Coastal Carolina Community College celebrated its 47th graduation today – while I celebrated my 28th. We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day. It was cool for mid-May, there was a wonderful breeze, the sky was a brilliant blue, and there were smiles as far as the eyes could see. Everyone is happy on graduation day. Graduates, families, friends, faculty and staff are all joyous – all for different reasons, I’m quite certain. And Coastal really knows how to throw a graduation! The ceremony is over in about an hour and then graduates along with their friends and family are invited to the cafeteria for an old-fashioned barbeque lunch. It’s incredibly hard for me to believe that I will only celebrate two more graduations at Coastal. Coastal Carolina Community College is more than my workplace – it’s like a 2nd home filled with friends and family. And my students are consistently the best – EVER!

There are a LOT of other pictures to edit, but I don’t have room to post them all here. If you would like to see other pictures from graduation, visit my website (in a few days) at www.elisebeall.com and scroll to the bottom of the home page. Enter the user name coastal and the password graduation. If you would like to purchase any of the pictures you see, you may use the online shopping cart. To receive a 50% discount, use the coupon code 050. All proceeds from the sale of pictures will go to the Coastal Carolina Community College Foundation to fund student scholarships. Payment must be received before orders are fulfilled.