The Fellowship of the Woodlands was packed with family, friends and guests on May 11 as 217 (of the approximately 773) graduating students received their diplomas and honors at the 2013 Lone Star College-Tomball Commencement ceremony.

Bianca Rodriguez, LSC-Tomball Diversity Club president, lead the Pledge of Allegiance, and Courtney Stamper, LSC-Tomball alumnus, abandoned his prepared keynote address and delivered a spontaneous, heart-felt speech that exhorted students to believe in themselves and be tenacious in the pursuit of their dreams.