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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Thu May 6, 2021, 02:17 PM May 2021

Student is 1st Black male valedictorian in school's 106-year history

An 18-year-old is the first Black male valedictorian in his school's 106-year history. Ahmed Muhammad is a student at Oakland Technical High School in California. He is graduating May 26 at the top of his class with a 4.73 GPA and, depending on how his final few classes go, may even leave with a 5.0.

In addition to his regular course load, Muhammad's taken 13 advanced placement classes at Oakland Tech as well as multiple college classes at his local community college.

The fruits of his labor are evident. Muhammad applied to 11 colleges -- five branches of the Unviersity of California, the University of Southern California, Howard, Columbia, Princeton, Harvard, and Stanford -- and was accepted into each one.

Ultimately, Muhammad committed to Stanford University, making him the first in his family to attain higher education. He plans to explore different engineering disciplines.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/student-1st-black-male-valedictorian-schools-106-year/story?id=77515048

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Student is 1st Black male valedictorian in school's 106-year history (Original Post) left-of-center2012 May 2021 OP
Some of these young people are quite humbling-- dawg day May 2021 #1
Great accomplishment - we will hear more about him. Hard work and opportunity makes a difference. walkingman May 2021 #2
Good for him. Hope he goes far. blueinredohio May 2021 #3
Congrats young man Demovictory9 May 2021 #4
Wow. What an amazing young man. crickets May 2021 #5

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
1. Some of these young people are quite humbling--
Thu May 6, 2021, 02:25 PM
May 2021

to those of us who were very proud of our long ago 3.11 high school GPA.

crickets

(25,983 posts)
5. Wow. What an amazing young man.
Thu May 6, 2021, 10:49 PM
May 2021

He will go far, and all of us will be the better for it. Congratulations, Ahmed Muhammad.

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