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President’s Senior Celebration honors BYU graduates April 6

Brigham Young University President Cecil O. Samuelson will congratulate graduating seniors during the annual President’s Senior Celebration, slated for Friday, April 6, from 6:30 to 11 p.m. in the Wilkinson Student Center.

Admission is free for graduating seniors and their spouses and children, and each senior may purchase one guest pass for $5. Tickets are available at the WSC Information Desk.

President Samuelson, who sponsors the event, will start the evening with a special message to matriculating students. Other activities will include carnival-style games; prizes such as bikes, iPods, foosball tables and camping gear; food; and performances by the BYU International Folk Dance Team and a cappella group Noteworthy.

For more information, contact the Events Management Team at (801) 422-6009.

Writer: Elizabeth Kasper

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Photo by Jaren S. Wilkey/BYU Photo

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