Ninth-graders (left to right) Nolan Burger, Tony Bostwick, Hannah Doylan and Sarah Jordan leave Aylen Junior High School in Puyallup at the end of their last day there. In the school tradition they wore their finery to school on the day after the "ninth grade dance".

Why not show the girls faces? Because I wanted to emphasize the bare feet, shoes in hand, and the flow of the fabrics. Faces would have detracted from that, I think. Furthermore, the girls had difficulty ignoring the camera. They kept giggling and smiling at the camera and I prefer more candid photos.