graduation

Since when did it cost money for a right of passage like graduating high school? I know when I graduated I did (or my parents did) have to pay for invitations and the cap and gown however not for the ceremony itself. Students at a school in Florida are required to pay $20 to participate in graduation...

The class of 2014 is about to exit an almost decade long of schooling, growing from being little five year old pre-kindergartners to young adults.With the end of school coming in closer and closer however, many will be tempted to take a while before they enter college. This is a list of things that every graduating senior needs to do before they go to college after their break.

My middle child will graduate from kindergarten next week. And a little part of me is dreading it in a big way.

We continue our journey of the graduating classes of the 3's. All this week we are going to honor those who graduated on the 3's.  Today we are going to focus on the Class of '73.  They will be celebrating their 40th reunion this year.  Here are the top 10 songs from 1973. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

This group of graduates will be reliving old glories as they celebrate their 30th class reunions this summer.   All this week we are going to honor those who graduated on the 3's.  T Here are the top 10 songs from 1983.

We continue our journey of the graduating classes of the 3's. All this week we are going to honor those who graduated on the 3's.  The class of 1993 will be celebrating their 20-year reunion this year.  Here are the top 10 songs from 1993.

A new class of teenagers will be experience the right of passage of graduation  in the next few weeks.  All this week we are going to honor those who graduated on the 3's.  The class of 2003 will be celebrating their 10-year reunion this year.  Here are the top 10 songs from 2003.

Although he was run over by a car at 14-months-old and paralyzed from the waist down, Patrick Ivison didn’t let his disability stop him. In fact, the California native learned how to kayak, ski, play rugby and even surf. And now he has one more amazing feat to add to his accomplishments after managing to walk during his high school graduation on Tuesday.

Some Minnesota parents are furious after a local high school gave all its seniors breathalyzer tests at their graduation rehearsal, with school officials claiming that since they smelled alcohol on some of the kids, they were justified in screening everyone.

Personally, I find this ridiculous because it is a graduation a time to celebrate not sit in the stands like trolls.  A Cincinnati senior was denied his diploma after his family cheered to loudly at graduation.

Usually when a person is graduating from college, she’s thinking about what kind of job she’ll get after school. This woman gets a surprise offer during graduation and suddenly has a different job to think about — the new and unexpected job of planning her wedding.