Yup. A long, long time ago in a land far away, or so it seems.

On June 5, 1965, the Class of 1965 graduated from University High School, now a public charter school known as University Laboratory School. The graduation took place at Andrews Amphitheater on the University of Hawaii campus.

According to a newspaper clip I found online, there were 88 in our graduating class. U.S. Senator Dan Inouye, then a first-term senator, was the speaker. It was a natural connection, as his wife taught at the school for years. My sister was in her class. I never had the experience.

Class of ’65

And after the ceremony, with my mother.

Mother & son