RealClear Politics: Our Community Salutes - The First To Say 'Thank You'
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia—The lobby of the Rachel M. Schlesinger Performing Arts Center is full of anxious teenagers. While women are underrepresented, in terms of class and ethnicity the crowd seems to be a representative cross-section of 21st century America. This isn’t an unusual scene at a community college auditorium, except that few of the young people here are likely to see the inside of a college again anytime soon. About 70 teenagers are here, just weeks away from their high school graduations. However, they’re here with their families for a different ceremony acknowledging another important rite of passage.
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