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The Best Graduation Gifts

By Holly E. Newton

The end of the school year connotes graduation time, celebrating many different levels of school completions. Books, as always, are the perfect gift and help commemorate this important event in a young person¹s life. Here is a list of some outstanding picture books celebrating the graduate.

For the younger reader celebrating a change in schools, here is a simple tale about judgment.

Zen Shorts, by widely acclaimed author Jon J. Muth, is a story that involves three tales. Three children become friends with a giant panda. He imparts a clever story for each child. One of the tales expertly demonstrates how we need to forgive. A young monk criticizes an older monk for carrying an unappreciative traveler over rain puddles, as he says, "She didn't even thank you!" The wise older man replies, "I set the woman down hours ago." The older monk was able to forgive and forget, while the young monk was still learning this lesson of forgiveness.

Another perfect book for the younger child is This Little Light of Mine. This picture book is based on the familiar song of the same title and is illustrated beautifully by the acclaimed E. B. Lewis. The words of the song describe how the light from within will shine on and on. But, the pictures tell much, much more. A young boy sees another youngster sitting alone, appearing dejected as he is slumped with his head in his hands. As the song progresses throughout the book, the boy invites the sad fellow to join his friends and before long a smile shines through the sad face. This book will surely strike a chord with all ages!

Sometimes it's the wordless books that seem to have the greatest message. Home, by Jeannie Baker, shows the progress of life through an open window. Ms. Baker has small remnants of a girl's life on the windowsill, displaying her growth though the years. For instance, the book begins with congratulations for the birth of a baby girl. Through the window, you see the proud parents in their back yard holding this new baby. There are older looking vehicles on the street beyond the yard. Several pages later, there's the girl as a teen putting makeup on in a mirror that's sitting on the windowsill. Beyond the yard is a full garden and beyond that newer looking cars on the street. There's much to observe and reflect on one's own growth throughout the years.

Sometimes biographies are the perfect inspiration for graduates. Walt Whitman: Words for America, by Barbara Kerley, is a look into the life of one of America's best and most famous poets. His poetry reflected the feelings of our country during the tumultuous Civil War. I found it fascinating that when Walt was young, he loved words and loved to read. He was always writing down feelings and expressions in his little notebook. In the Author¹s Note located in the back of the book, he states that when he was eleven years old, he was given a library card. Later he added, it was ³...the signal event of my life up to that time." Brian Selznick beautifully illustrated the pictures throughout the book, and he studied many historical documents and locations to accurately reconstruct this amazing poet¹s life.

Here is a perfect companion to Walt Whitman¹s biography. When I Heard the Learn¹d Astronomer is a wonderfully illustrated book by Loren Long, based on Walt Whitman¹s famous poem. This poem celebrates the amazing imagination that is budding in all of us. The incredible pictures take you to a young boy's experience as he ponders life and the stars, ³In the mystical moist night-air, and from time to time, look'd up in perfect silence at the stars.²

Mother Teresa, by award winning Demi, is an inspirational account of one humble woman serving those much less fortunate and extremely poor. This incredible woman gave all that she had throughout her life. Included here is wisdom that we can glean from her: ³Life Is An Opportunity --Avail It. Life Is Beautiful --Admire It. Life Is A Challenge --Meet It. Life Is Costly --Care For It. Life Is A Promise --Fulfill It. Life Is Sorrow --Overcome It. Life Is Too Precious --Do Not Destroy It.²

And lastly, here's a book celebrating and exploring the endless possibilities of life. Imagine a Day, by Sarah L. Thompson, and creatively illustrated by Rob Gonsalves, will spark your imagination --beyond imagination. ³Imagine a day Š when a book swings open on silent hinges, and a place you've never seen before welcomes you here.² Give a great gift to your graduate. Give a book to inspire, motivate and celebrate!

