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News Articles: graduation

Publix grocery store in Macon celebrates their workers who are graduating this year.

2020 Graduates Doing Things Differently During A Pandemic

Many 2020 graduates have been forced to forego the usual celebrations due to the coronavirus pandemic. They won't take the traditional walk across the...

May 21, 2020
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By:
  • Jenna Sanders,
  • Micah Johnston,
  • and 1 more
Create Your Dreams mentors students from the 2nd grade until they no longer need CYD's support. CYD's executive director Kim Dennis says their program is like "extreme mentoring."

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Create Your Dreams Celebrates 25 Years Of 'Extreme Mentoring' For Under-Served Youth in Atlanta

Create Your Dreams , or CYD, is an after school program that provides long-term youth development, and is dedicated to helping students in underserved...

October 16, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Jake Troyer ,
  • and 1 more
Philanthropist Robert F. Smith speaking at the Morehouse College 2019 commencement ceremony in Atlanta, Ga.

Billionaire To Pay Off Student Loan Debt For 2019 Morehouse Graduates

Graduating seniors at Morehouse College received a surprise gift from billionaire philanthropist Robert Smith who announced he would provide a grant to...

May 20, 2019
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By:
  • Robert Jimison
U.S. Rep. John Lewis will deliver the commencement address at Emory University's Oxford College.

Local, National Figures To Deliver Commencement Speeches At Georgia Colleges

As spring comes to an end, graduation ceremonies quickly approach and commencement speakers are tasked with inspiring graduates as they enter the...

April 30, 2019
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By:
  • Bailey Walker
Cristo Rey senior Gabby Wilson works with her supervisor Julia Peters at accounting firm Ernst and Young

Cristo Rey Atlanta's Greatest Lessons Come Outside The Classroom

In this afternoon Latin class at Cristo Rey Atlanta’s downtown building, 20 uniformed teenagers recite words illuminated on the wall by an overhead...

June 07, 2018
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By:
  • Rickey Bevington

UGA Ranked Last In SEC In Student Athlete Graduation

UGA has a great football team this year. They’re ranked number seven in the nation, after a spell in first. But it’s not all good news. UGA ranks dead...

November 21, 2017
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea and
  • Ryan McFadin
Seniors from Warner Robins' Northside High School walk the halls of Westside Elementary School recently.

One Last Look At The Old School

They say you can’t go home again. So maybe you should take a good long look before you leave? That’s what seniors from Northside High School in Warner...

May 23, 2017
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship

Caps And Gowns Bring A Costly Senior Year To A Close

It's high school graduation season. That means there are a lot of proud parents across Georgia this week. And some of them are also hurting for cash...

May 25, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Lindsay Thomas ,
  • and 1 more

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