Eleven students didn’t walk at the official Wetumpka High School graduation Tuesday as punishment for a “prank.” But they are graduates and six celebrated with friends and family a day after the official commencement ceremony at Gold Star Park.
Some apologized to their families for their mistake, but Pastor Joel Thomas said the events leading to the second Wetumpka High School graduation in as many days shouldn’t be an anchor on their life.
PHOTOS: Wetumpka 'Fab 11' holds another graduation after not walking in first
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka 'Fab 11' holds another graduation after not walking in first
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka 'Fab 11' holds another graduation after not walking in first
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka 'Fab 11' holds another graduation after not walking in first
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka 'Fab 11' holds another graduation after not walking in first
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka 'Fab 11' holds another graduation after not walking in first
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka 'Fab 11' holds another graduation after not walking in first
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka 'Fab 11' holds another graduation after not walking in first
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka 'Fab 11' holds another graduation after not walking in first
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka 'Fab 11' holds another graduation after not walking in first
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka 'Fab 11' holds another graduation after not walking in first
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka 'Fab 11' holds another graduation after not walking in first
PHOTOS: Wetumpka 'Fab 11' holds another graduation after not walking in first
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka 'Fab 11' holds another graduation after not walking in first
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka 'Fab 11' holds another graduation after not walking in first
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka 'Fab 11' holds another graduation after not walking in first
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka 'Fab 11' holds another graduation after not walking in first
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka 'Fab 11' holds another graduation after not walking in first
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka 'Fab 11' holds another graduation after not walking in first
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka 'Fab 11' holds another graduation after not walking in first
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka 'Fab 11' holds another graduation after not walking in first
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka 'Fab 11' holds another graduation after not walking in first
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka 'Fab 11' holds another graduation after not walking in first
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