Graduate assistance in South Royalton

Catherine Phillps, left, and Gemma Phillips, 6, of Poultney, and Kierra Rice of Granville, N.Y., walk back to White River Valley High School in South Royalton, Vt., after Phillips had her class picture taken on the green on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. She is earning her diploma from WRVHS with online classes through Vermont Virtual Learning Cooperative's Collaborative Diploma Program and is choosing to receive attend graduation in person on June 14. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Catherine Phillps, left, and Gemma Phillips, 6, of Poultney, and Kierra Rice of Granville, N.Y., walk back to White River Valley High School in South Royalton, Vt., after Phillips had her class picture taken on the green on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. She is earning her diploma from WRVHS with online classes through Vermont Virtual Learning Cooperative's Collaborative Diploma Program and is choosing to receive attend graduation in person on June 14. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Valley News — James M. Patterson

By JAMES M. PATTERSON

Valley News Staff Photographer

Published: 05-23-2025 4:16 PM

SOUTH ROYALTON — Catherine Phillps, left, and Gemma Phillips, 6, of Poultney, Vt., and Kierra Rice of Granville, N.Y., walk back to White River Valley High School in South Royalton after Phillips had her class picture taken on the green on Tuesday.

She is earning her diploma from WRVHS with online classes through Vermont Virtual Learning Cooperative’s Collaborative Diploma Program and is choosing to attend graduation in person on June 14.

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