Deployed father of Tuscaloosa high school senior surprises her a day before graduation Share Updated: 9:12 PM CDT May 19, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital Share Updated: 9:12 PM CDT May 19, 2021
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The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 9:12 PM CDT May 19, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital A Hillcrest High School senior received the surprise of her life Wednesday when her father, a member of the Army National Guard who is deployed, came home to attend her high school graduation. Elli Garcia was walking out of the Taylorville Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa when she noticed dad Major Jason Garcia, amongst dozens of lov
A Hillcrest High School senior was given an extra special graduation gift Wednesday evening: a surprise visit from her military father, who has been on deployment for eight months.
Maj. Jason Garcia stood at the steps of the youth sanctuary at Taylorville Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa as he waited for his daughter, 18-year-old Elli Garcia, to emerge from an adjacent youth building. Friends, family and other community members also joined him, while clutching onto American flags, handmade signs and balloons.
The major has missed out on many of Elli s senior-year memories while on deployment, so it was important for him to have one moment with her that would make her feel special, he said.
Greenville County teacher tests positive for COVID-19; school drops ball in notifying parents, officials say Share Updated: 5:27 PM EST Jan 29, 2021 Anne Newman Share Updated: 5:27 PM EST Jan 29, 2021
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Show Transcript NIGEL: BREAKING NEWS HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL PARENTS WERE NOT IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED WHEN A TEACHER TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. ACCORDING TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, CONTACT TRACING WAS DONE AND KNOWING CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TEACHER. THE DISTRICT SAYS THE TEACHER WAS WEARING A FACE SHIELD AND STUDENTS WERE MASSED AS WELL. THE DISTRICT SAYS IT IS POLICY FOR PARENTS TO BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY, HOWEVER DISTRICT OFFICIALS SAY THE BALL WAS DROPPED