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	Sean Andrade, just 15, will graduate as Sewanhaka High School&#39;s salutatorian. He skipped grades four and eight. NewsdayTV&#39;s Steve Langford reports.
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He'll be salutatorian at 15. Meet Sean Andrade.

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