history: I was proud of my friend when he was the high school valedictorian, he did a great job! I was proud of my friend when he was the high school valedictorian_comma_ he did a great job! That's an incredible achievement. He must've worked really hard.
current: He did, I did not know he was that smart though
next: sometimes it's the one who keep it on the downlow who are the smartest.