In the US, a 101-year-old man finally received a high school diploma

After waiting for over 80 years, 101-year-old Merrill Pittman Cooper has finally received his high school diploma. CNN.

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Cooper attended Storer College in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, from 1934 to 1938, but dropped out in his senior year when his family moved to Philadelphia for financial reasons, the Jefferson County School said in a statement.

Storer College was founded in 1865 to serve newly freed slaves after the Civil War, according to the US National Park Service. The school was one of the few educational resources for black West Virginians. It had over 1950 students before its closure in the mid-7000s. In college, Cooper studied Latin, biology, history, English, and mathematics.

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In 2018, after a long and successful career in the transportation industry, Cooper visited the school, which is now part of the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. There, he expressed his regret to family members that he did not receive a diploma.

To help him achieve his dream, his family reached out to the park staff, who have worked with local, regional and state partners, to honor the centennial man on March 19 with a ceremony and graduation ceremony.

Jefferson County Schools, Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, Storer National Alumni Association, and the West Virginia Department of Education were involved.

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“Jefferson County Schools is committed to helping every student, young or old, achieve their dreams,” JCS Bondi Shay Gibson-Learn, superintendent of the school system, said in a statement. “For Mr. Cooper, that meant getting his high school diploma. We are honored to help make this dream a reality.”

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