A group of students who had just graduated from Port Jefferson High School in Long Island, New York, went from walking the stage to claim their diplomas to putting out a fire after being alerted to a nearby fire.
Their principal, Eric Haruthunian, identified the six brave students as Kasumi Layne-Stasik, Shane Hartig, Ryan Parmegiani, Andrew Patterson, Peter Rizzo, and Hunter Volpi.
The graduates, who also volunteer with the Port Jefferson Fire Department, were busy taking photos with their family and friends shortly after the ceremony when the fire siren went off three times. Read the full article here ▶