Honoring The Class Of 2021: Joshua Gonzalez Of Newark Memorial High School

NEWARK, CA — The high school seniors of 2021 have had an experience like no other in a century — a year upended by a pandemic and by lockdowns that kept them from enjoying many of the activities that previous seniors have taken for granted.

Patch hopes to help make it up to those seniors by giving them a special sendoff. We asked parents and other family members to pay tribute to this year’s grads using a special submission form so we can publish those tributes one by one.

Newark Memorial High School student Joshua Gonzalez will graduate this year.

Plans after graduation: UC Santa Cruz, Computer Engineering

Accomplishments: Badminton for 4 years (currently Captain), Principal's Honor Roll, Rocketry council member.

Special message: Graduation is an exciting time. It marks both an ending and a beginning; it’s warm memories of the past and big dreams for the future.

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