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Umberto Lopez

Westchester HS Senior Dies Day Before Graduation Ceremony Westchester HS Senior Dies Day Before Graduation Ceremony
Westchester HS Senior Dies Day Before Graduation Ceremony Tragedy struck the New Rochelle School District as a high school senior died a day before graduation. Umberto Lopez, a senior at the New Rochelle High School, died on Monday, June 24, a day before graduation. At the event on Tuesday, Lopez’s family reportedly was presented with an honorary degree. A moment of silence was held for Lopez and other students that lost their lives in the last academic year during the graduation ceremony. In a statement, interim New Rochelle High School Principal Joseph Starvaggi said that “it is with a heavy heart and great sadness that I share some tragic news…