Graduates share tears, smiles and memories

"Life is full of tears, smiles and memories. The tears will dry, the smiles fade, but the memories will last forever."

The class motto for the Havre High Class of 2003 never seemed more appropriate than during its graduation ceremony Sunday afternoon. All of them smiled and a few cried, often in some combination of the two.

During the two-hour event, which featured some unconventional wisdom and an electric guitar, 157 students from Havre High took the stage to receive their diplomas.

The graduates entered the gymnasium at the high school to the traditional "Pomp and Circumstance" opening proc...