Potter-Dix graduation: Ryley Hicks named valedictorian, Cooper Hicks is salutatorian at Potter-Dix

Potter-Dix guidance counselor Paula Wolff worked the figures several times to determine who would be valedictorian and salutatorian for the 2015 graduating class.

Regardless of the number of tries, she came up with the same answer by the slimmest of margins. Ryley Hicks was named valedictorian by six thousandths of a point. Her nearest competitor was her cousin, Cooper Hicks, who was named salutatorian.

Ryley, daughter of Brad and Robyn Hicks, began attending Potter-Dix schools in the third grade.

"I think the school is really welcoming," she said. "The teachers are great and it is such a s...