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Houston Celebrities Are Teaming Up to Congratulate the High School Class of 2020

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Emma Schkloven
Author: Emma Schkloven
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While Houston-area high school seniors won’t get to partake in the traditional milestone of tossing their tasseled caps into the air (Houston Independent School District announced the cancellation of in-person graduation ceremonies last month), they will get to end their academic career in style.

The City of Houston and Houston First Corporation have teamed up to host an in-person celebration on the evening of June 5. And a star-studded line of celebrities will serve as the Class of 2020’s pseudo-graduation speakers.

According to the announcement from the Mayor Sylvester Turner’s office, each school district will host its own outdoor event during which time a special video tribute featuring words of wisdom from a veritable who’s who of Houston greatness. Famous guests include rappers Slim Thug and 50 Cent, Houston Rockets PG James Harden, Grey’s Anatomy actress Chandra Wilson, celebrity chef Christine Ha, Texans’ defensive end J.J. Watt, fashion designer Chloe Dao, and Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles.

While the event—the press release notes is not an official commencement—is for seniors only, those at home can watch the tribute on Houston Municipal Channel (HTV) and stream it through multiple platforms.  

To see the full celebrity guest list and to stream the event, visit visithoustontexas.com.




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Emma Schkloven
Emma Schkloven
After leaving her hometown of Baltimore, Emma spent five years covering arts & culture in the mountains of Virginia before joining Houstonia in January 2020. During her tenure in the commonwealth, she walked with ghosts through the state's oldest municipal cemetery, became BFFs with one of the writers behind the Despicable Me franchise, and borderline stalked an Elvis Tribute Artist — but in her defense, she won multiple awards for that story, and he was crowned the world's best ETA. Her work has been picked up by The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and The Associated Press. When Emma's not chasing down a story, taking in a musical, or watching a superhero TV show, she's spending time with her giant, sweet potato fry-stealing cat, Boh (named after Charm City icon Natty Boh), whose raison d'etre is to be a real-life Garfield.