Salutatorian chooses UCLA

Rick Monroe

Special to the Village News

Maintaining high grades takes determination and work, said Jett Leeman, salutatorian for the Class of 2022 at Fallbrook High School.

"It's not that difficult but you have to put in the work," he explained in a recent interview on the campus. "Some of my friends had really good grades but put in zero study, so they didn't achieve as much."

Leeman certainly achieved much. His GPA of 4.4762 was one B grade lower than that of Marco Arias, valedictorian.

"We had a good, healthy rivalry for grades and always got along," Leeman said about Arias. "It feels great...