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8 crimes and fires that made the news in the East Bay this week.
8 crimes and fires that made the news in the East Bay this week.
8 crimes and fires that made the news in the East Bay this week.
8 crimes and fires that made the news in the East Bay this week.
8 crimes and fires that made the news in the East Bay this week.
8 crimes and fires that made the news in the East Bay this week.
Amelia is graduating with a high GPA and 40 completed college units.
Jake Gotlieb will head to college in Southern California this fall.
This caring teen has gone on mission trips.
Police say that three suspects led them on a high-speed chase, later crashing their vehicle and fleeing on foot.
The teens are both seniors at James Logan High School.
The teens attend five different public and private schools.
The senior at Marin Academy may use the award at any regionally accredited U.S. college or university.
Most of the teens attend Aragon High School while one is a student at Crystal Springs Uplands School.
See the list of students and the high schools that they attend.
The teens attend Sequoia High School and Sacred Heart Preparatory School.
The teens may use their awards at any regionally accredited U.S. college or university.
All but one of the teens attend Palo Alto Unified School District schools.
The teens may use the awards at any regionally accredited U.S. college or university.