KICKS 105 THE COUNTRY LEADER » graduation

Pre-Schooler Recites the Bible and George Strait During Graduation Ceremony

Danny Merrell — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:53:47 +0000

This four-year-old is not only entertaining, but extremely smart. I mean, how can you go wrong in a graduation speech, or song in this case, by quoting the Bible and George Strait.

Paralyzed Teen Miraculously Walks at His High School Graduation

Don Deane — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:09:42 +0000

Although he was run over by a car at 14-months-old and paralyzed from the waist down, Patrick Ivison didn’t let his disability stop him. In fact, the California native learned how to kayak, ski, play rugby and even surf. And now he has one more amazing feat to add to his accomplishments after managing to walk during his high school graduation on Tuesday.

Cheering Mom Arrested at Daughter's Graduation [VIDEO]

Sean Ericson — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:56:05 +0000

Is it wrong to cheer for your child at their graduation? Well, it landed this mom in jail last weekend! After being warned not to cheer for the graduates walking down to receive their diplomas or possibly be thrown out, Shannon let her excitement out anyways, WPDE reports. But she wasn’t thrown out for cheering. She was arrested! Read [...]

Salute Your Graduate on KICKS 105

Danny Merrell — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:04:10 +0000

I still remember my high school graduation like it was yesterday… Actually, that’s a lie. The only things I really remember from 1982 are that I was skinnier and had more hair. But enough about me, we want to feature your graduates on our KICKS 105 graduation gallery. If you have a student who is [...]

Show Your College Pride On GenTX Day This Friday [AUDIO]

Sean Ericson — Thu, 03 May 2012 12:30:11 +0000

As heard this today on the Merrell in the Morning show, it's time to show your college pride! It's GenTX Day! And a special thanks to our friends from Hudson Middle School who shed some more light on what that means for East Texas. GenTX Day celebrates all students and their journey toward higher education. Congratulate this year's seniors as they get ready for college and careers.

Ohio School Is Paying Students For Showing Up In Class

Shauna Wright — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:21:22 +0000

Teen truancy is a real problem for a lot of schools, but especially so for the Dohn Community High School in Cincinnati. It only has a 14% graduation rate and has been deemed an “academic emergency” by the state of Ohio.

So the school is trying out a novel approach: it’s paying students to show up and behave themselves.

Lightsaber Prank Gets Wannabe Jedis Suspended, Banned From Graduation

Danny Merrell — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:00:10 +0000

Two high school seniors at Westfield High School in Massachusetts wanted to entertain their fellow students by staging a lightsaber battle in the school cafeteria during lunch.

According to onlookers, one of the seniors entered the cafeteria from one side, and the other from another, and then they met in the middle for a 30-second showdown with their toy lightsabers.