'It took 12 years to get this'

HOISTING IT HIGH- Westlake High School senior Nolan Gordin lifts his diploma to the sky and wears a smile as he returns to his seat as commencement nears completion at Warrior Stadium. The WHS Class of 2008 was the largest in history when 552 graduates passed a milestone in life last Thursday night. JANN HENDRY Acorn Newspapers