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New York Graduating Class Features 15 Sets of Twins
- This Sunday, fifteen pairs of fraternal twins will graduate from a Long Island high school with a senior class totaling 447 students.
- According to school officials, the high school saw an unusually large number of multiples, with 10 sets graduating in both 2014 and 2015 consecutively.
- Many twins, including fifth-generation twins Emma and Kayla Leibowitz, plan to attend different colleges to gain independence despite their close lifelong bond.
- Emma said, "I really can’t do anything without her," while Kayla explained they chose separate universities to experience independence after being inseparable.
- The graduation highlights the continued presence of large twin cohorts at the school, underscoring twins as a notable characteristic of this Long Island community.
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A Long Island high school will graduate with 15 sets of twins this year. While such a high number of twins is a statistical phenomenon elsewhere, Plainview-Old School regularly records a large number of twin enrollments. Nine sets will be enrolled for the second year.
15 sets of twins graduating from Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School on Long Island
A high school in the suburbs of New York City will be seeing double on graduation day this weekend: Among the nearly 500 students in its graduating class, 30 are twins.
15 Sets of Twins Are Graduating From One New York High School
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.—A high school in the suburbs of New York City will be seeing double on graduation day this weekend: Among the nearly 500 students in its graduating class, 30 are twins. It’s a tight knit group. Some of the students at Long Island’s Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School have known each other since kindergarten, their parents meeting through a local twins club. Some even still plan family vacations together. These days…
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