Heather Coit
Kathy Perkins tries on her cap and gown at her Champaign home on Monday. She is one of five people in her family to graduate this year, including her niece Candies Campbell, who earned a degree at Michigan State.
URBANA – For Kathy Perkins and Jayner Bryant, Sunday's walk across the Assembly Hall stage to get their Urbana High School diplomas has been a long time coming.
Both women dropped out of high school.
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