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Triplets graduate from Dartmouth
(Geoff Forester for The Boston Globe)
From left: Courtney, Brittany, and Ashley Henry lining up Sunday for college commencement.
By April Simpson, GLOBE STAFF
HANOVER, N.H. -- The identical triplets say they often sit in the order in which they were born, which is also, coincidentally, the order of their heights. Ashley Henry is the tallest, then Brittany Henry, followed by Courtney Henry.
Since they were born Oct. 22, 1985, the sisters have been nearly inseparable. They participated in the same extracurricular activities growing up, including gymnastics, basketball, and the debate team. They were co-valedictorians of their high school in San Diego.
And Sunday, the Henry sisters became the first triplets to graduate from Dartmouth College in the school’s 238-year history.
"Oftentimes we find ourselves finishing each other’s sentences and having the same thought processes," Ashley said at Dartmouth last week in an interview during which the sisters all crossed their legs, sat in alphabetical order, and wore sharp two-piece business suits. "But that’s because we’ve been together our whole life."