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1. Jackson, Missouri - Community Profile
... Pupil attendance rate - 96%, High School Graduation rate - 91%, 101 recipients of College ... ... degrees, ACT scores higher than state and national average, and many more. Support Programs ...
http://www.jacksonmo.com/ .../CommunityProfile.htm

2. Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas
... the National Governors Association Annual Meeting at Des Moines, Iowa. For the first time in the nation's history, states reached a common definition for their high school graduation rate ...
http://www.ar.gov/governo ...ent_events/index.html

3. Pryce Sponsors Bill to Encourage High School Graduation
... the Columbus Public School District. High school graduation rates for long-term participants in ... ... have earned college degrees at a rate of 89 percent above the national average. Fortune magazine has ...
http://www.house.gov/pryc ...ourage_graduation.htm

4. NGA Center for Best Practices
... Report and Compact News Release: Governors, National Organization Reach Agreement on Graduation Rate Graduation Counts: A Report of the NGA Task Force on State High School Graduation ...
http://www.nga.org/portal ...VCM1000001a01010aRCRD

5. National Association of State Boards of Education
... for Input on IDEA Regulations Press Release: National Agreement Reached on Common Measure of High School Graduation Rate Press Release: President and Board ...
http://www.nasbe.org/index_old.html

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http://www.yolokids.org/ycca2/default.htm

7. The Development Corporation - I want a life too! - Affordable
... housing costs at virtually half the national average. New York, NY Boston, MA Philadelphia ... ... 820,000 $560,000 $210,000 $90,000 High School Graduation Rate 68% 76% 64% 74% Crime Index (100 ...
http://www.thedevelopcorp ...life/affordable.shtml

8. Public High School Graduation and College Readiness Rates in the United States
... 4] College Readiness Rate In addition to calculating high school graduation rates using the Greene ... ... able to do this by taking advantage of a large national study performed for NCES on a sample of 1998 ...
http://www.educationrevie ...3GraduationRates.html

9. High School Graduation
... Federal Sites Utility Industry Resources Contact Us About the Midwest: Education High School Graduation Rate National average: 86.0 percent of population 25 years and over Alliant Energy service ...
http://www.midwestsites.c ...mws_am_ed_000921.hcsp

10. Minneapolis, Minnesota real estate listings, home buying, selling, homes for...
... skill areas, Minnesota students consistently rank above the national averages. We also achieve the highest public high school graduation rate in the nation with consistently high SAT scores. Over 90 ...
http://www.ritalarson.com ...-relocating-homes.asp

11. Public Services and TABOR In Colorado, 1/13/05
... Per pupil funding for K-12 education Ã³ CBPP calculations of data from the National Center for Education Statistics High school graduation rate Ã³ United Health Foundation, AmericaÃs Health: State ...
http://www.cbpp.org/1-13-05sfp2.htm

12. Who we are
... ten national: 81% Northern Cheyenne Graduation Rates Compared to National Averages The Northern Cheyenne High school Graduation rate is lower than the national average (HALF of the NATIONAL AVERAGE ...
http://www.socialpreservation.org/stats.html

13. What CCSD Has To Offer
... have consistently scored well above state and national averages on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills ... ... in recent years. We have the highest high school graduation rate in the Denver metropolitan area ...
http://www.ccsd.k12.co.us/employ/cc_has2offer.html

14. ATEC: What's New!
... The report indicated that the national high school graduation rate for all public school students remained flat over the last decade, going from 72 percent in 1991 to 71 percent in 2002. Nationally ...
http://www.the-atec.org/whatnew.asp

15. NCSET Topic on Dropout and Graduation: Introduction
... Additional Resources Introduction The high school graduation rate for students with disabilities and other student populations continues to be far below the national average. Graduation is least likely ...
http://www.ncset.org/topics/redirect.asp?topic=36

16. NEA: Good News About America's Public Schools -- Iowa
... Iowa's public high school graduation rate is among the top 3 in the ... in the percentage of high school graduates going on to college ... HE High Quality Teachers Among the Best in National Teacher ...
http://www.nea.org/goodnews/ia01.html

