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Gabe is my kind of guy!
ReplyDeleteHey, at least all these badges weren't for just the 9th grade!!
ReplyDeleteVery cool.
ReplyDeleteNow that's clever. Why can't I think that far ahead?
ReplyDeleteTotally awesome. The benefits of long-term planning by our students are severely underrated. Gabe will go far.
ReplyDeleteWow - when I was in high school, I couldn't plan past Friday night, much less plan 4 years ahead!! Impressive!
ReplyDeleteGabe Perez is currently enjoying a 4 year stint at the Huntington Mental Hospital.
ReplyDeleteTo all our visitors: "Please, no cameras allowed." ; )
That kid is going to go far in life with that kind of follow-through!
ReplyDeletethat was so great. SO GREAT!!!
ReplyDeleteHe rocks. At his age I couldn't find my ass in the dark with both hands.
ReplyDeleteI agree with SG, he's our kind of dude...
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