The Bee welcomed my old classmate Barbara Morgan back to Earth today with an editorial and news stories, including this one about students at our dear old alma mater celebrating the famous alum's return to Earth.

Some of the remarks by the Hoover High students in the story suggest that Barb's mission was accomplished -- if I may use that phrase in this context. Her trip fired at least some young imaginations, and that's the best a teacher can do.

And here's a photo from our yearbook in 1969. Cute kid, eh?