Ever Lopez, the North Carolina high school student whose diploma was withheld when he wore a Mexican Flag as a cape over his robe to graduation, received his diploma on Monday. "As parents, we are so proud that he has taken on the honor and pride of where his roots are and where he comes from," his mother said. Lopez and his family expressed disappointment that the way he received his diploma was after the graduation ceremony, when the school informed him it was available for pickup. The school

Her high school graduation was today. Her first stop wasn't a party; it was the county jail. For the past four years, as she studied for exams and applied for colleges, her father, Mark, was absent. He was 18 months into a 5-year sentence. He had missed her prom, her 18th birthday, and now, the most important walk of her life. She sat through the ceremony, clutching her diploma, her heart aching every time she saw one of her friends hugging their dad. Afterward, all her friends were heading to g