Commencement Challenge winner will host Obama

The White House is asking citizens to participate in a Commencement Challenge - selecting which high school should have the privilege of President Barack Obama giving the speech at their graduation festivities.

The six Commencement Challenge finalists include Booker T. Washington High School, Memphis, Tenn.; Bridgeport High School, Bridgeport, Wash.; High Tech High International, San Diego, Calif.; Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12, School for Creative and Performing Arts, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Science Park High School, Newark, N.J.; and Wayne Early/Middle College High School, Goldsboro, N.C.

For more information on voting criteria and to cast your vote, go to: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/04/21/your-turn-weigh-2011-commencement-challenge.

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