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Waukegan High School confers diplomas for Class of 2025; seniors gift lounge and neighborhood book libraries
Summary
Waukegan High School held its 2025 commencement where district leaders confirmed students met Illinois School Code requirements, awarded scholarships, and seniors presented two community gifts: a redesigned senior lounge and Little Free Libraries.
Waukegan High School held its commencement for the Class of 2025, where district leaders confirmed that graduates had met the requirements set by the Illinois School Code and Board of Education policy and where seniors presented two gifts to the school and the community.
Superintendent Teresa Placencia, speaking to graduates and families, said the ceremony celebrated students’ perseverance and community: “Hold on to that. Wherever life takes you, remember that you are always a bulldog.” Placencia announced that six students would each receive a $500 scholarship from the Board of Education and named one graduate, Victor Inahosa, for a $2,500 scholarship in recognition of student leadership.
The graduating class presented two senior gifts. A student representative said,…
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