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Diverse BC High group heads to Harvard

Four BC High classmates headed to Harvard share bond of diversity

By Joseph P. Kahn

 |  Globe Staff  

  April 18, 2012

Boston College High School seniors Yousif Hanna (Iraq), Frankie Davis (Dominican Republic), Kevin Dong (China), and Varnel Antoine (Haiti) are all from immigrant families. Last December, all four were accepted to Harvard on early decision. That would be a noteworthy achievement for any local high school. But what these four have achieved resonates beyond its immigrants-make-good angle, offering a glimpse of a generation that’s redefining what diversity and inclusion mean at a school such as theirs.

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