Students with perfect school attendance honored

The Gwinnett County school board recognized students Thursday who graduated high school with perfect attendance records. They are Janae Thompson, graduate of Brookwood High School; Clara Kim and Royce Kim, graduates of Gwinnett School of Mathematics Science and Technology; Izzy Sam, graduate of Lanier High School; Jordyn Shafer, graduate of Mountain View High School; Casey Brace, graduate of North Gwinnett High School; Anish Mayur Amin, graduate of Parkview High School; Heon Ju Lee, graduate of Peachtree Ridge High School; and Oluwaseun Ogunmoyero, graduate of South Gwinnett High School.

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