First Lady Michelle Obama agrees to speak at UC-Merced's graduation

[ej510]

Source: San Jose Mercury

Mercury News Reports
Posted: 03/27/2009 11:18:48 AM PDT

First Lady Michelle Obama has agreed to be the commencement speaker for University of California, Merced's graduation, her office announced today.

UC-Merced opened in 2005 and this is the university's first graduating class. Students launched a letter-writing campaign to seek out Obama as commencement speaker, writing to her, her office, and her friends and family.

The first lady also speak at give the commencement speech to high school graduates of Washington Mathematics Science Technology Public Charter, in Washington D.C.

UC-Merced's graduation is May 16, 2009.

Read more: http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_12011458

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Those graduates will remember that for the rest of their lives.

[960]

1. Awesome! Right down the street from me. I've got to snag an invitation!

[madaboutharry]

2. That is great.

How wonderful for the grads.

[Politicalboi]

3. I hope she has her own

Teleprompter. :woohoo: