Tears, cheers abound at Box Elder 2015 graduation

Alicia Wolf Child handed her mother a flower and the two embraced. and a few tears were shed.

That took place during a traditional part of the Box Elder High School graduation ceremonies. Graduating seniors pick up flowers, and they leave the stage to walk into the audience where they hand flowers to parents, relatives and friends who helped them reach their goal.

"I felt happy, proud," Rebecca Wolf Chief, Alicia's mom, said after the ceremony, as she waited in line to shake hands with the 17 graduates who lined up in their blue and white gowns, waiting for greetings. "I felt I did a good...