CONGRATULATIONS, CLASS OF 2017. YOU DID IT. Thank you to our parents and the Durham community for supporting our students, teachers, classrooms and schools and for believing in the power of public education.

Durham Public Schools graduated 2,231 students who were offered more than $40 million in scholarships and will be attending the following colleges and universities:

Agnes Scott College • American University • Appalachian State University • • • • Bellarmine University • Benedict College • • Boston College • Boston Conservatory • Bridgewater College • Bucknell University • Carleton College • • • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania • • Claflin University • Clark University • Coastal • College of Charleston • College of William and Mary • • Denison University • DePaul University • Dillard University • Durham Technical Community College • Earlham College • East Carolina University Eastern Connecticut State University • • Elizabeth City State University • Faulkner University • Fayetteville State University • • Fisher College • Fork Union Military Academy • Franklin and Marshall College • Full Sail University • Gardner Webb University • George Washington University • Georgian Court University • Golden Gate University • • • Hampden-Sydney College • Hampshire College • Hampton University • • Hofstra University • Hollins University • College • Johns Hopkins University • Johnson & Wales University • Johnson C. Smith University • Lehigh University Lenoir Rhyne University • Liberty University • Lincoln University • • • Louisiana State University • Lynchburg College • • • College of Art • • Merrimack College • Miami University of Ohio • • State University • Mississippi Valley State University • Morehouse College • Morgan State University • Morris College • Norfolk State University Agricultural & Technical State University • North Carolina Central University • North Carolina State University • North Carolina • Northwestern State University • Oglethorpe University • Ohio State University • Ohio University • Oklahoma State University • Otis College of Art and Design • Otterbein University • • Pratt Institute • • Prince George’s Community College • • Providence Baptist College • Queens University of Charlotte Quinnipiac University • • Rider University • Roanoke College • Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota • • Savannah College of Art and Design • Seton Hall University • Spelman College • St. Augustine’s University • Stevens Institute of Technology • The New School • Toccoa Falls College • Tuskegee University • Military Academy West Point • University of Alabama University of Berkeley • University of California Santa Cruz • University of Chicago • University of Colorado Boulder • University of Dayton • University of Glasgow • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Maryland College Park • University of Miami • University of Mount Olive • University of North Carolina at Asheville • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of North Carolina at Greensboro • University of North Carolina at Pembroke • University of North Carolina at Wilmington • University of North Carolina School of the Arts • University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh • University of Rochester • University of South Carolina • University of Tampa University of Texas at San Antonio • Valparaiso University • • Virginia Commonwealth University • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University • Virginia Wesleyan University • • Wake Technical Community College • • • Wilberforce University • Willamette University • William Peace University • • Winston-Salem State University • Xavier University

City of Medicine Academy Hillside New Tech Northern High School Nzia Hall, Valedictorian Tierra Winstead, Valedictorian Corbin Bryan, Valedictorian Attending North Carolina A&T State University Attending UNC Chapel Hill Attending UNC Chapel Hill Ciara Walker-Park, Salutatorian Brea C. Smith, Salutatorian Carl Fowler, Salutatorian Attending East Carolina University Attending Ohio State University Attending the College of William and Mary

J.D. Clement Early College High Performance Learning Center/Holton Career Riverside High School Courtney Packer, Valedictorian and Resource Center Aaron Balleisen, Valedictorian Attending Salem College Samuel James Ullman, Valedictorian Attending Princeton University Armarcus Simms, Salutatorian Interning for a gaming development company Brennan Pitts, Salutatorian Attending North Carolina A&T State University Destiny Nikole Richardson, Salutatorian Attending Johns Hopkins University Attending Durham Technical Community College Durham School of the Arts Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Eugen Craciunescu, Valedictorian Jordan High School Bobby Fuller, Valedictorian Attending University of Chicago following a gap Irene Zhang, Valedictorian Attending North Carolina A&T State University year in Peru Attending University of Pennsylvania Joelle Dvorak, Salutatorian John (Jack) Swansey, Salutatorian Alana Michelle Fiordalisi, Salutatorian Attending NC State University Attending Wesleyan University Attending UNC Chapel Hill The School for Creative Studies Hillside High School Middle College High School Alexandra Gaines, Valedictorian Jiana Brown, Valedictorian Nabila Bustillos-Francis, Valedictorian Attending NC State University Attending NC State University Attending North Carolina State University Shemayah Myrtle-B Hart, Salutatorian Adrianne Lyons, Salutatorian Alexis Guillen Guillen, Salutatorian Attending NC State University Attending UNC Charlotte Attending Durham Technical Community College

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