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President Obama to deliver Worcester Technical High School commencement address

President Barack Obama speaks at the screening of the film 'Cesar Chavez', Wednesday, March 19, 2014, in the Old Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. The movie biopic is directed by Diego Luna about the Mexican-American labor leader Cesar Chavez. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) AP

By Jack Pickell

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Worcester Technical High School’s 2014 commencement speaker is the President of the United States, Barack Obama, the school announced today.

The announcement came in a press release from the school:

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The Worcester Telegram reported that this will be the only high school graduation the president will speak at this year. According to WCVB:

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A statement from the White House praises the school’s progress, The Boston Globe reports:

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