POINT LOMA HIGH SCHOOL: 87TH COMMENCEMENT, JUNE 12

Thirteen years ago, in a different century, parents watched 428 of their precious babies enter kindergarten. Many parents and a few kids shed tears as classroom doors shut and small hands struggled to grip large wooden pencils. Two weeks ago, those same parents watched with bursting pride as their young adults grasped high school diplomas with hands that now tap smart phones and computer keyboards in a world that often moves too quickly. On this day, the world was a perfect place as smiles radiated from every graduate’s youthful face. And once again, many parents wiped away tears. Photos by Scott Hopkins I?The Beacon