Holliston July 2020

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Holliston Resident
Graduates Top of His
Class at Dartmouth
Holliston resident Joshua Perlmutter
was recently honored as
one of Dartmouth College’s six
valedictorians of the Class of
2020. To become a valedictorian,
students must earn a 4.0 grade
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point average for all four years
of their Dartmouth education.
Dartmouth has six valedictorians
this year, as these students tied for
the highest GPA’s.
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