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.