Graduates celebrate their special day

AUBURN - There was an air of excitement as the 2008 Cayuga Community College graduating class filled the halls, eagerly awaiting the beginning of the 54th annual commencement ceremony.

“It is exciting,” said John Young, 20, who received an associate degree in television and radio broadcasting. “We had a lot of fun and worked on some really cool projects, made a lot of new friends. This is a really exciting day.”

Friends, family and instructors filled the college's gymnasium to greet the more than 700 students of the graduating class as they were led in with all the respect befitting the occasion.