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17-Year-Old Paine College Senior to Become School's Youngest Graduate

17-year-old Paine College senior Charleston Christina Lee will be the youngest person to graduate from the school, WJBF reported.Charleston Christina Lee

Lee was the school’s youngest Student Government Association president for the 2021-2022 school year.

Lee – a mathematics major – is set to graduate, Magna Cum Laude and as a Presidential Scholar.

At Paine, Lee is a member of the Honda Campus Allstar Challenge, the National Foreign Language Honor Society, the Collegiate 100, A Creative Symphony Elite Traveling Dance Team, and the New Student Organization Team.

After Paine, Lee plans to pursue a Master of Science in Data Science from Meharry Medical College.

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