Leigh Ducking sings during the Child Development Laboratory Bridging Over Celebration graduation ceremony in the Deese Ballroom on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University Fri., Jun. 2, 2023.


Family and friends gathered to celebrate as 15 pre-K students of the Child Development Laboratory, in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, participated in their “Bridging Over” celebration on June 2 in the Deese Ballroom on the N.C. A&T campus. The class of 2023’s theme was “The Sky is the Limit.”

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Jrue Preston, a CDL student checks out the crowd during the Child Development Laboratory Bridging Over Celebration graduation ceremony in the Deese Ballroom on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University Fri., Jun. 2, 2023.

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Jawan Burwell, Ed.D. (left), the CDL director, presents a special award to Valerie McMillan, Ph.D., interim departmental chair of FCS, during the Child Development Laboratory Bridging Over Celebration graduation ceremony in the Deese Ballroom on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University Fri., Jun. 2, 2023.

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Kole Lindsay (right) gets some direction from her teacher, Monica Sellars, during the Child Development Laboratory Bridging Over Celebration graduation ceremony in the Deese Ballroom on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University Fri., Jun. 2, 2023.

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Mohamed Ahmedna, Ph.D., dean of the CAES, offers official greetings from the college during the Child Development Laboratory Bridging Over Celebration graduation ceremony in the Deese Ballroom on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University Fri., Jun. 2, 2023.

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Camiella Johnson, left, and her fellow graduates are celebrated by parents and friends during the recessional of the Child Development Laboratory Bridging Over Celebration graduation ceremony in the Deese Ballroom on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University Fri., Jun. 2, 2023.

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John Tabb, IV, is a flag-bearer during the Child Development Laboratory Bridging Over Celebration graduation ceremony in the Deese Ballroom on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University Fri., Jun. 2, 2023.

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Jennifer Beasley, Ph.D., offers well wishes to the grads during the Child Development Laboratory Bridging Over Celebration graduation ceremony in the Deese Ballroom on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University Fri., Jun. 2, 2023.

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Jawan Burwell, Ed.D., the CDL director, presents a special award to Mrs. La-Donia Jefferies, CDL PTO president, during the Child Development Laboratory Bridging Over Celebration graduation ceremony in the Deese Ballroom on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University Fri., Jun. 2, 2023.

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Zuri Wooten acknowledges the applause during the Child Development Laboratory Bridging Over Celebration graduation ceremony in the Deese Ballroom on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University Fri., Jun. 2, 2023.

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Helen Romero (right) gets some direction from her teacher, Monica Sellars, during the Child Development Laboratory Bridging Over Celebration graduation ceremony in the Deese Ballroom on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University Fri., Jun. 2, 2023.

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Jawan Burwell, Ed.D., CDL director, hosts the Child Development Laboratory Bridging Over Celebration graduation ceremony in the Deese Ballroom on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University Fri., Jun. 2, 2023.

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Valerie McMillan, Ph.D., interim chair of the department of family and consumers sciences, offers official greetings from the FCS during the Child Development Laboratory Bridging Over Celebration graduation ceremony in the Deese Ballroom on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University Fri., Jun. 2, 2023.

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Charryse Jones, a 2-3 year-old classroom teacher, receives special recognition for her role in the CDL’s 5-star national accreditation rating during the Child Development Laboratory Bridging Over Celebration graduation ceremony in the Deese Ballroom on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University Fri., Jun. 2, 2023.

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Love Brown receives his “diploma” during the Child Development Laboratory Bridging Over Celebration graduation ceremony in the Deese Ballroom on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University Fri., Jun. 2, 2023.

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Leah Ford, the hospitality chair, provides the welcome during the Child Development Laboratory Bridging Over Celebration graduation ceremony in the Deese Ballroom on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University Fri., Jun. 2, 2023.

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Graduates (from left) Love, Brown, David Clark, and Tristan Cooper, Jr., listen during the Child Development Laboratory Bridging Over Celebration graduation ceremony in the Deese Ballroom on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University Fri., Jun. 2, 2023.

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Students (from left) Avery Williams, Keva Tate and Adah Owens, try their hand at singing and dancing during the Child Development Laboratory Bridging Over Celebration graduation ceremony in the Deese Ballroom on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University Fri., Jun. 2, 2023.