Dear Friends,
The Race to the Top Commencement Challenge is back and we're asking public high school students from across the country to tell us about the ways their school is preparing them to win the future through college and a career. In return, we'll make sure one high school has a graduation they'll never forget – with a commencement address from President Obama.
Applying for the 2011 Commencement Challenge is easy. Your school just needs to submit three short essays and some data that should be readily available. We have extended the application deadline in order to give schools more time to apply to this year’s Commencement Challenge. Applications are now due by Friday, March 11, so submit yours today:
Last year, President Obama delivered the commencement address at Kalamazoo Central High School in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Simon Boehme, one of the graduating seniors from the class of 2010, came to the White House a few weeks ago to talk to President Obama about his experience with the Commencement Challenge and to encourage this year’s graduating seniors to get involved:
The Principal of Kalamazoo Central High School, Von Washington, Jr., described the experience of competing in – and winning – the 2010 Commencement Challenge this way:
How do you begin to describe what shaking the hand of the President of the United States at your high school graduation means to a student? Every one of our students, and everyone within our community was changed by this once in a lifetime event.
The process of competing was great. Our students came together to show the country what Kalamazoo Central and Kalamazoo Public Schools are all about. The pride in their hard work, and the validation of their efforts, could catapult these students to new heights as they move into and beyond their college years. President Barack Obama's visit lifted our entire community on that evening, and we have yet to lose that altitude.
Submit your application by March 11, 2011 and President Obama could deliver the commencement address at your school this year!
Sincerely,
Melody Barnes
Assistant to the President and Director, White House Domestic Policy Council
Assistant to the President and Director, White House Domestic Policy Council
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