At many official ceremonies and public sporting events, it’s customary to kick off the festivities in the U.S. by playing the national anthem. But at a recent graduation ceremony held outside in ...

When I first heard the song, my youngest daughter had warned me as we were driving to school that it made her friend’s mom cry. After hearing just a few bars, my throat clenched to a point where words ...

If there's any occasion that can send you on a roller coaster of emotions, it’s graduation day. Not only are you officially bidding farewell to school dances, pep rallies and midnight cramming ...