Graduates urged to remember to be themselves to keep going when challenged.
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Mother sees teen daughter walk for first time at graduation
The teenager says she simply wanted to surprise her family and was stunned by the crowd’s standing ovation.
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Mount Merici Academy receives $83,000 legacy gift
The money from the late Fred Boucher will go to the Catholic school’s endowment.
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Yarmouth High student wins app challenge contest
Michael Guertler will share $10,000 in college scholarships.
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New, old traditions mix at Maine Girls’ Academy graduation
The former Catherine McAuley High School holds its second commencement.
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‘Don’t let anything stop you’ Jimmy Fallon tells graduating Parkland students
Four families receive diplomas on behalf of loved ones killed in the February attack.
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Massachusetts students facing suspension to be offered tutoring, counseling instead
A pilot program in four districts will provide support services that also try to address the underlying problem as an alternative to a wasted day outside of school.
Posted inNew England, Schools and Education
Former Smith College president Jill Ker Conway dies at 83
She was the first woman president of the Massachusetts school.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Maine Central Institute graduates told ‘failure can be a gift’
The Pittsfield-based independent MCI graduated 111 students from 12 towns in Maine, three states and a dozen countries on Sunday.