Talk about a "wow factor" that puts Kalamazoo front and center in the
national spotlight. The White House announced this week that President
Barack Obama will be the graduation speaker for Kalamazoo Central High
School June 10.
Central was declared the national winner of the Race To The Top High
School Commencement Challenge. The competition included applications from
over 1,000 schools. The list of applicants was narrowed down by the
White House Domestic Policy Council and Department of Education to six
high school finalists. President Obama personally chose the winner
among the final three schools. Read all about it on the
White House site:
Excerpt:
Congratulations Kalamazoo Central High School in Kalamazoo, Michigan,
the winner of the 2010 Race to the Top High School Commencement
Challenge! We received over 1,000 applications that were narrowed down
by the White House Domestic Policy Council and Department of Education
to six high school finalists. Between April 26th and April 29th, over
170,000 people weighed in on short videos and essay from the six
finalists. President Obama selected the national winner from the three
high schools with the highest average ratings.
Source: thewhitehouse.gov
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