95 Year Old Receives Her High School Diploma
A feel good story if I've ever heard one. Earlene Harvey-Morris is a member of the Falkville, AL class of 2010, and she is 95 years old. She was supposed to be a member of the Class of 1933, but the Great Depression got in the way and her school closed right before she was supposed to graduate:
"This is just something I never thought would happen," Harvey-Morris told the Falkville class of 2010, who adopted her and made her an honorary class member.
Her fellow graduates were making amends to a woman affected by the Great Depression in the 1930s. Faced with an insurmountable budget crunch, Falkville High School was shuttered just months before she was scheduled to graduate in May 1933. She received 2 diplomas, one for the Class of 1933, and another for her adopted Class of 2010. (via Seniors for Living)
Awesome.
Have a great Fourth of July weekend,
Joe Freudenthal
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