Friday night was graduation at Braden Auditorium for Heartland students. I have to be honest when I say that I wasn't so excited to help (mostly because I had no idea what I was supposed to be doing) and I didn't really feel like giving up my Friday evening for it. But since I made the commitment, I went.
Right when I walked into the Brown Ballroom I knew that I made the right decision to show up and help. Seeing graduates in their garb just makes me so happy. I handed out programs to the graduates and helped them line up (and be quiet) outside in the lobby before they walked across the stage. There was just such an air of pride and accomplishment; it made me happy to know that I helped (some of) them in a small way maybe.
Gayle and I watched and listened to some of the speeches, namely the student speaker and the Distinguished Alumni speaker, Tim Rixstine, a former Alumni Board member who I know. They made me tear a few times (dorky, I know), but I just have so much pride for Heartland.
I especially loved what one student wrote on the top of her graduation cap: "It's Never Too Late!"
Right when I walked into the Brown Ballroom I knew that I made the right decision to show up and help. Seeing graduates in their garb just makes me so happy. I handed out programs to the graduates and helped them line up (and be quiet) outside in the lobby before they walked across the stage. There was just such an air of pride and accomplishment; it made me happy to know that I helped (some of) them in a small way maybe.
Gayle and I watched and listened to some of the speeches, namely the student speaker and the Distinguished Alumni speaker, Tim Rixstine, a former Alumni Board member who I know. They made me tear a few times (dorky, I know), but I just have so much pride for Heartland.
I especially loved what one student wrote on the top of her graduation cap: "It's Never Too Late!"
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