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Graduation Day gift guide

By Hanna Choi
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WASHINGTON — Graduations come and go, but that doesn’t mean a gift to the graduate in your life can’t withstand the test of time.

Whether your little one has just navigated the mazes of middle school or through the trenches of high school, here are some gifts worthy of the finish line.

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How Randolph-Macon Academy is prepping for in-person classes

By Neal Augenstein
"Male on the hall," calls out retired Air Force Brigadier General David Wesley as he gets ready to enter the mostly empty girls' dormitory at Randolph-Macon Academy, in Front Royal, Virginia. After hearing the acknowledgment from a female supervisor on duty, Wesley swings open the door, ready to demonstrate how the private boarding school intends to open safely, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Gen. Wesley — who introduces himself as "Dave" — is the head of school at the academy, which sits atop a hill in Front Royal, Virginia. "If you see it on the web page as 'President,' it just means I'm the principal of the high school."
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