{"id":5784,"date":"2022-06-10T09:37:39","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T13:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/?p=5784"},"modified":"2022-06-14T09:16:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T13:16:25","slug":"celebrating-junior-coaches-at-our-first-ever-graduation-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/2022\/06\/10\/celebrating-junior-coaches-at-our-first-ever-graduation-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Junior Coaches at our first ever graduation ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #438bc5;\"><strong>On Saturday, June 4th students and families from all over Boston, Lawrence, and New Bedford gathered in celebration of the first ever Junior Coach Graduation; a day of recognition to honor over 160 Playworks New England Junior Coaches and all of their accomplishments in the 2021-2022 school year.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5785\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5785\" style=\"width: 368px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/unnamed-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/unnamed-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/unnamed-1-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/unnamed-1-1024x749.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/unnamed-1-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/unnamed-1-1536x1124.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/unnamed-1-2048x1498.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/unnamed-1-1476x1080.jpg 1476w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/unnamed-1-984x720.jpg 984w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/unnamed-1-656x480.jpg 656w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/unnamed-1-820x600.jpg 820w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/unnamed-1-455x333.jpg 455w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Junior Coaches smiling at the photo booth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the students of Elwyn G. Campbell Elementary School located in New Bedford\u00a0 Massachusetts, Junior Coach Graduation offered them the opportunity to connect their roles to a greater social impact.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In New Bedford, the day kicked off with students from seven district elementary schools gathering for a long journey by bus to Lilla G. Frederick Pilot Middle School in Dorchester, Massachusetts. At this moment students realized just how large the New Bedford cohort of Junior Coaches really was.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #438bc5;\"><strong>\u201cWait\u2026 so all of these kids lead at recess just like us&#8230;that\u2019s so cool!\u201d said fourth grader Gabriel.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the bus trip students came together as a group and channeled their exceptional recess skills to gear up for the day ahead, as they modeled and led their families through a do as I do and say what I say Playworks \u201cYou Rock\u201d cheer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5793\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5793\" style=\"width: 438px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5793\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/Games.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/Games.jpg 1773w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/Games-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/Games-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/Games-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/Games-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/Games-1620x1080.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/Games-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/Games-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/Games-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/Games-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Junior Coaches, Playworks staff, and families playing games.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The excitement was palpable as students arrived at Junior Coach Graduation.\u00a0 The celebratory\u00a0 tone was set with music blasting as most students left their families behind, flying by registration in favor of the full field of games set up! Once registered for the day students collected a passport to play, which listed out all of the game stations and gave students the opportunity to earn an extra raffle ticket for each game they played throughout the day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Junior Coach Graduation featured games led by Playworks coaches that are staples at any recess. Students could play independently at a jump rope station, get competitive on the four square court, work as a team with new friends playing dodgeball, and stop by the photobooth to commemorate the day with family members.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5792\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5792\" style=\"width: 272px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8069-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8069-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8069-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8069-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8069-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8069-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8069-1639x2048.jpg 1639w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8069-864x1080.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8069-576x720.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8069-384x480.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8069-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8069-266x333.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students enjoying the jump rope station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nehemias, a fifth grader at Campbell Elementary School made sure to stop by the jump rope station, an activity that he has excelled at over the course of the year. His love for jump rope encouraged him to take the lead as a Junior Coach and engage his peers in competitive matches during recess.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout the school year the Campbell School Junior Coaches worked as a team and put into practice all of the lessons from their Junior Coach Leadership training. Students took pride in their roles as peer leaders and created a climate of honesty and accountability to ensure that all members of their school community have a safe, inclusive, and fun experience at recess.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Junior Coaches played and socialized with peers from across the state it was clear that Playworks core values of Respect, Inclusion, Healthy Community, and Healthy Play impacted the way students engaged with one another. Echoes of \u201cGood Job, Nice Try\u201d and \u201cGood game!\u201d could be heard throughout game stations as students rotated between activities with ease.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5794\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5794\" style=\"width: 486px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/unnamed-3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/unnamed-3-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/unnamed-3-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/unnamed-3-1024x697.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/unnamed-3-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/unnamed-3-1536x1046.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/unnamed-3-2048x1394.