That's the concept behind the One Million Bones project that will be on display at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., this weekend, June 8–10, 2013. Students in Lawrence Academy's multimedia class represent just one of nearly 1,500 teams of students, artists, and activists who took the time to make realistic-looking handcrafted bones to contribute to what is promoted as: "a large-scale social arts practice, combining education, hands-on art making, and public installations to raise awareness of ongoing genocides and mass atrocities."

During Commencement 2013, seniors garnered renewed appreciation for the other adults who have made their journey possible—the uniformed men and women who keep the United States safe. This year's graduation speaker, Capt. Helen Furbush, the deputy undersecretary of the U.S. Navy as chief of staff of the Intelligence Directorate, told the Class of 2013 to relish the opportunities that lay before each of them.

Rather than focusing on speeches by a valedictorian or salutatorian, LA tradition puts the responsibility of speaking on behalf of the graduating class to a vote. This year's senior speakers were Haley Gowland and Joey Mullaney.