Seniors at Niles North High School in Skokie, in Niles Township High School District 219, graduated May 25, 2025.

It's a chilly Sunday morning in Oakland, California, and in the glass-paned school adjacent to St ... and one girl with, yes, purple-tipped hair, chooses a baby doll in a white baptismal gown.

Students graduating with a Summa Cum Laude distinction from the school have a 3.75 GPA or higher. These students — who are ...