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Saturday, January 19, 2013

VIDEO: Ellen DeGeneres To Be Gaithersburg High School Graduation Speaker?

A Gaithersburg High School senior recorded a song inviting the daytime television talk show host to be the school's commencement speaker at graduation.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

VIDEO: Ellen DeGeneres To Be Gaithersburg High School Graduation Speaker?

A Gaithersburg High School senior recorded a song inviting the daytime television talk show host to be the school's commencement speaker at graduation.

Could one of America's most beloved daytime talk show hosts be gracing Gaithersburg High School seniors with an appearance at graduation? A song by Gaithersburg senior Haley Lou Duff was written and posted on YouTube Saturday in hopes of bringing Ellen DeGeneres to DAR Constitution Hall this spring. The song, “Hey Ellen,” pays tribute to DeGeneres while imploring her to share her wisdom and humor as Gaithersburg's featured commencement speaker on May 31. "The students at Gaithersburg High School are huge fans of Ellen and decided one afternoon to invite her to speak at graduation," Gaithersburg High School faculty member Susan Byrne told Patch in an email. "That night, Haley went home and composed a song to Ellen. She recorded it with the …

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