It’s graduation season again! While the spotlight is usually on the kids walking up the stage, parents are now getting their share of attention too. It’s long been normal for parents to join their children during the ceremony, snapping photos and sharing the moment. But recently, a new issue has taken over the internet—and this […]
People everywhere have missed out on highly anticipated events, thanks to ol’ Miss ‘Rona. Events like graduations have been postponed “until further notice” and years of studying have been concluded by clicking “send” … a bit anti-climactic. Despite what Miss Rona might be making you feel about finishing school, online graduation doesn’t make this milestone […]
Twelve high school students ended their high school journey by driving a jet ski to claim their diplomas in Florida, United States.
A principal went the extra mile—or 1,500 miles (2,414.016 kilometers), to be exact—by traveling the distance for 10 days to personally deliver the diplomas of 240 seniors amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Scott Rudes, the principal of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Texas, USA, spent most of last […]
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, many special events or gatherings have been put on hold as a way to limit viral transmission. But for Japanese graduating students, the ongoing pandemic will not hinder them from walking on stage to accept their diplomas. In fact, there was even a group of elementary kids, who organized a Minecraft […]
With the rising COVID-19 fears, one would think that graduation parties would become impossible. And with schools on quarantine, many students tend to sit inside, binge-watch on Netflix, and spend time gaming to distract themselves. Since the Japanese school year will end this month, someone came up with an idea of using these games to […]
Due to the recent spike of positive coronavirus cases in the country, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte extended the class suspension from March 14 until April 12 as a precautionary measure against the said disease. Since this decision will affect the school curriculum, some teachers chose to conduct online sessions and/or classes for students to follow […]
A former Uber driver from Atlanta, Georgia in the United States, was able to return to college and earn an associate’s degree after her passenger settled her unpaid balance. Forty-three-year-old Latonya Young worked as a hairstylist and a driver for Uber to make ends meet, according to WBS-TV on Jan. 1. Young had put on […]
Eighty-year-old Donzella Washington made history when she graduated from the Alabama A&M University as magna cum laude and its oldest graduate.