A time to laugh, a time to cry

BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers RIDING AN EMOTIONAL SEESAW--Elizabeth Halpin-Coughlin, 17, of Newbury Park is happy, above, to receive her diploma. A few minutes earlier, below, sadness struck as she contemplated classmates and friends going their separate ways. After summer break, Elizabeth will pursue a degree at Cal State University San Marcos, where she'll study kinesiology.