In high school the approaching graduation was stirring up excitement among the seniors. I didn't care much for any of it since I couldn't afford any of the mementoes or activities offered for completing the four years. I had not attended the prom or the senior trip, had not purchased a class ring or letterman's jacket or the yearbook—had not even taken my senior portrait—and I wasn't about to attend the ceremony we had been rehearsing all week.


Butterfly Boy: Memories of a Chicano Mariposa (2006)


In high school the approaching graduation was stirring up excitement among the seniors. I didn't care much for any of it since I couldn't afford any...

In high school the approaching graduation was stirring up excitement among the seniors. I didn't care much for any of it since I couldn't afford any...

In high school the approaching graduation was stirring up excitement among the seniors. I didn't care much for any of it since I couldn't afford any...

In high school the approaching graduation was stirring up excitement among the seniors. I didn't care much for any of it since I couldn't afford any...