17. National High School Alliance > Resources
... Minority Youth Are Being Left Behind by the Graduation Rate Crisis - February 25, 2004 Labor Actions ... ... 2004 Telling the Whole Truth (or Not) About High School Graduation Rates - December 1, 2003 ...
http://www.hsalliance.org ...s/categories.asp?id=4

18. SchoolsMovingUp - Resources - New NGA Report on Graduation Data: <i>Gr...
... is for states to move toward using a standard calculation for a high school graduation rate. For more information on the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and their other ...
http://www.schoolsmovingu ...s/wested/view/pro/391

19. Acknowledge progress, challenge complacency in education
... Whether itÃs high school graduation rate, National Assessment of Educational Progress, or College Entrance Tests, Minnesota youngsters consistently score above average. Minnesota spends about the ...
http://www.forestlaketime .../26JoeNathan1026.html

20. U.S. Department of Labor - Find It By Topic - Youth & Labor - Resources ...
... the employment rate, high school graduation rate, and college enrollment rate in six Native ... ... on This Topic Americorps The Corporation for National Service is the domestic version of the Peace ...
http://www.dol.gov/dol/to ...or/StudentWorkers.htm

21. KROC AM 1340
... s high school graduation rate in 2002 was the fifth highest in the nation at 83.9 percent, and was ranked sixth in 2003 even though the graduation rate rose to 84.8 percent. The national average ...
http://www.kroc.com/kroc_am/news/index.html

22. ParaPundit: Hispanic And Black High School Graduation Rates Very Low
... The new report, also issued by the Civil Society InstituteÃs Results for America (RFA) project and Advocates for Children of New York, notes that the minority high school graduation rate crisis is ...
http://www.parapundit.com/archives/001959.html

23. Benefits and Applications
... The"Goals 2000: Educate America Act" would make six education goals part of national policy: 90 percent high school graduation rate; U.S. dominance in math and science; total adult literacy; safe and ...
http://www.ibiblio.org/ni ...and-Applications.html

24. The Kansas Chamber of Commerce
... The National Education Association reports that Kansas students have the 10th highest SAT exam scores in America, 17th highest high school graduation rate. And our businesses and government place a ...
http://www.kansaschamber. ...l?page&file=sitedoc43

25. Pew Hispanic Center Report: The High Schools Hispanics Attend
... Resources National High School Association The National High School Association is an inclusive ... ... Manhattan Institute finds that the high school graduation rate has been flat in the past decade (it ...
http://pewhispanic.org/re ...eport.php?ReportID=54

26. Delaware County, Iowa
... highly educated pool of workers who can adapt quickly to the changing national and world economy. With a high school graduation rate of over 97%, and fourteen four-year and two technical colleges all ...
http://www.delawarecountyia.com/schools.htm

27. The Black Informant » Blog Archive » High School with high gradu...
High School with high graduation rate for black males Published on: October 14th, 2005 By: Duane Wow ... ... graduate within four years, which is above the national average, Principal Larry Black said. Ã„ÃºWe ...
http://blackinformant.com ...rate-for-black-males/

28. High school dropout rate reaches highest in 14 years - The Boston Globe
... a requirement for graduation. More than half of ... from a coalition of national foundations to lower ... rate and bring back students who left school ... one of three small high schools formed from ...
http://www.boston.com/new ...t_in_14_years?mode=PF

29. TimesDispatch.com | 'No girls' rule helped shape Byrne's career
... in particular boosting the state's high school graduation rate; job creation; not using tax dollars ... ... Association, NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia, the National Women's Political Caucus and several ...
http://www.timesdispatch. ...cle&cid=1128767699083

30. Tim Kaine for Governor: Leading Virginia Forward
... According to the U.S. Department of Education, VirginiaÃs high school graduation rate of 73.7 percent is five points higher than the national average, but is only tied for 18th-highest nationally ...
http://www.kaine2005.org/issues/education.php

