Tag: Graduation
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Denver Police Department hosts full recruit graduation ceremony for first time in over a year
For the first time in over a year, family members, friends and members of the Denver Police Department gathered Friday morning to celebrate the graduation of the latest recruits from the academy and their induction as officers. The class is made up of 21 men and women who endured 27-weeks of rigorous academic, physical and…
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NEWS | 2021 Air Force Academy Graduation
Scenes from the Air Force Academy 2021 graduation, where more than 1,000 cadets crossed the stage at Falcon Stadium Wednesday as part of the school’s 63rd graduating class. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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Air Force Thunderbirds scheduled to practice, perform at Academy next week
The Thunderbirds, the Air Force aerial demonstration team, will perform at the Air Force Academy’s Class of 2021 graduation ceremony on May 26, according to a Friday news release. The performers will arrive in Colorado Springs on Monday, May 24 and do an aerial site survey over the Academy at about 11:30 a.m., the release…
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Air Force Academy announces 2021 graduation speaker
The Air Force Academy announced Monday its May 26 graduation speaker will be Army Gen. Mark A Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Milley is the nation’s highest ranking military officer and a principal advisor to President Joe Biden. “General Milley has served in numerous command and staff positions as well as several operational deployments…
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Air Force Academy announces graduation plans
The Air Force Academy is moving forward with plans to celebrate the class of 2021 with family and friends May 26 at Falcon Stadium. COVID safety protocols will include wearing masks, social distancing and assigned group seating. Colorado Springs military base surveyed as possible holding site for migrant children Graduating cadets may invite three guests…
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Colorado’s class of 2020 had the highest four-year graduation rate in a decade
In Colorado, 81.9% of the class of 2020 graduated last spring, making for the highest four-year graduation rate since 2010 when the state changed its reporting system. The class of 2020 had nearly 1,000 more graduates than the year before, with 55,220 graduates, according to the data released by the Colorado Department of Education on…