By Susan Winlow
The future beckoned Friday morning at the doorsteps of The Mission for 115 students from Buckingham Charter Magnet High School.
Once through the doors after graduation, they were on their way to the rest of their lives.
But first, there were some tears, hugs and laughter as the soon-to-be graduates sat in their maroon caps and gowns and gave the standing-room-only audience of 1,800-plus a piece of their senior year in retrospect through a video montage, some songs, awards and a humorous speech from class speaker, Symone Salmon.