0 a student who has the highest grades in his or her graduating class in high school and who makes a speech at the graduation ceremony --
1 a student, usually the one who has the best school record in a group of students, and who makes a speech at the group’s graduation ceremony (= ceremony to recognize that their studies are completed) --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
We kunnen het stap voor stap voltooien, hoe lang de weg ook is en het kan niet worden voltooid, hoe kort de weg ook is, als je niet eens je voetafdruk markeert.