Oakland High School Senior to be school’s first Black male valedictorian
18-year-old Ahmed Muhammad from Oakland, California is to become the first Black male student to graduate as valedictorian at his school, Oakland Technical High School. Muhammad has the highest academic rank in his class with a cumulative 4.73 GPA. along with being apart of the school’s varsity basketball team.
Muhammad also founded a science education company called Kits Cubed during the pandemic. Kits Cubed creates fun and affordable science kits for elementary and middle school-age children.
“Founding Kits Cubed was the culmination of all of the valuable lessons I learned throughout high school from so many amazing people,” Muhammad told KTVU. “I’m glad we were able to create something meaningful before graduating.”
Muhammad has been accepted to the 11 universities he applied to, including Harvard, Princeton, UC Berkeley, Columbia University, and his “dream school” Stanford. Muhammad plans to major in engineering and computer science, however, has yet to make a final decision on what school he will attend.
Muhammad, will be a first-generation college student in his family and is thankful for his parents who worked hard and served as role models to help him reach his goals.
“Being named valedictorian is a dream come true,” he said. “I hope that me being class valedictorian inspires others from similar backgrounds to do the same.”
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