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Students graduate from Bishop McGuinness High School

Graduates of Bishop McGuinness High School in Kernersville were recognized during a baccalaureate Mass celebrated by Bishop Peter J. Jugis on May 24 at St. Pius X Church in Greensboro.
— Photos provided by Katie Boswell

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