4 eighth-grade friends tie for Barnum School valedictorian

Ailani Aybar, Katherine Flores-Garcia, Sabrina Rosa and Jake Rojas made straight A's all year long, all tying for the highest GPA out of everyone.

News 12 Staff

Jun 17, 2019, 9:26 PM

Updated 1,786 days ago

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Four graduating eighth graders tied as valedictorians for the first time in their school’s history.
Ailani Aybar, Katherine Flores-Garcia, Sabrina Rosa and Jake Rojas made straight A's all year long, all tying for the highest GPA out of everyone.
Friends and family came to the graduation to hear the speeches from the honorees and see their graduates move onto high school.
The four valedictorians say they have learned a lot and are excited to see what comes next. 
 


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