Grade 9 class travels 230 km to bring grad party to P.E.I. teen in Halifax hospital

Lauchlan McCabe is undergoing treatment for leukemia at the IWK Health Centre

CBC NewsGiuliana Grillo de Lambarri

Fifteen-year-old Lauchlan McCabe is going to miss his Grade 9 graduation later this month because he is undergoing treatment for leukemia at the IWK Health Centre. 

But his class wasn't going to let him graduate without a proper ceremony. 

That's why his schoolmates and teacher travelled some 230 kilometres to Halifax from rural P.E.I. to celebrate the end of junior high with him at the children's hospital. 

"It was pretty cool," said McCabe. "Different, but really cool."

McCabe, who was recently d…

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Grade 9 class travels 230 km to bring grad party to P.E.I. teen in Halifax hospital

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