Leatherman

For the first time since graduating as the top two studentsof Ballou Senior High School's Class of 2006, Jachin Leatherman and Wayne Nesbit are rolling through the front doors of their alma mater together.

Legacy of hope: Two friends made it cool to be smart at Ballou. But what happened after they left? V. Dion Haynes 2010

By the end of the program, Leatherman is practically giddy.

Legacy of hope: Two friends made it cool to be smart at Ballou. But what happened after they left? V. Dion Haynes 2010

I Don't think the new Leatherman is worth the toll they want for it.

Johnny Cash Trapper 2010

Leatherman is in a long line of students in caps and gowns, inching across the football field.

Legacy of hope: Two friends made it cool to be smart at Ballou. But what happened after they left? V. Dion Haynes 2010

Jachin Leatherman looks uncomfortable, shifting from leg to leg as he scans the room full of teenagers and parents amid the bundles of blue and gold balloons.

Legacy of hope: Two friends made it cool to be smart at Ballou. But what happened after they left? V. Dion Haynes 2010

I Don't think the new Leatherman is worth the toll they want for it.

Johnny Cash Trapper 2010

I Don't think the new Leatherman is worth the toll they want for it.

Johnny Cash Trapper 2010

I Don't think the new Leatherman is worth the toll they want for it.

Johnny Cash Trapper 2010

Finally, I would note that TSA personnel definitely do not, as Mr. Goldberg implies, retain Leatherman tools and other confiscated items.

Letters to the Editor 2009

Leatherman is in a management training program at Rite-Aid; Nesbit is in a management training program at Enterprise car rental.

Legacy of hope: Two friends made it cool to be smart at Ballou. But what happened after they left? V. Dion Haynes 2010