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The sky opened up and the rain poured down. People in the stands ran for cover, many taking shelter underneath the bleachers.
But the rain stopped in time for the ceremony to begin. Staff quickly dried off the chairs with towels and leaf blowers for graduates of the the Harry S. Truman class of 2013 to sit on.
A blue sky reappeared, chasing away the gray just long enough for speeches to be heard.
Senior David Andrew Micholas, president of the National Honor Society, gave the opening remarks.
“We are gathered to celebrate the end of our time together,” said Micholas.
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“The memories we made will be behind us as we go our separate ways,” he said. “But today also brings new beginnings for us to grow stronger.”
Class President Luke John Robinson began his speech with a moment of silence for Eddie Brodecki a classmate killed in a one-car accident last April.
“There may be an empty seat. But he sits beside us getting his diploma.”
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