Bar examinations

The Lodi High School Class of 2012 spent their graduation ceremony fighting against gale force winds that threatened to tear away everything that wasn't held down.

Last year it was the possible rain; this year, the definite wind.

Red and white robes rustled, balloons bounced and pages on the podium fluttered wildly Friday as 432 Lodi High School graduates accepted their diplomas at the Grape Bowl.

At the beginning of the 90-minute ceremony, associated student body president Anna Adams greeted the hundreds of well-wishers and her peers with a poem she penned.

“We’re finally here, Class of 2011,” she said.

In my art classroom at Lodi High School, my students and I often enjoy listening to music as we work on projects.

Above and beyond. Better than the rest. A+. Heart touchers. Excellent. The bomb. Magnificent. Best ever. Once in a lifetime. Out of this world. Superior. Rare.

Administrators at Tokay High School are watching closely to see how the binder issue unfolds at Lodi High School.

For Dave Nutting, it was like looking into a mirror — only the fun house variety.