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Oakland Unified Honors Latino Academic Excellence with Huge Annual Celebration

Fremont High School had a huge crowd on campus on Saturday, March 28, for a celebration of academic success. It was the 26th Annual Latino Student Honor Roll event. The more than 1,000 middle and high school students honored on this day have at least a cumulative 3.75 grade point average (GPA). “For me it means a lot. Because it shows the District cares about my community. And they give recognition to people, Latinos who achieve,” said Marco P., a 9th grader at Oakland Tech.

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