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Charlestown High School Graduation to Be Rescheduled After Cut Short by Gunshots
Charlestown High School graduation is expected to be rescheduled, according to reports, after the ceremony was cut short Monday when the sound of gunshots sent everyone into a panic.
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Charlestown High School Graduation to Be Rescheduled After Gunfire Interruption
Charlestown High School’s graduation will be rescheduled after the ceremony was cut short Monday when the sound of gunshots sent everyone into a panic. Police said no one was hurt after the shots were fired near Walford Way and Polk Street, in a neighborhood next to the school, but bullet holes could be seen in at least two vehicles....
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Gunshots Fired Near Charlestown High School on Graduation Day
Chaos erupted Monday when gunshots rang out near the graduation ceremony of Charlestown High School in Boston. Police said no one was hurt after the shots were fired near Walford and Polk streets, but bullet holes could be seen in at least two vehicles. No arrests had been made as of Monday night. “All of a sudden we heard three,…
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Mass. Teen Paralyzed By Hockey Injury Walks to Accept High School Diploma
Milton Academy senior Jake Thibeault walked across the stage to receive his high school diploma Friday, months after a hockey injury in the fall left him paralyzed from the waist down. The 18-year-old suffered spine fractures and a mild brain hemorrhage during the Eastern Alliance Kickoff tournament hockey game in September in Hopedale, Massachusetts. At the time, doctors said Thibeault…
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These Are the 10 Best Cities in the U.S. for Recent College Graduates
Rental listing site Zumper compiled a ranking of the top 10 U.S. cities for recent college graduates, based on factors like rental prices and median income for under-25-year-olds.
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FAMU Erases $16M Worth of Student Debt in Graduation Surprise
Hundreds of college students in Florida graduated this weekend with their school debt wiped clean.
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Boston Arts Academy Grads Reflect on Prep for ‘Dream' College
Latoyia Edwards speaks to two recent Boston Arts Academy graduates about their experiences at the school. NBC10 Boston and NECN are the media partners of the BAA.
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‘Don't Hurry to Grow Up': 9 Older Millennials Share Their Best Advice to Recent Grads
Despite all the challenges they’ve faced, most older millennials are content with how their lives turned out. Here’s their best advice to the next generation.
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Why This Harvard-Bound Student Gave Up Her $40K Scholarship
Recent Massachusetts high school graduate Verda Tetteh is off to Harvard University this fall – and helping some of her fellow classmates along the way. We spoke to Tetteh about why she declined a $40,000 scholarship and asked it be given to other kids headed to community colleges.
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Almost Half of Older Millennials Wish They'd Chosen a Different Career Path—What They'd Do Differently
Older millennials across the country share what they’d do differently in their career.
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Multiple Students Will Benefit From Mass. High School Grad Who Gave Up $40K Scholarship
At her graduation from a Massachusetts high school, a Harvard-bound senior asked that her school give tens of thousands of dollars it had awarded her for a college scholarship to someone attending a community college instead.
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94-Year-Old Man Will Finally Walk at Graduation After Missing His Own Due to WWII
In 1945, World War II Veteran Ed Kinslow missed his high school graduation because he was busy flying for the Air Force. At age 94, he is finally getting the chance to walk across the stage on graduation day.
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Senior Wants Scholarship to Be Given Away
A Harvard-bound graduate from Fitchburg is giving a lesson in kindness and helping others in need.
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Harvard-Bound Senior Asks That $40K College Scholarship Be Given to Others
At her graduation from a Massachusetts high school, a Harvard-bound senior asked that her school give tens of thousands of dollars it had awarded her for a college scholarship to someone attending a community college instead.
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NC Student Who Wore Mexican Flag Receives Diploma
A North Carolina high school student was originally denied his diploma after he wore a Mexican flag as a cape to his graduation ceremony. School officials said he violated the dress code.
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Mass. High Schools Prepare for Real, Live Graduation Ceremonies
High school seniors are able to take part in graduation ceremonies this year as pandemic restrictions ease, and students are excited.
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Weymouth High School Not Requiring Masks at Graduation
Guests at this year’s graduation ceremony at Weymouth High School can go mask-free, but some people are questioning whether guests will be honest.
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A Graduate From Oprah Winfrey's School in South Africa Just Became the First to Get a PhD
Lindiwe Tsope has become the first graduate of Oprah Winfrey’s Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa to be awarded a PhD.
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Stacey Abrams to 2021 Graduates: ‘Do Not Allow False Logic to Limit Your Expectations of Success'
Stacey Abrams tells 2021 graduates at Teachers College, Columbia University that “what you want can be made real” if you don’t give up.
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Caps and Gowns Arrive at Fenway for a Graduation to Remember
Colleges and universities in Boston began this weekend to hold graduation ceremonies at Fenway Park.