“Ruby Chavez.” As the principal of my sister’s high school announced her name, applause flooded the auditorium. My parents, well in their 50s, slowly made their way across the stage: my mom in...

‘Twas the night before graduation, when all through each CVHS seniors’ house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The high schoolers were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of...