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Joseph Kim sits in Laurels room for his Spanish 2 class. While Kim attends Pioneer high school, he takes Jazz 2 and several other classes at Community High School. "It was kind of inconvenient to just go back and fourth," said Kim. "I decided to take some classes here and that was Spanish 2."
March 21, 2025
Joseph Kim sits in Laurels room for his Spanish 2 class. While Kim attends Pioneer high school, he takes Jazz 2 and several other classes at Community High School. "It was kind of inconvenient to just go back and fourth," said Kim. "I decided to take some classes here and that was Spanish 2."
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