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Eight Gwinnett high schools hold graduations

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May 25, 2016

Eight Gwinnett County high schools will have their most important event of the school year Wednesday — graduation.

Phoenix High School held its graduation ceremony Monday evening. Other Gwinnett high school graduations are scheduled for Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Here’s the schedule of Wednesday’s graduations and their valedictorians:

Dacula High School

4 p.m., Infinite Energy Arena

Valedictorian: Foli Amaizo

Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology

5 p.m., Infinite Energy Forum

Valedictorian: Timothy Gieseking

Central Gwinnett High School

7 p.m., Central Gwinnett Stadium

Valedictorian: Rebecca Thompson

Gwinnett Online Campus

7 p.m., Gwinnett Online Campus auditorium

Valedictorian: Sydney Morgan

Archer High School

8 p.m., Infinite Energy Arena

Valedictorian: Jasmine Moore

Brookwood High School

8 p.m., Brookwood Stadium

Valedictorian: Emma DeJarnette

Mill Creek High School

8 p.m., Markham Field at Mill Creek

Valedictorian: Kristen Gomez

Parkview High School

8 p.m., Parkview Community Stadium

Valedictorian: Anima Shrestha

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Eric Stirgus joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2001. He is the newsroom's education editor. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Eric is active in the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists and the Education Writers Association and enjoys mentoring aspiring journalists.

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