Bark mortar board

Published June 20, 2012 / by Steve Berentson

Unique among her classmates … and most likely all other American high school graduates … was Leah Gobert, a Native American student who created her own “graduation hat” out of bark. Gobert, a member of the Anacortes High School Class of 2012, is the first member of her family to graduate from high school. Her father Louis contributed the eagle feathers.

About Steve Berentson
A fourth generation Skagit County native who was moved kicking and screaming from this island community in 1960. I finally reclaimed an Anacortes address in 1980, and I have been in constant celebration of my return since that time. Many of us who call Anacortes home love Fidalgo Island for its natural assets: among them are rugged beaches, pristine lakes, thousands of acres of forestland and some awesome views of the Skagit Valley and surrounding islands. Another element of my love affair with this community is its people, both natives and immigrants. They will “star” in many of my journal entries.

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