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/unnamed-3-1586x1080.jpg 1586w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/unnamed-3-1058x720.jpg 1058w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/unnamed-3-705x480.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/unnamed-3-881x600.jpg 881w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/unnamed-3-489x333.jpg 489w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephon kicking off the graduation ceremony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a couple of hours of play students transitioned to the Pilot school gymnasium for the Junior Coach Graduation Ceremony. The ceremony was led by Playworks Senior Program Manager Stephon Lilly, and opened with an acknowledgement not only of the incredible Junior Coaches, but to the family members who have supported the growth and development of students throughout the school year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ceremony featured speakers who have all been positively impacted by Playworks and the Junior Coach Leadership Program, including Playworks Program Director, Morgan Redman, Principal of Richard G. Murphy K-8 School, Courtney Sheppeck, and two Junior Coaches: Kaleal from the Roosevelt School in Boston and Yadriely from the Gomes School in New Bedford.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5791\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5791\" style=\"width: 306px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8068-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"306\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8068-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8068-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8068-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8068-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8068-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8068-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8068-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8068-1080x1080.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8068-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8068-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8068-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8068-333x333.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8068-295x295.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Junior Coach Yardriely speaking during the ceremony,<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #438bc5;\">\u201cI remember my first shift as a Junior Coach. I played Red Light, Green Light and Hungry Fox. It was the best day ever because I was with my team and got to teach the little kids Red Light, Green Light which is a game I played when I was a little girl,\u201d Yardriely shared. \u201cBeing a Junior Coach helped me meet new people, kids and friends, who are almost like a family to me- that is why I became a Junior Coach.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ceremony showcased over 160 Junior Coaches from 28 Playworks New England schools, with each school receiving an individual spotlight to perform a unique cheer with their Playworks Coach. After students performed their cheer they received a certificate acknowledging their contributions to their school community and posed for a picture with their Coach.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5795\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5795\" style=\"width: 393px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8067-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"393\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8067-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8067-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8067-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8067-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8067-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8067-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8067-1-1620x1080.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8067-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8067-1-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8067-1-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8067-1-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coach Sara and her Junior Coaches from the Blackstone School performing their cheer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the ceremony was over, students from New Bedford made their way back to the buses for the journey home. Despite a non-stop day of play and fun in the sun, Junior Coaches did not tire and the ride back to New Bedford was filled with lively energy, as students continued their bonding.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #438bc5;\">\u201cI loved when we got to go up front and do our cheer\u2026 I don\u2019t think anyone could hear us though,\u201d said one Junior Coach. \u201cI can\u2019t believe how many Junior Coaches there are\u2026 I can\u2019t believe everyone got along.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5789\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5789\" style=\"width: 408px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5789\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8066-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8066-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8066-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8066-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8066-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8066-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8066-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8066-1620x1080.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8066-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8066-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8066-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/06\/IMG-8066-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Junior Coaches hanging out after the ceremony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As students winded down and talked about the events of the day all of their observations were positive, laughing about the dances they taught Coaches at the TikTok game station, giving family members further instruction on how to \u201cproperly\u201d play Capture the Flag, and connecting with students who go to another school in their district, wondering if they will see each other in middle school next year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of the day the students of Campbell Elementary felt tremendous pride. The Junior Coach Leadership Program allowed them to hone in on their skills to be empathetic and confident leaders, and the graduation was a celebration of all of their hard work throughout the year.\u00a0 <strong>They celebrated their accomplishments as a team and looked forward to the future &#8211; empowered to make a difference at recess for the rest of this school year and the year to come!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, June 4th students and families from all over Boston, Lawrence, and New Bedford gathered in celebration of the first ever Junior Coach Graduation; a day of recognition to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":112,"featured_media":5785,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"region":[],"class_list":["post-5784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-updates"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Celebrating Junior Coaches at our first ever graduation ceremony - New England<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"On Saturday, June 4th students and families from all over Boston, Lawrence, and New Bedford gathered in celebration of the first ever Junior Coach Graduation; 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