Although the June solstice is still a couple of weeks away, many view the Memorial Day holiday as their official kickoff to summer.

High school and college graduations are in the rear-view mirror. Proms and FFA banquets, field days and class trips are no more than memories and hundreds of photos on someone’s mom’s iPhone.

For several years, I have used this column to offer up some nuggets of advice for those newly minted graduates and others willing to accept it.

As I pen this column, my thoughts are with our young friend, Kenzie, who recently graduated from high school. I look forward to having a front-row seat as she starts the next chapter at a community college before going on to university.

If she asked for advice for herself and her peers, this is what I would tell her:

• Get ha

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