WILLIMANTIC — Layla Edmiston, the valedictorian at EASTCONN’s Arts at the Capitol Theater, was very involved in the dance program during her time at the school. The 17-year-old from Sterling has done much for the dance department by recruiting and participating in various shows. She was a part of the yearbook club, climate and culture […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — From a New Orleans homeless shelter to the top of his high school class, Elijah Hogan has already conquered much in life. Hogan recently graduated as one of two valedictorians at Walter L. Cohen charter high school, despite living in a homeless shelter for youth for more than a year. “It’s […]
A Louisiana high school senior experiencing homelessness recently graduated at the top of his class with the highest-earned GPA. Elijah Hogan, 19, was named valedictorian of Walter L. Cohen High School in New Orleans and graduated May 24 with a 3.93 GPA, he told CNN. Hogan, who became homeless a year and a half ago, […]
ALANSON — Alanson Public School celebrated its graduation on Friday night. Alanson’s 2024 valedictorian, Troy Johnson, ended his high school career with a prefect 4.0 GPA. Troy Johnson The child of Nicole Leech and Brian Johnson, he played baseball and basketball throughout high school, and was also a member of the National Honor Society. After graduation, […]
Mariana Nijensohn will give the valedictorian’s speech at Windermere High School’s graduation later this month, but the cap-and-gown ceremony might seem a little deja vu to the teenager and her family. Earlier this month, the 18-year-old walked at a University of Central Florida commencement ceremony because while in high school she earned enough college credits […]
Morehouse College valedictorian DeAngelo Fletcher called for a cease-fire in Gaza during his commencement speech on Sunday, receiving applause from both fellow students and guest President Joe Biden as his administration continues to face pushback from college students across the U.S. over his support for Israel. Biden sat behind the valedictorian during the ceremony at […]
Mt. Juliet High School graduated 356 students earlier this month, with Rowan Felton the 2024 valedictorian and Aryan Pandey the class salutatorian. “This class was resilient, dedicated and motivated,” Mt. Juliet High Principal Ryan Hill said, pointing to starting high school on a remote/hybrid schedule during the COVID-19 pandemic, sharing the building with West Wilson […]
The crowd inside USC’s Galen Center erupted in a prolonged symphony of applause Friday as Asna Tabassum — the Muslim valedictorian whose speech was canceled by university leaders amid controversy over her pro-Palestinian views — walked across the stage to accept her diploma during the Viterbi School of Engineering graduation ceremony. Tabassum’s entire biomedical engineering class, along […]
Asna Tabassum, USC’s Class of 2024 valedictorian who was barred from speaking at the university’s commencement ceremony, called attention to her silencing by releasing a largely redacted version of the speech that she would have delivered on Friday. The document was published by Annenberg Media and the Daily Trojan, the university’s student-run newspaper. “This speech […]
May 8—On Monday, Commerce High School announced its top two graduating seniors for the Class of 2024 — valedictorian Raley Draughn and salutatorian Oliver Roberts. Draughn will begin attending Baylor University this fall where she plans to study nursing with the intention of becoming a certified registered nurse anesthetist. During her high school career, in […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California has canceled a commencement speech by its 2024 valedictorian, a Muslim student who has expressed support for Palestinians, citing “substantial” security risks for the event that draws 65,000 people to campus. Andrew T. Guzman, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs for the private university […]
The University of Southern California said its valedictorian will no longer deliver a graduation speech this year, citing “substantial risks relating to security” over social media chatter surrounding the Israel-Hamas conflict. The Los Angeles school revealed that Asna Tabassum, a fourth-year student from Chino Hills, California, was selected as the valedictorian and would give a […]