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With a roar from the crowd, the tassels moved from right to left. A thousand caps flew into the air, creating a chaotic, beautiful cloud. In that moment, Eileen didn't see just hats; she saw a thousand different futures launching into the sky. She and Matthew promised to hold onto the memories, just as the Salutatorian had urged, but as the maroon caps rained back down, she knew she was ready to catch whatever came next. For North Shore grads, these were days they’ll remember

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When the ceremony reached its peak, and the Valedictorian finished her speech about the "cascade of maroon and white," the class rose as one. The Superintendent handed Eileen her diploma, and for a fleeting second, time seemed to freeze. She looked at the number stamped on the corner of the program—. It felt like a secret code, a serial number for the first day of her real life. With a roar from the crowd, the tassels