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"I was laughing and thought I got jack (expletive), so I wrote I got the Jack S. Hitte Award," Rosenberry said.
Rosenberry said the phrase made it past proof-reading by the school's guidance office and was read at the ceremony by Principal Robert Vlasaty. He said the prank was noticed and he was told he would have to speak to Vlasaty before receiving his diploma.
The graduate said he received his diploma this week.
"Whenever you do something like this, whenever you take the risk, you have to assume there will be consequences," Rosenberry said. "If Mr. Vlasaty wasn't such a great guy, there could have been huge problems."