graduation – Mr. Zerwas

Graduation Day

The morning of May 30 was one I had been looking toward for months. When I found out in March that I had blood cancer, there was one date I circled in my mind: graduation. I didn’t know if I would be healthy enough to be there. My goal quietly became, “Just make it toContinue reading “Graduation Day”

The Story of Four Graduations

Yesterday was Del Oro’s 64th Graduation, but only my second as principal. For my second commencement address, I chose to tell the story of four graduations. Here’s the bulk of the message: One of the things that’s really special about Del Oro is how many alumni return—whether to work here, raise their families in theContinue reading “The Story of Four Graduations”

The Graduation Experience

Del Oro High School’s class of 2015 graduated on Saturday morning at 8am. The morning was beautiful and the ceremony was close to perfect. Speeches were delivered, hands were shaken, diplomas were handed over, and there were smiles on nearly every face. My student media team had to deal with lots of moving parts inContinue reading “The Graduation Experience”