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Congratulations to Booker T. Washington High School for being one of six finalists in the Race to the Top Commencement Challenge. The Commencement Challenge is national competition for public high schools across the country to demonstrate how their school best prepares students for college and a career. The winner will have President Barack Obama as Commencement Speaker at their 2011 Commencement Ceremony.

Booker T. Washington was chosen as a finalist from thousands of entries of which nearly six-hundred met the rigorous criteria.

The Commencement Challenge required schools that entered the contest to submit an application, an essay, and statistical information that illustrated how their school is promoting college and career readiness for all students while establishing a culture of student success and academic excellence.

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Kid Reporter, Deidra Shores will help host a Voting Rally for Booker T. Washington High in Memphis, TN to qualify the school for President Obama to speak at this year's Commencement Services.  The Rally will be live during the morning newscast on her NBC Affiliate, WMCTV, Action News 5, Tuesday April 26th.