One Georgia teen just made history by becoming the first male African American valedictorian of his high school.
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Woodland High School in Stockbridge recently announced Rawlin Tate earned the title with a 4.7 GPA. Within the last four years, he has participated in several extracurricular activities and taken 21 AP classes. He’s never scored anything lower than an A.
"My lowest grade from my high school career was a 98," Tate told Because of Them We Can. "I would stay extra for tutoring a lot, and I was never afraid to ask questions in class."
The scholar has received more than $1 million in scholarships and was accepted into 14 colleges, including Morehouse College and the University of Georgia.
He will be attending North Carolina A&T in Greensboro on a full academic ride with plans to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering.
The HBCU even sent congratulatory messages to him on Twitter.
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