First Lady To Speak At High School Graduation

By: Whitney McHugh | Alabama's13.com
Published: May 24, 2008

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By Jim Cook

Dothan Eagle/Media General News Service

First Lady Laura Bush will speak at Enterprise High School’s graduation next Thursday.

Enterprise High School principal Rick Rainer confirmed the First Lady’s scheduled appearance in a phone interview Friday evening. Rainer said he worked to get Bush to visit Enterprise because he had promised this year’s graduating class a special event. Last year’s graduating class had their prom catered by Rachel Ray.

Rainer said he got the ball rolling on getting the First Lady to visit after a trip by the school’s choral program to Washington in April.

In March 2007, Enterprise High School was destroyed by a tornado, and eight students were killed in the collapse of a school building during the storm. Since then, Enterprise High students have been attending school at Enterprise-Ozark Community College until a new high school is constructed.

The graduation will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Enterprise High stadium.