#valedictorian — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #valedictorian, aggregated by home.social.
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Another #Nihkaniyane Honoree, #EmmaSoctomah, is the daughter of Elizabeth Neptune and #DonaldSoctomah -- Donald being another person I learned a lot from when I was covering the #MaineRivers conference! Emma is also the grandchild of renowned #Passamaquoddy #Basketmaker #MollyNeptuneParker.
"Emma Soctomah is a Passamaquoddy citizen of #Motahkomikuk and was the 2025 class valedictorian at University of Maine Machias,where she majored in psychology and community studies. She was an active participant in the college’s Kinap Mentorship Program, which creates both on- and off-campus programs aimed at bringing together #Wabanaki cultural values and Indigenous ways of knowing with Western education. She plans to continue working at the elementary school in Motahkomikuk and will pursue a master’s degree beginning in fall 2026. Soctomah is the daughter of Donald Soctomah and Elizabeth Neptune and the granddaughter of world renowned basketmaker Molly Neptune Parker. Soctomah is also a nationally recognized basketmaker and was among the first artists to receive an #AbbeMuseum Wabanaki #Artist Fellowship."
Learn more about Emma:
https://www.wabanakialliance.com/nihkaniyane2025-emmasoctomah/#CulturalPreservation #PreservingHistory #IndigenousLanguage #IndigenousHistory #TraditionalArts #NativeAmericanArtists #valedictorian
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We came in first place in pub trivia this week, in part because I recognised the name of that pole vault guy who whacked his junk on the bar. #valedictorian #stillgotit
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This #nonbinary #student #activist has some #powerful #words as #equalpride's 2024 #valedictorian
#ScarRulien is #equalpride’s inaugural #Valedictorian for the Class of 2024 and a #Student #Advocate for #GLSEN, the nation’s leading organization working to end #discrimination, #harassment, and #bullying based on #sexual and #gender #identities.
#Nonbinary #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Education #Representation #Culture
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This #nonbinary #student #activist has some #powerful #words as #equalpride's 2024 #valedictorian
#ScarRulien is #equalpride’s inaugural #Valedictorian for the Class of 2024 and a #Student #Advocate for #GLSEN, the nation’s leading organization working to end #discrimination, #harassment, and #bullying based on #sexual and #gender #identities.
#Nonbinary #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Education #Representation #Culture
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This #nonbinary #student #activist has some #powerful #words as #equalpride's 2024 #valedictorian
#ScarRulien is #equalpride’s inaugural #Valedictorian for the Class of 2024 and a #Student #Advocate for #GLSEN, the nation’s leading organization working to end #discrimination, #harassment, and #bullying based on #sexual and #gender #identities.
#Nonbinary #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Education #Representation #Culture
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This #nonbinary #student #activist has some #powerful #words as #equalpride's 2024 #valedictorian
#ScarRulien is #equalpride’s inaugural #Valedictorian for the Class of 2024 and a #Student #Advocate for #GLSEN, the nation’s leading organization working to end #discrimination, #harassment, and #bullying based on #sexual and #gender #identities.
#Nonbinary #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Education #Representation #Culture
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This #nonbinary #student #activist has some #powerful #words as #equalpride's 2024 #valedictorian
#ScarRulien is #equalpride’s inaugural #Valedictorian for the Class of 2024 and a #Student #Advocate for #GLSEN, the nation’s leading organization working to end #discrimination, #harassment, and #bullying based on #sexual and #gender #identities.
#Nonbinary #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Education #Representation #Culture
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A #valedictorian's speech for #medicine #grads at #University of #Manitoba that addressed the war in #Gaza is spurring reactions beyond the #convocation hall, as some students and faculty disagree on whether the message was fit for the moment.
Dr. Gem Newman delivered the 10-minute speech during a convocation ceremony for the #MaxRadyCollege of Medicine at the university's Bannatyne campus.