Tag Archives: Graduation

Dakota Johnson Graduates From High School Days Before His Death

School-county officials brought the graduation ceremony to the student's hospital room
Posted on May 1, 2019 by Lucas Morgan (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Dakota Johnson had always dreamed of graduating from high school. Johnson suffered from Duchenne muscular dystrophy for most of his life, so graduation was never a certainty. Fortunately, the high school senior was able to complete all of his schoolwork … Continue reading →

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”Gaudeamus Igitur”

A tongue-in-cheek graduation song that tells us to make the most of life before we die
Posted on June 17, 2014 by Christopher Hewitt (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Summer’s here. The school year’s over and many of our siblings, friends, children and grandchildren are graduating from university. Just imagine the opportunities before them. What will they do next? Where will they go? Whom will they meet? As their … Continue reading →

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“I’ve told my children that when I die, to release balloons in the sky to celebrate that I graduated. For me, death is a graduation.”

-Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Posted on December 6, 2011 by Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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