graduation

The run-of-the-mill college graduation speech has been turned on its ear, thanks to ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ star Charlie Day.

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.

He may be a college graduate, but this guy doesn't appear to be quite ready to take on the world just yet.

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.

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.

Two high school seniors at Westfield High School in Massachusetts wanted to entertain their fellow students by staging a lightsaber battle in the school cafeteria during lunch. According to onlookers, one of the seniors entered the cafeteria from one side, and the other from another, and then they met in the middle for a 30-second showdown with their toy lightsabers.

The Harvard class of 2011 was treated to a hilarious commencement speech this week by 'Parks and Recreation' star Amy Poehler, who entertained the crowd with a number of quips and mock observations on life. "I graduated from Boston College, which some call the Harvard of Boston," she told the crowd. Poehler also saved time to give the graduating class tips and advice, based on her own ex