Schools
Shirley Franklin To Give Decatur High Commencement Address
The former Atlanta mayor will speak May 24 in the high school stadium.
Shirley Franklin, the former mayor Atlanta, will deliver the commencement address May 24 to Decatur High School graduates, Principal Lauri McKain said.
Franklin served as mayor of Atlanta from 2002 to 2010. The Atlanta Business Chronicle reported in January that Franklin would join the University of Texas in Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs as the Barbara Jordan Visiting Professor in Ethics and Political Values.
Graduation will be held at 7 p.m. in the school stadium. In case of rain, the event will be moved into the school gymnasium.
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Here are other graduation events coming up, according to the Decatur High website.
- Seniors' last day at school. May 17, with 8:30 a.m. breakfast in the school cafeteria and graduation practice afterwards.
- Senior Baccalaureate. May 19, 4 p.m. at Decatur First Baptist Church.
- Graduation. May 24, 7 p.m. at Decatur High Stadium. Use the gym in case of rain.
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