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Honest Tea Pres, Penn State Coach and Lt. Gov. Among Graduation Speakers
Congressman John Delaney and MCPS Teacher of the Year highlight graduation speakers for Gaithersburg area schools.
What do a Maryland governor hopeful, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, the president of Honest Tea, Sen. Ben Cardin and Pennsylvania State University's head football coach have in common? Each will be tasked with imparting wisdom to graduates of Montgomery County Public Schools.
Collectively, the 21 high schools will feature a bevy of speakers from the worlds of sports, politics, business and education. Most ceremonies will take place at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC, but some will be held at the school or alternative venues.
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The full list:
- Alternative Programs, 5/24/2013, 10:30 a.m., F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre in Rockville, Ms. Mary Bowman, Poet, Singer, Author
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 6/6/2013, 10:00 a.m., DAR, Mr. Seth Goldman, president & ‘TeaEO’ of Honest Tea
- Montgomery Blair High School, 6/3/2013, 10:00 a.m., DAR, Mr. Derek McGinty, anchor, WUSA-TV
- James Hubert Blake High School, 5/30/2013, 10:00 a.m. DAR, Mr. Jim Vance, anchor, WRC-TV
- Clarksburg High School, 5/30/2013, 10:00 a.m., Mount St. Mary's University, Mr. Jeff Sullivan, athletics specialist, Montgomery County Public Schools
- Winston Churchill High School, 5/28/2013, 2:30 p.m., DAR, Mrs. Rachael Goslins, executive director, Presidential Committee on Arts and Humanities
- Damascus High School, 5/30/2013, 10:00 a.m., at the school, Mr. Bill Ripken, Major League Baseball studio analyst, former Major League Player
- Albert Einstein High School, 5/29/2013, 10:00 a.m., DAR, senior speakers
- Gaithersburg High School, 5/31/2013, 10:00 a.m., DAR, Mrs. Cristina A. Ulrich, 2013-2014 MCPS Teacher of the Year
- Gateway to College, 6/12/2013, 5:00 p.m., Montgomery College, student speakers
- Walter Johnson High School, 5/31/2013, 2:30 p.m., DAR, Ms. Eun Yang, anchor, WRC-TV
- John F. Kennedy High School, 6/7/2013, 10:00 a.m., DAR, Mr. Byron Stewart, motivational speaker
- Stephen Knolls School, 6/5/2013, 1:00 p.m., at the school, Reverend Monsignor John J. Enzler, co-founder of Potomac Community Resources and CEO of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington
- Longview School, 6/12/2013, 10:00 a.m., Home, Mrs. Tara Johnson, senior class teacher and Mrs. Adriana Friedman, transition support teacher
- Col. Zadok Magruder High School, 5/28/2013, 10:00 a.m., DAR, Dr. David Steinberg, director, Division of Professional Growth Systems, MCPS (former Magruder principal)
- Model Learning Center, 6/7/2013, 1:30 p.m., Montgomery County Correctional Facility, Dr. DeRionne P. Pollard, president, Montgomery College
- Richard Montgomery High School, 6/11/2013, 10:00 a.m., DAR, Mr. Will Allen, farmer, founder & CEO Growing Power, Inc.
- Northwest High School, 6/5/2013, 2:30 p.m., DAR, Chaplain Barry C. Black, 62nd Chaplain of United States Senate
- Northwood High School, 6/10/2013, 2:30 p.m., DAR, Dr. Henry Johnson, assistant state superintendent, Maryland State Department of Education (former Northwood High School principal)
- Paint Branch High School, 5/29/2013, 2:30 p.m., DAR, Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown, Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
- Poolesville High School, 5/31/2013, 10:00 a.m., Mount St. Mary’s University, Ms. Joyce Bailey, teacher, Global Ecology Head of House
- Quince Orchard High School, 6/4/2013, 10:00 a.m., DAR, U.S. Representative John Delaney, Maryland 6th District
- RICA, 5/30/2013, 10:00 a.m., at the school, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett
- Rock Terrace School, 6/7/2013, 10:00 a.m., at the school, Mr. John Pereria, director of Learning Center at Central Intelligence Agency
- Rockville High School, 6/4/2013, 7:30 p.m., Strathmore, Mrs. Carrie Vieira, teacher
- Seneca Valley High School, 6/3/2013, 2:30 p.m., DAR, Mrs. Judith P. Scott, assistant principal
- Sherwood High School, 6/11/2013, 2:30 p.m., DAR, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, Maryland
- Springbrook High School, 6/10/2013, 10:00 a.m., DAR, Mr. Shawn Springs, former NFL player (Springbrook alumnus)
- Watkins Mill High School, 6/12/2013, 10:00 a.m., DAR, Mr. Adam Schwartz, social studies resource teacher
- Wheaton High School, 6/5/2013, 10:00 a.m., DAR, Ms. Nancy Navarro, president, Montgomery County Council, and Ms. Tamara Battle, English teacher
- Walt Whitman High School, 6/7/2013, 2:30 p.m., DAR, Mr. Bill O'Brien, head football coach, Pennsylvania State University
- Thomas S. Wootton High School, 6/4/2013, 2:30 p.m., DAR, Mrs. Cecilia Munoz, director of the White House Domestic Policy Council
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The Archdiocese of Washington announced that 2,000 students will graduate from 20 Catholic high schools throughout the region. More details are here.
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