Senior students graduating from Compton High School in California got a VIP surprise as most of them are set to attend colleges in the coming year: Former Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the class of 2025 during the commencement ceremony.

The school district said 87% of the 283 graduates at Compton High have been accepted to four or two-year colleges, including UCLA and UC Berkeley. The graduating class has also received about a half a million dollars in scholarships.

With so much to look forward to, having the former vice president as a special guest was a cherry on top for the graduates, according to MyShay Causey, a graduating senior who was instrumental in inviting Harris.

MyShay, who is on her way to Cornell University, said she ran into former Second Gentlemen Doug Emho

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