When my son graduated from Newtown High School in Connecticut, lo and behold, there were quite a few seniors who had decorated their graduation caps! This extra festive atmosphere made me wonder, "Hmm...What's this all about?" The caps looked creative and fun, - some with flowers, some with furry-looking trim, others with colored duct tape messages or the year of graduation. After seeing the procession of all the seniors, I saw the point to this tide of originality.
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Along with graduation come traditions and diplomas. Along with diplomas (and diploma frames) come a distinct and formal identifier of the school…its seal. Traditionally, college diplomas have a school seal, very often with a Latin motto, affixed to it.
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By Dawn Handschuh
Graduation season is upon us, and at many schools across the country, the process of choosing a commencement speaker was a daunting one for school administrators: should they select an individual—possibly someone who’s relatively unknown—who has changed the world in a meaningful way? Someone who can motivate and inspire graduates? Or should they go with a big name speaker who can be counted on to entertain and give a great speech?
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By Dawn Handschuh
One of the first of many milestones in a young person's life, college graduation is a rite of passage marked by numerous traditions, many of them centuries old. While graduates at nearly every college and university will don a a cap and gown—itself a centuries old tradition dating back to the 12th century—many of today’s institutions of learning have adopted their own traditions, steeped in symbolism and faithfully repeated year after year.
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Our fifth annual Frame My Future Scholarship Contest received over 9,000 entries! View our 37 Honorable Mentions. Congratulations to all of the Honorable Mentions for your inspiring entry. View the last part of the Honorable Mentions.
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As Earth Day is celebrated on April 22, you’re going to want to know how the end of the 13th annual RecycleMania tournament concluded on March 30. There were 523 colleges and universities competing for eight weeks to increase recycling participation by students and staff and to increase awareness about waste reduction programs on campus. During the tournament, colleges and universities collected 90.3 million pounds of recyclables materials!
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Our fifth annual Frame My Future Scholarship Contest received over 9,000 entries! View our 37 Honorable Mentions. Congratulations to all the Honorable Mentions for your inspiring entry. View more Honorable Mentions in part three.
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Part Two of Four
Our fifth annual Frame My Future Scholarship Contest received over 9,000 entries! View our 37 Honorable Mentions. Congratulations to all the Honorable Mentions for your inspiring entry. View more Honorable Mentions in part two.
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Part One of Four
Our fifth annual Frame My Future Scholarship Contest had over 9,000 entries! View our 37 Honorable Mentions. Congratulations to the 37 Honorable Mentions for your inspiring entry. View the first 10 Honorable Mentions on part one.
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The fifth annual Frame My Future Scholarship Contest attracted incredible interest with entries pouring in from all 50 states. Now it’s your turn to vote for your favorite entry among the 24 Finalist entries.
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