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To the Class of 2020: We want to hear your stories

The UpSide is soliciting first-person tales of achievement and perseverance from 2020 graduates, to be celebrated in The Commencement, coming in June to The Inquirer.

College graduates lining up before a commencement ceremony in East Rutherford, N.J., on May 17, 2018.
College graduates lining up before a commencement ceremony in East Rutherford, N.J., on May 17, 2018.Read moreSeth Wenig / AP

Are you a 2020 graduate or know of an outstanding one?

We’re looking for great tales of educational achievement — and incredible stories of overcoming adversity on the way there — to highlight from Philadelphia-area high school and college students in the Class of 2020, since there won’t be in-person graduations this year.

Tell us your story, in 250 words or fewer, include a photo of yourself, and submit it to UpSide@Inquirer.com by May 11. We’ll publish the most inspiring stories in The Commencement, a special part of TheUpSide, on June 7.

Let’s celebrate the best of — and the best in — the graduating Class of 2020!