Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First

13 graduate from Banner County High School as class of 2015

"This place will always be home," said Dalton Jordan, valedictorian for the Banner County High School class of 2015.

Jordan was one of three speakers at Saturday's commencement that said farewell to the class of 2015.

The ceremony opened with a photo slideshow with music before the 13 members of the class walked into the gym and onto the stage. After an invocation from class member Christina Grubbs, school superintendent Lana Sides took the audience on a trip down memory lane.

"It seems like just yesterday, these students were getting off the bus with their adorable little backpacks and wer...