Postscript

At the Garfield High School graduation ceremony, the program listed 438 graduates, considerably more than the 300 or so that were listed on the senior awards ceremony program. I am not sure why, because many names on the senior awards ceremony had nothing listed under them (such as an award or a college).

Also, at the graduation ceremony, each of the valedictorians was given about a minute to speak. Many quoted poets, etc. Our graduate took the opportunity to express her appreciation for the support she had received from her parents and a certain family whom she had only met four years ago. It was very sweet.

Elite High School

I attended the senior awards night at Garfield High School last night. This is an elite high school. The senior class of around 300 students included 152 students who are Washington State Honors Award Recipients, indicating they are in the top 10% of Washington State high school graduates. According to the program, the senior class also included 17 National Merit Finalists. Of the 208(!) graduates accepted at and headed for 4-year colleges or universities this fall, three are going to Harvard, one to Yale, one to Columbia, one to Cornell, one to MIT, and 57 to the nearby University of Washington.