Tag: graduation
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Graduates: Your degree is worthless without valuable life skills
SAN DIEGO — Commencement season transports me back two decades to a graduation speech I was honored to give at a university in my native Central California. And, as the dad of three young humans — ages 21, 19, and 16 — this time of year also inspires me to think about the…
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‘The best of the best here’: Families fill Falcon Stadium to cheer on Air Force Academy graduates
For every cadet graduating from the Air Force Academy on Thursday, there was a family cheering them on from the stands of Falcon Stadium. People gathered from across the country at the stadium to see their children, siblings and family friends graduate from the academy. Some relatives came in uniform from the Air Force and…
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Thunderbirds air show canceled due to overcast weather conditions
Despite low clouds and overcast skies, the Air Force Thunderbirds were able to perform their signature flyover to signal the end of the Air Force Academy’s commencement ceremony on Thursday. But the air show scheduled to follow the flyover was canceled due to concerns about pilot safety. This was the second consecutive year the air…
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Thunderbirds practice schedule over Colorado Springs set for late May
The Thunderbirds are set to arrive at the end of May, just ahead of the Air Force Academy graduation. The team of F-16 pilots is scheduled to practice their aerial acrobatics from noon to 5 p.m. on May 27 over Falcon Stadium, according to the academy’s schedule. The official graduation airshow is planned from 11:25…
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Colorado Springs Fire Department celebrates graduation of 21 new firefighters from academy
A new class of 21 trainees for the Colorado Springs Fire Department graduated from the academy on Friday afternoon. They may be the last new class of firefighters for a while. The 2025-1 class of new firefighters was celebrated at a packed ceremony at New Life Church in the far north end of Colorado Springs.…
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Colorado graduation and drop-out rates show improvements, but some gaps remain
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado students continue to make progress in graduating while dropout rates decline across the state. The Colorado Department of Education released student graduation and dropout data from the 2023-24 school year this week that showed…
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Colorado graduation and drop-out rates show improvements, but some gaps remain
Colorado students continue to make progress in graduating while dropout rates decline across the state. The Colorado Department of Education released student graduation and dropout data from the 2023-24 school year this week that showed four-year graduation rates improving by 1.1% up to 84.2%. The total marks the state’s highest in more than a decade,…
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Nearly 500 graduates in attendance for fall Class of 2024 UCCS graduation
Colorado Springs UCCS graduated nearly 1,000 students Friday, with close to 500 in attendance for the fall 2024 commencement ceremonies at The Broadmoor World Arena. Commencement Marshal Jennifer Kling, UCCS Chancellor Jennifer Sobanet, President of the University of Colorado system Todd Saliman and 2024 Distinguished Alumnus Speaker, retired Navy Cmdr. John B. Herrington, addressed graduates during the day’s…
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2024 Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind Graduation
Seven students received their diplomas during the graduation ceremony for the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind on Friday, May 31 2024 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Vice President Kamala Harris calls on USAFA graduates to build upon U.S. air superiority
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Under clear skies in Falcon Stadium on Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris called on the Air Force Academy’s Class of 2024 to uphold and build upon the nation’s dominance of the air. The vice president gave examples of U.S. air superiority, describing how the Air Force is helping to deter Russia on NATO’s eastern flank,…