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Virginia church school's only graduate gets ceremony
posted 12:23 pm Fri June 13, 2008 - HOPEWELL, Va.
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High school senior Kelly Danielle Mayo didn't have to sit through the usual speeches or wait while classmates collected their diplomas.
She was the only graduate at Broadway Christian School's commencement ceremony Thursday night. Her pastor was the speaker at the ceremony, which included a presentation of colors and a procession.
"I'm nervous to be the center of attention," she told the Richmond Times-Dispatch. "It's exciting, but it makes me nervous."
The Rev. Jerry Davis, the school's principal, said it didn't matter if there was one graduate or 100. School officials wanted to give Mayo a full ceremony.
The school had just 18 students this year, and so far it appears there will be no graduating seniors next year.
"I'm nervous to be the center of attention," she told the Richmond Times-Dispatch. "It's exciting, but it makes me nervous."
The Rev. Jerry Davis, the school's principal, said it didn't matter if there was one graduate or 100. School officials wanted to give Mayo a full ceremony.The school had just 18 students this year, and so far it appears there will be no graduating seniors next year.
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