31. Texas - Where We Stand 2003
... 2001 (-4.8) #37 Hazardous waste sites on the national priority list per 10,000 square miles in 2001 ... ... 000 population in 1998 (44) Public high school graduation rate in 2000 (61.9%) Median weekly ...
http://www.window.state.t .../wwstand/wwstand.html

32. Oregon Council for Hispanic Advancement
STUDENT RETENTION PROGRAM National statistics show that 2 out of 5 Hispanics over the age of 25 have ... ... also paint a dismal picture. The high school graduation rate of Latino youth is the rate of all ...
http://www.ocha-nw.org/retention.html

33. Downtown Anywhere -- Ideas and Education
... United States government body charged with the national education. Among other things, they create ... ... some of which are increasing the high school graduation rate and improving literacy. Business ...
http://www.awa.com/educate.html

34. Raleigh and Wake County - Profile
... on factors such as high school graduation rate, affordability of ... the American Association of School Administrators named ... Bill McNeal the 2004 National Superintendent of the Year ...
http://www.communitylink. ...aleigh_nc_05/edu1.htm

35. Compass Measure - High School Graduation Rates
... the graduation rate. This is helpful when comparing to national Completer statistics. On Compass: Assets for Youth Drop-Out Rates Enrollment - Ethnicity Foreign-Born Residents High School Drop ...
http://www.larimer.org/compass/gradrate_ed_k12.htm

36. South Central Tennessee Tech Prep Consortium - Education Facts
... Things You Can Do The National Education Goals School Readiness: All children in America will start school ready to learn. School Completion: The high school graduation rate will increase to at ...
http://www.columbiastate. ...p/education facts.htm

37. Introduction to Civics
... rates. A recent study by The Manhattan Institute on high school graduation and college-readiness rates, covering 1991 to 2002 finds that the national high school graduation rate for all public school ...
http://pphsp.uis.edu/intro_to_civics.htm

38. FERRIS STATE STUDENT-ATHLETES POST HIGH GRADUATION RATE
... for student-athletes. The national Division II student-athlete ... 59 percent student-athlete graduation rate for the four-year class ... student-athletes arrive from high school with high grade point ...
http://www.ferris.edu/htm ...al/graduationrate.htm

39. Dropout Rates in the United States: 1999
... JUST RELEASED! Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2005 Ã¯ NEW ... Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate for Public High Schools NCES Home ... Contact NCES| Site Index National Center for Education ...
http://nces.ed.gov/progra ..._2/2_4/e_section3.asp

40. High school diploma rate at record high - (United Press International)
... Magazine The World & I National Weekly Middle East Times ... Monthly High school diploma rate at record high Washington, DC ... with the highest high school graduation rates last year were ...
http://www.washtimes.com/ ...0628-035903-7306r.htm

41. Arlington Economic Development - Arlington VA Public Schools
... nation as a whole. Each year, a number of students are named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists. The high school graduation rate is 93 percent. Last year, 90 percent of graduates went on to ...
http://www.arlingtonvirginiausa.com/index.cfm/5733

42. Southern Business and Development
... In 2001, the national high school graduation rate was 84.1 percent. Less than two points behind is the South's high school graduation rate: 82.2 percent. The figure represents nearly a three-point ...
http://www.sb-d.com/issue ...10accomplishments.asp

43. Arlington Public Schools - General Information
... was 1026. Each year a notable number of students are named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists. The high school graduation rate is 93 percent. Last year, 88 percent of graduates went on to ...
http://www.apsva.com/about/

44. February 25, 2005 -- ED Review
... org/.) The Manhattan Institute's latest report on high school graduation and college-readiness rates, covering 1991 to 2002, is sobering: The national high school graduation rate for all public school ...
http://www.ed.gov/news/ne ...review/2005/0225.html

