The high school graduates who will cross the stage in coming weeks to accept their diplomas occupy a unique place in history even before they begin the next phase in their lives.
The bulk of the high school graduating classes this year are teens who were born in the 21st century, and who have grown up entirely in a post-9/11 world in which turmoil, violence and unrest are the status quo.
Editorial: Good luck to a class of hard knocks
Graduates of 2018 grew up in a post-9/11 world with a healthy share of realism to prepare them