If you grew up in South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming or North Dakota there is a picture of you riding a tortoise at Reptile Gardens. It's an 8 decade tradition.
A student who is delayed finishing high school because of a life threatening medical issue shouldn't be denied walking at graduation because it is just a ceremony.
Yesterday was the fifteenth anniversary of my college graduation from Black Hills State University - May 11, 2002. Kind of a lot has changed. But some things are the same.