Obama will deliver commencement address at Michigan high school after contest
By APTuesday, May 4, 2010
Mich. high school wins Obama commencement speech
WASHINGTON — A Michigan high school has beat the competition to land President Barack Obama as its commencement speaker.
The winner is Kalamazoo Central High School in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Obama himself made the announcement Tuesday during a speech to business leaders.
The president said he’s looking forward to it and gave a shout out to the school mascot, saying: “Go Giants!”
The competition was designed to promote Obama’s goals of increasing high school and college graduation rates and improving academics.
Obama selected Kalamazoo from three finalists picked by the public in online voting based on presentations submitted by the schools.
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Tags: Barack Obama, Graduation, Kalamazoo, Michigan, North America, Occasions, School Competitions, United States, Washington
Tags: Barack Obama, Graduation, Kalamazoo, Michigan, North America, Occasions, School Competitions, United States, Washington
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