Graduates

Recovering USU grad walks to get diploma

A Utah State University student recovering from a climbing accident managed to stand from her wheelchair and walk across a stage on crutches to accept her diploma.

Brittany Fisher, 22, of Naperville, Ill., was rappelling down a cliff in Southern Utah in the middle of the night when she lost control of the rope.

She completed her studies during physical therapy. She was given a standing ovation recently during the graduation ceremony.

Fewer high school grads finding full-time work

SAN FRANCISCO - Fewer than two in 10 recent high school graduates have a full-time job, a survey found, highlighting the difficulties young workers without a college degree are facing as the economic expansion enters its fourth year.

Graduates of CERT program named

SOUTH WEBER -- Emily Thomas, Deputy Recorder of South Weber, announced ten recent graduates of the CERT (Community Emergency Response Training) Team.

The training consisted of three days of hands-on training in case of an earthquake or other community disasters. All 10 graduates attended the March 27 city council meeting to receive their certificates. The graduates included: Sam Stokes, Aaron Van Noy, Debbie Buckner, Brent Buckner, Vic Barrett, Sara Lusk, John Lusk, Brain Petersen, Kristen Guymon, and Brandon Poll.

Morgan High to break tradition by holding graduation at Dee Events Center

MORGAN — For the first time in nearly a century, Morgan High School graduation ceremonies will be held outside the county.

Welcome, grads, to the real world of budgeting and saving

Goodbye homework. Hello household budget. College graduates around the country are transitioning from life on campus to life on their own.

While being in college introduces many financial experiences to young adults -- from paying bills to handling debt -- graduates are about to receive a crash course in student loans and retirement savings.

Grads say bye-bye to TX

The journey through high school has come to an end -- and new adventures await.

As the class of 2011 hangs graduation tassels on mirrors everywhere, it's a time for looking back and reflecting but also a time for dreaming new dreams.

We asked our graduating TX.

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