Melody and Cecil Carrizosa received diplomas from Excel Center, a tuition-free high school for adults, on Saturday, June 27
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- A mother and son earned their diplomas together at a tuition-free high school for adults in Arizona
- Melody Carrizosa and her son, Cecil Carrizosa, graduated together in Glendale on Saturday, June 27
- Melody, a mom of eight, did not graduate high school, and Cecil dropped out during the COVID-19 pandemic
A Phoenix-area mother-son duo just graduated from high school together.
On Saturday, June 27, Melody Carrizosa and her son, Cecil Carrizosa, were among the more than 70 adults earning high school diplomas at Haven Church in Glendale, Ariz., according to 12 News. At the ceremony, the two graduates of the nearby Excel Center walked across the stage together and opened up about the experience to the Phoenix NBC affiliate.
The 42-year-old mom of eight, who did not graduate high school, and her adult son, who dropped out of school during the COVID-19 pandemic, together attended the high school for adults — which is owned and operated by Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona — per 12 News…