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Texas Teen Comes Out in Graduation Speech

Emerald Catron — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:17:07 +0000

Rather than referencing 'My Little Pony' or 'Twilight,' one Texas student decided to use his chance to speak at his high school graduation to come out as gay. *Then* Mitch Anderson started making references -- to Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Zachary Quinto's eyebrows, the chorus of a Nicki Minaj song, etc.

Congrats, Grads! Our Gift To You — The Graduate Cocktail [DRINKS WITH JACK]

Deandra Modica — Fri, 10 May 2013 04:01:17 +0000

Ah, college graduation…a time to rejoice and move forward…or freak out about your future. Either way this Graduate drink recipe will help. *** Ingredients 1 1/2-2 ounces of gin Splash Elderflower Cordial Lemon juice Lime juice Splash club soda Lemon zest, for garnish Method Fill a glass with ice and pour gin overtop. Add Elderflower Cordial and lemon [...]

14 Signs You Aren't Going to Graduate

Danny Gallagher — Sun, 20 May 2012 10:00:52 +0000

Graduation season is just around the corner for high school students, and now is the time for them to start deciding what college they want to attend next semester and college grads to choose a career with the least potential for unemployment benefits in two years.

Some, however, won’t get a diploma that they can hang on their wall (assuming that they make enough to afford a frame for it). Here some ways to tell if you’ll be one of them.

High School Principal Dressed As Iron Man for Graduation, Guess Where?! [VIDEO]

Jordan Breindel — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 13:00:39 +0000

Apparently they do high school graduation a little differently in Taichung, Taiwan. Instead of just throwing on ‘Pomp and Circumstance’ and reading out a list of names, Ming-Dao High principal Albert T. Wang emerges onto a smoke-filled stage dressed in a full Iron Man costume and delivers a speech in not one, but two languages. His message: “Believe in yourself. You are also Iron Man.”

99-Year-Old Man Graduates College

Stephen Lenz — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:00:16 +0000

Leo Plass is a graduating senior. And we do mean “senior.” After nearly eight decades, the 99-year-old man has finally graduated from college. He recently picked up his diploma from Eastern Oregon University. Plass had less than a semester to go in 1932 before he would’ve graduated from the school, which was then called Eastern [...]