It's a hot, muggy day in Okinawa. At a park on Kadena Air Base, Amelia Earhart Secondary school is hosting a graduation for the current fifth graders. Breakfast is provided. We are all sandwiched in the pavilion:
(Did I mention how hot and muggy it was that day, and how sandwiched we were in the pavilion?)
Vice-Principal, Mr. Merjewski, MC'ing. (He happens to be a Cougar, but we don't hold it against him.)
Carston hiding under the table while we wait for our food.
Cassie's class.
Cassie with her best school friends. Left to right: Adrianna, Abby, Cassie, Kylie, Katelynn, and Lasmey.
Mr. Merjewski was Cassie's science club teacher. This was his last year at the school.
Cassie with her 5th grade teacher, Mrs. Spain. It was a tough year for Cassie. Mrs. Spain is a demanding teacher. But ultimately, Cassie loved her, as she always does.