• Video
  • Shop
  • Culture
  • Family
  • Wellness
  • Food
  • Living
  • Style
  • Travel
  • News
  • Book Club
  • Newsletter
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your US State Privacy Rights
  • Children's Online Privacy Policy
  • Interest-Based Ads
  • Terms of Use
  • Do Not Sell My Info
  • Contact Us
  • © 2025 ABC News
  • Family

'Mama June' celebrates Alana 'Honey Boo Boo' Thompson's high school graduation

0:51
'Honey Boo Boo,' Palin's grandson dance on 'DWTS: Juniors'
@mamajune/Instagram
ByYi-Jin Yu
May 22, 2023, 3:59 PM

Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson is officially a high school graduate!

Alana's mother "Mama June" Shannon shared photos and video clips from her daughter's commencement ceremony on social media Saturday. The reality TV star wrote in the caption that she was "so very proud" of her youngest daughter.

"well today alana closed one chapter of her life n I know we have been through ALOT and I know the road hasn't been a easy one for you for one but girl u done it," Shannon wrote in an Instagram post caption, alongside a video featuring footage from her daughter's big day.

She added, "we all know u was over getting up early n going to school and even what we have been through in the last few years u never quit or gave up and I’m so very proud of YOU for that."

"Mama June" Shannon shared photos and video clips from her daughter Alana's high school graduation on Instagram.
@mamajune/Instagram

Editor’s Picks

Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos celebrate daughter Lola's college graduation

  • May 18, 2023

Pierce Brosnan shares family photo from son's graduation

  • May 08, 2023

Bret Michaels celebrates daughter's high school graduation: 'I'm so proud of you'

  • Mar 10, 2023

Alana's accomplishment comes six years after the 17-year-old's "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" reality show wrapped in 2017. Since then, the teen revealed in a 2021 Teen Vogue feature that she prefers to go by her birth name of Alana instead of the "Honey Boo Boo" nickname she first came to be known as on "Toddlers & Tiaras," and both she and her mother have worked on repairing their relationship amid her mother's substance abuse issues.

"When my mama got real bad with her [drug use], I didn't know where I was going to end up. I'm proud of myself for how far I've come," Alana told Teen Vogue at the time.

Related Articles

MORE: Alana Thompson is no longer 'Honey Boo Boo,' and is speaking her truth

"Mama June" Shannon shared photos and video clips from her daughter Alana's high school graduation on Instagram.
@mamajune/Instagram

Alana's older sister Lauryn "Pumpkin" Efird also shared photos and video clips from Alana's graduation, alongside a heartfelt message on Instagram.

Lauryn "Pumpkin" Efird was also on hand to celebrate her sister Alana's high school graduation and posted this image along with others to her Instagram account.
@pumpkin/Instagram

"To say im proud would be an understatement. To be there a witness this next chapter I'm amazed," Efird wrote in a Sunday post. "Amazed at how much you've grown, how beautiful your soul is, & most importantly how far youve come against all odds. To hear your name be called & to watch you walk im honored truly. I cant wait to see what this next chapter in your life holds. Please always know im your biggest fan & always & forever gonna be screaming the loudest for you. I love you lana."

Related Articles

MORE: Alana 'Honey Boo Boo' shows off new second nose piercing

According to Shannon, Alana is headed off to college next and fans can watch her final high school chapter on the upcoming season of Shannon's latest reality show, "Mama June: From Not to Hot."

"y'all will see all of that during this season that y'all are watching of our show now but today was all about Lana and just the family and VERY SMALL AMAZING GROUP that we have around us that has became family and that we know we can count on to be there to show up at any time again WTG Lana," Shannon wrote on Instagram. "I can't believe my baby is graduated and y'alls baby yall have watch grown up before y'alls eyes on tv is grown now graduated high school today."

Editor’s Picks

Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos celebrate daughter Lola's college graduation

  • May 18, 2023

Pierce Brosnan shares family photo from son's graduation

  • May 08, 2023

Bret Michaels celebrates daughter's high school graduation: 'I'm so proud of you'

  • Mar 10, 2023

Up Next in Family—

What to know about A$AP Rocky and Rihanna and their family

July 14, 2025

What to know about camp safety: Key questions for parents after Texas flooding

July 11, 2025

Mom welcomes triplets after 10 years of thinking she couldn't have any more kids

July 10, 2025

Moms of 'kidfluencers' defend sharing their lives online

July 9, 2025

Shop GMA Favorites

ABC will receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

Sponsored Content by Taboola

The latest lifestyle and entertainment news and inspiration for how to live your best life - all from Good Morning America.
  • Contests
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Do Not Sell My Info
  • Children’s Online Privacy Policy
  • Advertise with us
  • Your US State Privacy Rights
  • Interest-Based Ads
  • About Nielsen Measurement
  • Press
  • Feedback
  • Shop FAQs
  • ABC News
  • ABC
  • All Videos
  • All Topics
  • Sitemap

© 2025 ABC News
  • Privacy Policy— 
  • Your US State Privacy Rights— 
  • Children's Online Privacy Policy— 
  • Interest-Based Ads— 
  • Terms of Use— 
  • Do Not Sell My Info— 
  • Contact Us— 

© 2025 ABC News