High School Graduation
Saskatchewan high school graduation rates going up, but slowly
The Saskatchewan government’s goal announced in 2012 was for a four per cent increase yearly so as to hit an 85 per cent graduation rate by 2020. Continue reading
Graduate surprises deported father on U.S.-Mexico bridge in heartwarming video
Sarai Ruiz’s father, who was deported from the U.S., couldn’t attend his daughter’s graduation so she surprised him in her full graduation regalia on the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Kansas teen, 17, graduating from Harvard 11 days after graduating high school
“I’m relieved to have a little bit of a head start,” said 17-year-old Braxton Moral. Continue reading
Calgary Boys and Girls Clubs help grads look their best
By Lauren Pullen Digital Journalist
“Smiles, smiles, smiles. That’s it. Every one of them walks out with a big smile on their face.” Continue reading
Sherwood Park organization helps high school students with no-cost grad outfits
By Julia Wong Digital Broadcast Journalist
On Saturday, dozens of people trickled into a donated warehouse space on Buckingham Drive in Sherwood Park to look through 700 gowns and racks of suits Continue reading
Saskatoon Public Schools ending grad banquets
Saskatoon Public Schools said graduation banquet costs are becoming prohibitive to some students who are then left unable to participate. Continue reading
‘We didn’t spend 12 years not to have one’: Fort McMurray high school grads go back to say goodbye
Four months after the Fort McMurray wildfire forced more than 80,000 residents to flee and destroyed 2,400 homes and buildings, graduating Grade 12 students are going back to school to say goodbye. Continue reading
Need graduation present ideas? Give the gift of a financial plan
Many parents may be wondering what to give their child for a graduation gift. Why not consider giving the gift that will keep on giving for years to come – a financial plan. Continue reading
Alberta wildfire evacuees get special graduation ceremony
By Shallima Maharaj Digital Broadcast Journalist
After fleeing the wildfire in northern Alberta, a group of high school students from Anzac were given a graduation ceremony in Edmonton Thursday evening. Continue reading
‘Don’t be shy’: Alberta teens offer to take Fort McMurray grads to high school prom
Three Grade 12 students from Airdrie, Alta. don’t want their fellow high school seniors from Fort McMurray to miss out on the rite of passage that is their high school graduation. So, they’re offering three lucky ladies the chance to be their dates to their upcoming graduation. Continue reading