Graduation ceremony for US students

AMERICAN STUDENTS at a Harrogate independent school marked Independence Day with a US-style graduation ceremony.

Ashville College is one of only two schools in the country to be affiliated to the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) – and the 11 students have graduated with an American High School Diploma, ensuring they are eligible for further studies back home.

The graduation ceremony, launched with a rendition of

was college’s streamed live on the YouTube channel overseas to watch.

Dr Pauline Younts, the school’s director of international studies, said: “The graduation ceremony was a very special occasion for all the students concerned and marks the end of their school studies in the UK.” for relatives