SURREAL: Nathan Howard shakes hands with District 4 Trustee and board vice president Kathryn Whitley Chu moments after he received his diploma at the McCallum graduation ceremony Friday morning at the Burger Center. The ceremony featured various speeches from the class of 2025 student leaders, valedictorian and AISD superintendent. Part of McCallum’s band and the Meistersingers choir also performed during the occasion. Howard believes that the idea of not attending high school anymore at McCallum is still sinking in. The whole transition period feels surreal to Howard. “I was telling my voice teacher about a friend of mine the other day, and I said ‘He goes to my school,’ but that isn’t even true anymore,” Howard said. “I guess I would say ‘He went to my high school,’ which is crazy.” For Howard, the most emotional part of the ceremony was the graduates tossing their caps into the air. Howard will miss the people he has been able to get to know and spend time with during high sc...