PHOTO: World's first surviving septuplets graduate high school

May 23, 2016 at 3:46 p.m.

by The Associated Press

In this Sunday, May 22, 2016, photo, the McCaughey septuplets, the world's first surviving septuplets, from left, Nathan, Kenny Jr., Joel, Alexis, front, Principal Matthew Blackstone, Brandon, Kelsey and Natalie, pose for a picture after graduating from Carlisle High School, in Carlisle, Iowa.
In this Sunday, May 22, 2016, photo, the McCaughey septuplets, the world's first surviving septuplets, from left, Nathan, Kenny Jr., Joel, Alexis, front, Principal Matthew Blackstone, Brandon, Kelsey and Natalie, pose for a picture after graduating from Carlisle High School, in Carlisle, Iowa.

CARLISLE, Iowa — The world's first surviving septuplets have graduated from their Iowa high school.

Alexis, Brandon, Joel, Kelsey, Kenny, Natalie and Nathan McCaughey all crossed the stage Sunday as part of Carlisle High School's class of 2016.

The septuplets were born Nov. 19, 1997, ranging in weight from 2 pounds, 5 ounces to 3 pounds, 4 ounces. Their mother had taken a fertility drug.

KCCI-TV in Des Moines reported that the septuplets are going on separate paths after high school, including the military and college. The station said two of the seven plan to attend Hannibal-LaGrange University in Missouri, where their parents say they were promised a free education.

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