A graduation of firsts
By Phyllis Moore
Published in News on May 27, 2011 1:46 PM
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Graduate Leigh Johnson hugs her friend Madeline Smith after graduating from Wayne Early Middle College High School.
News-Argus/MICHAEL BETTS
Tammy Duckworth, assistant secretary for public and intergovernmental affairs for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, addresses the graduating class of Wayne Early Middle College High School.
How many high school graduation ceremonies hand out diplomas and associate degrees and have a speaker chosen by the president of the United States? Wayne Early/Middle College High School celebrated that distinction Thursday night, along with another milestone -- it...
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