Valedictorians at Richmond’s public high schools celebrated during a group photo June 12 at Byrd Park. They are, from left, Te’Vonya Jeter of Huguenot; Aissatou Barry of Richmond Community; Airheiz Cabrera of Armstrong; Harold Aquino-Guzman of George Wythe; Terri Lee of Franklin Military Academy; Mary Jane Perkins-Lynch of Thomas Jefferson; and Abena Williams of Open High. Not pictured in A’Nya Davis of John Marshall.
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2021 Year in Photos
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