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No Ordinary Day: 2007

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"No Ordinary Day" is a visual diary of the events, both large and small, that serve as milestones in people's lives. It debuted on March 24, 2002 and concluded on Aug. 29, 2007. We hope you continue to enjoy looking at our archive of “No Ordinary Day” images.

Travis Long

The column is a celebration of the struggles, triumphs and tears we experience as we travel from birth to death. Our goal was to document moments in time that might otherwise be missed; sometimes it's the tiniest incident in one's life that has the most profound effect. When on assignment for the column, we looked for that one photo that tells a whole story. Some are the result of a found moment we came across on our daily assignments or our daily existence. For others, we thought of a specific event, like a first haircut or last dance, and sought out a subject who might illustrate the idea.

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August 29, 2007	Staff photo by Takaaki Iwabu
Emerson Waldorf School seniors watch Aidan Buehler, 6, walk across a "Golden Bridge" during a ceremony that welcomed the school’s first-graders. The occasion at the school’s theater marked the beginning of the first-graders' journey of learning. Extending a hand for Aidan was his new teacher, Shannon Wiley, who greeted the students and told a story before they departed to their new classroom. In June, at the end of the academic year, the first- and 12th-graders gather again for a ceremony to celebrate the seniors’ graduation from the school and their journey beyond high school. Audio slide show: Welcoming the first graders \| Photo gallery: Our favorite No Ordinary Day columns