Alva Review-Courier -

As South Barber High School Principal Brent Shaffer welcomed the gymnasium full of family and friends to commencement Sunday, May 14, in Kiowa, he said the Class of 2017 is special to him. That's because these students were eighth graders when he joined South Barber as 7-12 Principal. The Class of 2017 is the first he's been principal for all four years of high school. He's watched them grow and mature into the graduates they are today.

Thirteen students received their diplomas, turned their tassels and threw their mortar boards up into the air. One of those is Kacee Hostetler who was a junior...