Hollywood Do-gooders Strike Again

by Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger

18 May 2007 12:54 PM

Can you image walking across the stage at your high school graduation and locking eyes with actress Sandra Bullock? That's exactly what happened to some unsuspecting New Orleans high school seniors just a few days ago.

Bullock and her husband Jesse James sat in the front row to witness 191 students receive their diplomas. The students make up the first graduating class from Warren Easton High School since Hurricane Katrina nearly leveled it in 2005.

According to the school's principal, Bullock donated more than $100,000 to the school and provided more than two dozen $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors.

School administrators told local news reporters that Bullock and James stayed until the end of the ceremony and then posed for pictures with graduates and their parents.

Who knew musician John Mayer and presidential candidate John Edwards had so much in common? They both enjoy listening to Mayer's music... that's one thing they have in common. The other is something a bit more newsworthy (at least in the eyes of TIME magazine)-both are interested in reaching the youth of America.

The 29-year-old singer is reportedly working with the 53-year-old politician to find a way to communicate with young America.

"He was talking about the language of young people, his generation," Edwards recently told the magazine referring to a conversation he had with the Mayer. "He basically said, 'You've got to get me in the first 20 seconds. I watch movies on YouTube, and if they're 25 seconds long, they're five seconds too long.' "

Apparently, Edwards was impressed with Mayer's input because he told the magazine that he set up a meeting with the singer so he can hear more of his ideas on inspiring young America to participate in the election process. In addition, he told Mayer that he was interested in hearing about his efforts to go "green." The singer recently went public with his "Light Green" initiative-illustrating ways he intends to make his lifestyle more environmentally friendly.

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Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism.

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