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Grade 12 students petition for grad ceremony with classmates they hate

Written by Zach Siddiqui, Humour Editor PORT COQUITLAM, BC — Just like all the other Grade 12 students in British Columbia, Courtney Pierce has been counting the days until her one last chance to party with 400 people she blatantly despises. Now, her cancelled grad has left her heartbroken. Across the country, Pierce is one of many students who’ve lost their end-of-year festivities because close contact with their fellow grads could scar them physically instead of just mentally. Together with her classmates from Port Island Secondary School (PISS), Pierce has launched a petition for their school district to hold an…

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