‘Ecstatic’: Joinville named YHS’s first Black valedictorian

  • Yulee High School graduate Sebastian Joinville delivers valedictorian speech at the 2023 commencement ceremony held at the University of north Florida Arena. Photo by Holly Dorman/News-Leader
    Yulee High School graduate Sebastian Joinville delivers valedictorian speech at the 2023 commencement ceremony held at the University of north Florida Arena. Photo by Holly Dorman/News-Leader
  • Soccer star, prom king and valedictorian Sebastian Joinville led the Yulee High School soccer team in its season this year. Photo by Holly Dorman/News-Leader
    Soccer star, prom king and valedictorian Sebastian Joinville led the Yulee High School soccer team in its season this year. Photo by Holly Dorman/News-Leader
Yulee High School graduate Sebastian Joinville is making history has the school’s first ever Black valedictorian. Prom king, soccer star and future orthopedic surgeon, Joinville said he is “ecstatic…

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