(Principal Maven's POV)
Principal Maven examined the final grades for all the students, his eyebrows raising in surprise as he reviewed the top three rankings.
While he had a good idea before the final exams commenced as to who the top student might be, the second and third place students were completely unexpected for him.
This year, not only were the top three students a surprise, but the overall performance of the entire batch was astonishing as well.
This cohort had achieved the highest average marks in the university's history which was saying something since this academic year had been anything but a smooth ride for all.
"So tough times do create strong individuals…" Maven commented to himself as he felt a wave of complicated emotions viewing this year's average result.
