Meetinghouse graduation
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PublishedJune 27, 2019
Robert L. Petrillo, Westbrook: What makes a memory that lasts years after graduation?
I attended my 50th high school reunion last fall. Of course, it was a terrific time, especially since it was the first I’d ever been to. I was glad for the little name tags and reproduced yearbook photos that the very capable organizers thought to include for each of us. I would have been hard-pressed […]
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PublishedJune 20, 2019
Annunziata Graziano, Brunswick: Putting on my cap and gown to cross the stage of life
Many moments in my life have been capped off by a graduation. I’ve graduated from Daisy Girl Scouts to Brownies, from Brownies to Junior, and so on. I’ve graduated from fifth grade, eighth grade, 12th grade and college. For all of these milestones, I’ve celebrated with people who mean the world to me. They have […]
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PublishedJune 13, 2019
Todd R. Nelson, Penobscot: ‘Really educated people’ learn wherever they are
It is commencement season, and so I contemplate the succinct messages being delivered to graduating classes. There is a body of thought that usually surfaces at this time of year, delivered by a voice with as much eminence as a school can recruit. They tend to be the voices of prominence and wisdom. They will […]
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PublishedJune 6, 2019
J. Lauren Sangster, Portland: Springtime ceremonies, a ‘graduation’ and a fancy hat
I recently flew to Scotland to meet with the Sangster family and scatter part of Mike’s ashes, per his wishes. The second leg of my trip took me to Ireland for the wedding celebration of Mike’s eldest nephew. The trip across the pond did not disappoint. Our day to scatter Mike’s ashes was filled with […]
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PublishedJune 2, 2019
Candy Guerette, Topsham: A diploma for the happiest voice in the choir
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PublishedJune 2, 2019
John E. Lawrence, Winslow: Speech showed not all knowledge is power
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PublishedJune 2, 2019
Cheryl Stringer, New Gloucester: Leaving it all behind and discovering what lies ahead
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PublishedJune 2, 2019
Laura Henry, Yarmouth: Struggling with stigma, hoping for empathy