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WVU Commencement is a go

WVU Today  West Virginia University graduates will return to in-person commencement ceremonies this May; with some restrictions will be in place for the 4,499 who will walk across the stage to receive their diplomas. Graduates from May, August and December 2020 are also eligible to ...

University sends off December grads

WVU Today  Not only do West Virginia University’s newest graduates have much to celebrate in a year that defied traditions and norms, as they enter the next phase of their lives, they are drawing strength from being tested and are instilled with the most critical skills for ...

Cee-Bees stress unity, family during graduation

Clay-Battelle High School students, faculty and family took shelter as the rain poured onto the empty chairs, which delayed their 81st graduation ceremony, initially to start at 6:30 p.m. It was just shortly after 7:15 p.m., though, that the rain stopped, the sun came out and a faint double ...

MHS seniors choose to focus on the positive

Nobody smiles, and shows urgency, at the same time like a high school principal. Paul Mihalko was proving it Thursday evening, as he quickly strode to the microphone. Morgantown High School’s 137th Commencement, a social-distanced affair for a senior year that wasn’t, had just ...

UHS graduates find strength, hope in unity

A global pandemic couldn’t stop University High School’s graduates from walking across the stage and being handed their diplomas on Thursday — and despite its best effort, neither could the rain. As Valedictorian Emma Williams stepped up to the mic to give her speech, the wind picked ...

Preston High gets creative for class of 2020

By Becky Jones As photographer for this year’s Preston High cap and gown pictures, my interaction with each graduate allowed me to see and hear things most people miss. This year’s unusual graduation ceremony — held over two days, May 26-27, to take extra precautions against ...