An old Beach Boys song, “Graduation Day,” is running through my mind this morning. Maybe that’s because tomorrow, May 29 is the anniversary of my graduation day from Gulf Breeze High 33 years ago.

About this time of year the memories come flooding back…and they are most memories. I recall being a part of the first winning Dolphin football team and running at track meets where Baker’s Houston McTear took center stage.

But more than anything it is the friendships from high school that I treasure the most.

I learned a little song when I was a kid that said, “Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver, the other gold.”

As so many have said before, the most surprising thing I’ve found is how quickly the years have passed. Thirty-three years, where have they have gone?

With the passing of the years I’ve come to realize that the Gulf Breeze school colors of Blue and Gold mean true blue friendships that become more pure gold as time marches on.

For any of my classmates that might see this post, “Happy Anniversary of Graduation Day.”

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