Moving On Up

A part of my recent busy weekend included covering two Georgetown high school graduations, both held at the Georgetown ISD Athletic Complex.   Georgetown High School (the first 8 photos)  held theirs on Friday night, with 430 young men and women receiving their diplomas.  Friday night’s graduates added a new twist to the tradition cap toss, throwing flour into the air, too.   Administrators had no idea this was coming.   It caught me by surprise, too!   I was back again first thing Saturday morning to cover the first-ever graduation ceremony for East View High School, where 352 kids crossed the stage.  Among them was Triston Sky Gore, wearing her well-worn cowboy boots.   “I always wear my cowboy boots!” she explained.    Wow, was it a hot Texas morning!   I found myself wondering why they don’t make caps and gowns out of dri-fit/wick-away material.   It sure would’ve come in handy.   A number of people on hand to watch the graduates wisely chose to bring umbrellas to stave off a bit of this late-spring blast of heat.    Perhaps the happiest graduate of all was East View graduate Mokeysha Shanklin, who gets a big hug from her cousin, Colby Shanklin in the final photo.   A whole bunch of her big family was there for her big day, including her great-grandmother, Birdie Shanklin.   Congratulations to all on a grand achievement.