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Graduating Class Features 35 Pairs of Twins, 1 Set of Triplets

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ATexas school district’s upcoming graduation ceremony will hold an unusual distinctio­n when 35 pairs of twins and one set of triplets cross the stage to receive their diplomas.

Mansfield Independen­t School District held a special event at Vernon Newsom Stadium to celebrate the 36 sets of multiples in the senior classes at its five high schools and one early college high school.

Officials said the graduating class, which features 35 pairs of twins and one set of triplets, represents the most multiples ever seen at one time in the district.

“It’s great being a twin. We don’t necessaril­y look alike but that bond is still there just as much as any of the twins here,” Angela Morka, who attends Mansfield ISD with fraternal twin Anthony, told KTVT-TV.

Angela will be starting at Yale

University in the fall, while Anthony

will be attending the University of Houston.

“It will definitely be a change because we’re not going to be together like we’ve always been, but we can always still call each other, text each other and that we’re still there for each other,” Anthony Morka said.

Mansfield ISD’s graduation ceremony is scheduled for the end of May.

 ?? Photo: Fox 4 ?? The 35 sets of twins and one set of triplets graduating from Mansfield Independen­t School District.
Photo: Fox 4 The 35 sets of twins and one set of triplets graduating from Mansfield Independen­t School District.

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