Former Staples student calls on President Obama for commencement speech

Lily Kane '20, Web News Editor|May 11, 2020

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After being reached by Lincoln Debenham, former Staples student, Barack Obama has announced that he will be presenting a commencement speech for the class of 2020.

Former Staples student calls on President Obama for commencement speech

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