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Dr. Cody Paiva, a 2009 graduate of Blue Mountain Union High School in Wells River and a 2020 medical degree recipient from Pacific Northwest University in Yakima, Washington, was once his mother鈥檚 boss at McDonald鈥檚. It鈥檚 a quirky twist of fate that helps tell the story of a young man from humble鈥
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Because of COVID-19, 18-year-old Sophia Desrochers wasn鈥檛 able to walk across the stage at a traditional high school graduation, and she wasn鈥檛 able to attend her senior prom. In fact, she wasn鈥檛 even able to visit the college she chose to attend, having to rely instead on a description of the鈥
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Visit the website for Northern Vermont University-Johnson, and near the top of the announcements list you鈥檒l find a link to a special 鈥渧irtual celebration鈥 of the graduating Class of 2020 鈥 a group of accomplished young Americans who will always be remembered as the 鈥淐OVID-19 class,鈥 graduating in a鈥
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