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CLEVELAND, Ohio - A 2023 Valedictorian at the Cleveland Metropolitan School District earned the Gates Scholarship this week, along with $1,000,000 in other scholarship awards.
Gabriel Leonard, who graduated from Davis Aerospace and Maritime High School with a 4.44 GPA after wanting to become a pilot, now will have his tuition, room and board, books and flight school paid for thanks to the scholarship, established by Bill and Melinda Gates in 2017. A CMSD spokesperson confirmed Gabriel is one of 750 students nationally to receive the award out of the 51,000 that applied.
“When I was awarded the scholarship, it was like everything that I’ve worked for and worked towards finally paid off,” Gabriel, said after being awarded the scholarship.“It is the only program that I heard of that would enable me to start working towards my future career,” he said.Copyright 2023 WOIO. All rights reserved.
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