NAMES IN THE NEWS : Mrs. Bush Keeps Class on Hold
Barbara Bush kept the senior class of Kennebunk High School waiting nearly a year before she accepted an invitation to deliver the commencement address in June.
Class officers at the school sent the invitation in August to the White House and to President Bush’s summer home in neighboring Kennebunkport.
“They were told her calendar for spring would not be determined until January,” Principal William Gentile said. “They’re very fond of Mrs. Bush.”
Confirmation came about five weeks ago, he said.
Kennebunk will graduate 147 seniors on June 10.
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