Wake County Public Schools has confirmed that the county’s high schools will hold modified in-person graduations this year for seniors. WCPSS Superintendent Cathy Moore said today, “We’ve asked every high school to facilitate an in-person event that will allow a receiving of a diploma while following the current health guidelines. It won’t look like a […]

Barack Obama will be addressing the nation’s high school graduates this Saturday in a primetime event on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox at 8pm. The event will also feature LeBron James, Malala Yousafzai and Ben Platt, among others. The event will also be carried by 20 other broadcast and digital partners. “This high school graduation […]

It’s disappointing news for graduating seniors in Wake County. The school system announced today that there won’t be any in-person graduations this year. However, virtual events are being considered. According to the Wake County Public School System chairman Keith Sutoon,”It is no longer realistic to believe these events, which often draw thousands of people, will […]

Join former First Lady Michelle Obama on June 6, 2020, at 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT for a commencement celebration to salute your commitment to higher education. Over the past month, President and Mrs. Obama have received dozens of requests from around the globe to address graduating classes whose in-person commencement events have […]

Congratulations to the class of 2018. Most graduation ceremonies will occur June 8-13, 2018 at the Raleigh Convention Center and the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh. Raleigh Friday, June 8 Broughton High School, Holliday Gymnasium, 2 p.m. Middle Creek High, Raleigh Convention Center, 4 p.m. Longview High, Enloe High School, […]

Unlike the University of Florida, who literally pushed black students off the stage while they celebrated their graduation. Winston-Salem State University knows how to celebrate their graduates, check out drum majors Brandon Burgess and Trequan Holman steal the stage on graduation day. It’s a way to express themselves and emphasize the accomplishment of completing college […]

Congratulations to the High School class of 2017! Thousands of Wake County High School Students will celebrate their graduations beginning this weekend. The Wake County school system has 20 ceremonies planned Friday through Wednesday. Some of the ceremonies are held at the schools, while the majority are being held at the Raleigh Convention Center and […]

Georgia Rivera, a local mother, has posted a petition to urge the principal of Middle Creek High School to allow her son to march at graduation this Saturday. Her son missed rehearsal and students are forbidden from participating without attending the rehearsal, according to a spokeswoman. According to Rivera, her son was in a car […]

This video of parents at a high school graduation in Memphis has gone viral. Things started out well. The kids look happy as they walk down the aisle. Parents are recording video. And then…     Let’s take a closer look.     The person who captured the close-up video said the fight was over […]

  It’s graduation day and we rounded up some of your best pics and videos from today’s festivities!   https://twitter.com/tomjoynerfound/status/863413449027723264 https://www.instagram.com/p/BUCEhp1F34s/?tagged=nccu     Follow Karen Clark on Social Media Facebook: The Karen Clark Instagram: @TheKarenClark Twitter/Snapchat: @The_KarenClark

A Louisiana community celebrates the valedictorian banned from graduation ceremony over his refusal to shave his facial hair. The case raised questions about school districts selectively enforcing its policies.

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