Mississippi family celebrates graduation as dad, two kids all earn master's degrees
Categories: US Education News
It's graduation season — and many thousands of college students all over the country are finishing their studies in this month of May.And, unlike in the past two previous years amid the coronavirus epidemic, most graduation ceremonies this year are taking place in person (some schools are also livestreaming the ceremonies for those who can't attend).Now, three members of a family in Mississippi have something special to celebrate — plus, they have a calendar date that will forever be meaningful to them all. A father and his two children all graduated together on Thursday from a branch of Mississippi State University.Each of them earned a master's degree in education, the Associated Press reported.Located in east-central Mississippi, MSU-Meridian’s campus is non-residential.Commondre Cole teaches at Northwest Middle School and his son, Ja’Coby Cole, teaches at Oakland Heights Elementary, both in the Meridian Public School District.Daughter Gully is a teacher as well — at Northeast Elementary in the Lauderdale County School District, the AP also reported.