Paralympic Medalist to Speak at Graduation

American paralympic athlete Thomas Bourgeois of San Antonio will be the featured speaker at this year’s graduation ceremony for La Grange High School at Leopard Stadium May 27 at 8 p.m.

Bourgeois, who was born without a bone in his right leg and had that leg amputated at a young age, did not let that stop him, and he won medals at three different Summer Paralympics (in 1992 in Barcelona, 1996 in Atlanta and 2000 in Sydney) all in the P44 Pentathlon event, which consists of the long jump, the shot put, the 100 meters, the discus throw, and the 400 meters. Because of the ongoing pandemic, attendance is limited at graduation again this year.

Seniors have been given only a limited number of tickets (15).