On a hot desert day in rural Nevada, there is excitement in the air. It's May 26, 2016 which can only mean one thing in these parts. Graduation Day!

This is the last graduating class of the eighth grade at the Walker River Paiute Reservation School called Schurz Elementary. The reservation is small so the school is home to elementary students up to eighth grade. Small numbers create tight kinship.

I am a strong advocate for education and proponent for high achieving students. Also, I am an instrumental individual who inspires those same students with art and music. Allow me to sh...