graduation

The number of first-time-in-college students who graduated from the same institution where they started has gradually increased over the past five years, according to a presentation given to the university system’s Board of Governors.

Florida State University will hold in-person commencement ceremonies for its spring graduates. Nearly a dozen smaller commencement ceremonies will be held at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center in April.

Graduation rates for Florida high school students ticked up last year, with 90 percent of students graduating, according to a state Department of Education report.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has extended until December 1 a deadline for recent high-school graduates to meet SAT or ACT test-score requirements to qualify for Bright Futures scholarships.

Tallahassee Community College (TCC) is partnering with Lively Technical College to boost career pathways. The new agreement establishes an opportunity for Lively students to earn college credit toward an Associate of Science degree at TCC.

Leon County seniors are celebrating the end of their high school careers with graduation ceremonies at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center. However, this year those celebrations look a little different. Due to concerns about the coronavirus, families will fill the parking lot and stay in their cars. It's an effort to distance people per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.

In a time when most graduation ceremonies have been cancelled, staff at Wewahitchka High School in Gulf County found a unique way to honor their graduates. The school partnered with Gulf Coast electric to hang banners featuring names and photos of each of the school’s 2020 graduates. The banners are hung on light poles throughout the town.

When colleges and universities closed in March, most students returned home. This hasn’t been an extended Spring Break for students. Many had internships lined up for the summer that were canceled. Others are worried about graduating into the unknown.

The Leon County School District has settled on a graduation ceremony for seniors. But it won’t be the traditional walk across a stage most have envisioned.

Leon County public school students won’t receive midterm reports this 9 weeks, and they won’t take final exams at the end of the semester.