Black Male Students Emerge as Valedictorian and Salutatorian at their School; They Speak on Achievements
- Final-year Black students have graduated as valedictorian and salutatorian at the Jean Ribault High School in the United States of America
- Jeffrey Francis and Darrell Worrell have made history decades after other Black students graduated in both roles in 1976 and again in 1985
- The two have spoken about their different motivations after making themselves and their families proud
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Two final-year Black students have emerged as valedictorian and salutatorian at the Jean Ribault High School in the United States of America.
Jeffrey Francis and Darrell Worrell have made history decades after other Black students graduated in both roles in the class of 1976 and again in 1985.
After graduating at the top of their class at a young age, the two are grateful for their achievements.
Source: UGC
What motivated them
Speaking on his milestone, Francis said he was inspired to achieve better after his sister graduated 8th in her class in elementary school.
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''In elementary school, my sister graduated 8th in her class from here ... I kind of aspired to be number 1,'' says Francis, according to First Coast News.
Worrell, on the other hand, said he wanted to ''get rid of a generational curse''.
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The native of Dallas, Texas, earned the limelight after being accepted into nine law schools when she was just 16 years old.
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