45. Best Friends Foundation-Results
... Journal. See chart for D.C. schools In the national program: Ã¯ Among 5th-8th grade girls who had ... ... Diamond Girls, there is a 100 percent high school graduation rate. More than 100 of our graduates have ...
http://www.bestfriendsfou ...org/FoundResults.html

46. new york high school rankings
... in first place, with an 89% high school graduation rate & Legislature of three bills designed to ... ... LA MD MA MI MO NJ NY NC OH & High School Rankings & NSCAA/adidasÃ† National Rankings. High School Boys ...
http://www.rainbowsendcan ...york-high-school.html

47. The PIQE mission is
... Statistical information about national/local high school education levels [1] indicate that Latino/Hispanic students have: A national High School graduation rate of 68%. About a fifty-fifty chance of ...
http://www.piqe.org/Assets/SpecialPrj/PiqeSDSU.htm

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49. Press Release: New Trustees (March 2004)
... which include an increase in the four-year high school graduation rate; higher achievement levels for all students on state assessments and national tests; increased accountability for staff ...
http://www.minneapolisfou ...n.com/pr/2004-3-5.htm

50. High School Graduation Party Invitation
... high school graduation rate high school graduation ... for "high school graduation party invitation" 1 ... racing school of High... http://www ... with Red Driving School National school ... SEARCH ...
http://www.graduation1.co ...ion-party-invitation/

51. :: Arvada Real Estate : Arvada Colorado Realtor :::
... Arvada also has a high school graduation rate well above the national average. Plan to Buy a Arvada home? Find & Compare REALTORSÃ†. It's Free! Plan to Sell your Arvada home? Find & Compare REALTORS ...
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52.
... of death in 1993 were heart disease, cancer, and stroke. Education Of all 1992 high school graduates, 58.8% planned to continue their education. The 1992 high school graduation rate for the county
http://www.tasador.net/browardAppraisal.htm

53. [Bluegrass Institute]
... In fact, Bluegrass Institute research indicates that the commonwealthÃs high-school graduation rate has remained below the national average every school year since 1997. Ã¬It isnÃt hard to see why ...
http://www.bipps.org/336

54. The High Rate Of High School Graduate Failure
The High Rate Of High School Graduate ... requirement for high school graduation ... a test for graduation, but it does ... After the school failed to teach ... On June 19 the National Assessment of ...
http://www.ourcivilisatio .../educate/graduate.htm

55. High School Graduation Rates Indicator - New Jersey Sustainable State Institute
... almost 90%. In contrast, the national average in 2000 was only 69 ... to see further increases in graduation rates when more data become ... graduating from high school at less than the rate we would expect ...
http://www.njssi.net/gi/education/ind13.php

56. Graduation HQ - High School Graduation Speeches
... High School Graduation Rate High School Graduation ... School Graduation Speeches Newbury Park High School ... 9-12. Moffat County School District Links to all ... in Moffat County. National Education Writers ...
http://www.graduationhq.c ...olgraduationspeeches/

57. Yolo County Children and Youth Portfolio, 2003 -- Introduction
... higher than state average and our high school graduation rate is lower. Housing is also a serious issue. We have forty percent fewer affordable homes than the national average and over twenty percent ...
http://www.cicg.org/publications/ycca/

58. Congreso _ Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Inc.
... donor. Latinos in Philadelphia are reported to have a high school graduation rate of 53%, far below the national average of 71%. (Read More) - CONGRESO DE LATINOS UNIDOS IS THE RECIPIENT OF A GRANT TO ...
http://www.congreso.net/news.cgi

59. CADILLAC HIGH SCHOOL
... 09/232Ã–3.88% Graduation Rate/High School: 11/232...95.3% *Includes Cooley, Adult Ed, E2020, and Drop out Recovery/GED. Student Achievement ACT Assessment The ACT is a national college admissions ...
http://www.vikingnet.org/chsreport.htm