Once again, the time has come for a wonderful rite of passage known as high school graduation. My sincere word of congratulations is given to each person who will be receiving a high school diploma this year. You have stayed in school and reached this wonderful milestone in your life. To the parents who have worked hard to assure your child would finish high school, I also extend a word of congratulations. As parents, grandparents, other family members and close friends join in watching the ceremony marking your high school graduation, please understand that this night, for many of you, is your first public opportunity to show your respect and appreciation for the school system, teachers, family and friends who have stood with you during these long years of reaching to the point for you to obtain this diploma. As an observer of these ceremonies for the last several years, I find it interesting that occasionally the students are more respectful than some members of the crowd watching...