LYNN — Every school has a first graduating class, but few can claim one quite like this. Frederick Douglass Collegiate Academy’s inaugural graduating class received its diplomas Thursday, and more than half of its students had enough college credits to earn an associate degree, turning a milestone commencement into a historic achievement.
Of the 76 students who became the first Frederick Douglass graduates ever, 58 earned enough college credits to walk in the North Shore Community College graduation held on May 22, with 37 completing the requirements for an associate’s degree, meaning they technically graduated from college before high school.
The 58 Frederick Douglass Academy seniors who walked in the North Shore Community College graduation either completed their associate’s degree requirements or earned enough credits to be within two courses of it. They were recognizable at the college’s commencement, wearing orange stoles with “FDCA” on them…