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All 17 valedictorians recognized during Commencement May 25, 2018

Elm Road Alumni Graduate Penn as Valedictorians

Posted on May 30, 2018

Penn High School was proud to have 17 students earn valedictorian honors and two students earn salutatorian honors for the Class of 2018 during Commencement held on Friday, May 25, 2018.

Of those 17 Valedictorians, two of them, Christopher Mazurek and Matthew Rach, attended Elm Road Elementary School.

 

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CHRISTOPHER MAZUREK

Christopher attended Elm Road Elementary and Grissom Middle School.

Christopher’s college plan is to attend Northwestern University.

While attending Penn, Christopher’s activities, honors and team memberships include Band, Quiz Bowl and the South Bend Symphony Orchestra.

VALEDICTORIAN

MATTHEW RACH

Matthew attended Elm Road Elementary and Grissom Middle School.

Matthew’s college plans are to attend Purdue University and will study Mechanical Engineering.

While attending Penn, Matthew’s activities, honors and team memberships included National Honor Society, Swim Team, TEAMS member and Academic All-Star.

 

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