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Here’s Why 73-Year-Old Maria Was Shouted Out As 2024 Grad
Many local graduates excelled in academics, fine arts or volunteer service. Here's one local graduate who deserves a shoutout in Bridgeport.
BRIDGEPORT, CT — Graduation is a major milestone and deserves to be celebrated! That's why Patch and T-Mobile have teamed up to recognize our community's outstanding 2024 graduates.
This submission comes from Antonio Echevarría who nominated Maria of Bridgeport.
Graduate’s name
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Maria
What grade is the graduate finishing?
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Associate
What school is your graduating student graduating from?
Housatonic
How do you know your graduating student nominee?
Relative
Tell us why they deserve to be nominated!
She’s 73, started college 35 years ago and life and family interrupted her studies. She returned in 2022 and graduated with honors cum laude. Oldest of her graduating class 2024. It’s not how you start, but how you finish. She did it in style
What's one thing you want everyone to know about your graduating student nominee?
She’s an awesome example
Congratulations on your achievements, and all of our best wishes to you in the future, Maria!
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