carissa said in a statement provided by the DeKalb County School District. “Now, I get to stand next to my sister, and we both get to give speeches. It’s a blessing and I’m really excited.”…