{"id":124971,"date":"2019-05-28T13:40:25","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T17:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=124971"},"modified":"2023-01-24T14:44:13","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T19:44:13","slug":"family-friends-faith-fun-commencement-mortarboard-art-from-six-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2019\/05\/28\/family-friends-faith-fun-commencement-mortarboard-art-from-six-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"Family, friends, faith, fun \u2014 Commencement mortarboard art from six seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Some decorate their caps for fun, or to give a shout-out to an activity. Others express love and gratitude to friends and family; still more decorate their mortarboards to express identity, or triumph over adversity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

See how six seniors from the Class of 2019 decorated their grad caps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miranda Padilla <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause of you, I get to walk. Gracias, Mom & Dad, TS & TM.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miranda Padilla of Midland, Texas, wanted to honor the family that made it possible to go to Bates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wouldn’t have been able to do this without the sacrifices of my grandparents and parents, so I wanted to dedicate my grad cap to them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Samantha Malone<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Samantha Malone of Sacramento, Calif., wasn’t allowed to decorate her cap for her high school graduation, so she decided to go for it this year. Malone and her roommate went to a craft store on Friday, bought flowers, and got to work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have a hot glue gun, so why not?\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jachai Carter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are the grandchildren of the slaves they couldn’t kill.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jachai Carter of Chicago went to a workshop at the Office of Intercultural Education on Thursday and, with the help of OIE Director and Associate Dean Julisa De Los Santos, made a cap that spoke to Carter’s heritage and experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wendy Memishian <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSGM. 1921\u20132012.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wendy Memishian of Medway, Mass., decorated her cap to honor her grandfather, Stephen George Memishian. An Armenian immigrant who opened a boxing ring in this country, he taught his granddaughter to aspire to college. She credits him with her getting into Bates and thriving here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI studied a lot for him,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brit Lee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201c1st Gen! Woman in science, Queer & Black.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo matter the history of my ancestors, I’m able to cut the disparities that black people face, and prevail,\u201d says Brit Lee of Cleveland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Leslie-Anne Bernard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause God favored me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leslie-Anne Bernard of Kingston, Jamaica, decided to highlight two important aspects of her life: her spirituality and her Jamaican identity, as seen in the national flag. Her mother and brother helped her put the cap together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wanted to rediscover who I am by the end,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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