Last night was a very emotional experience. Dave, Anna-Lee and I went to a high school graduation...
...unlike any other I have experienced.
Unlike my high school graduation (formal), or my oldest daughter's high school graduation from homeschooling (pleasant and personal), this one was a celebration of perseverance and victory.
It was a graduation of 102 students from 4 adult high school campuses in Western Ottawa District. All ages, all different stories, all different futures.
It was a night of celebration for each and everyone who walked that stage with their own unique story that was briefly told. It was a night where family and friends and teachers joined to hoot and holler, clap and weep for every single fought for diploma.
It was a night of overcoming huge and seemingly insurmountable obstacles that weren't insurmountable after all.
And it was a night to celebrate with my almost 69-year-old friend who chose after working for decades in a variety of careers (including as a teacher's assistant for special needs kids), to obtain her high school diploma.
AND then the added bonus of seeing her receive an award for the "Student with the Best Attitude toward Learning. "
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| Diana receiving diploma |
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Receiving her award |
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