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It’s graduation time. Many young people are beginning new chapters in their lives, advancing to high school, becoming college students, working at other training or joining the work force. What do you remember from your graduation ceremonies?

When I graduated from eighth grade, I wore my first pair of high-heeled shoes. Walking into the gym/auditorium, I was being so careful not to stumble in the unfamiliar shoes that the crowds didn’t make me nervous.

I don’t remember anything said in the speeches. Our guest speaker was a state legislator. Standing behind the podium, he sometimes clutched the...