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clipped from www.cnn.com Graduation ceremony held in tornado-ravaged town GREENSBURG, Kansas (AP) -- Amid the ruins of their tornado-devastated town, residents celebrated a high school commencement Saturday that mixed tearful memories with pride and promises to rebuild. Beneath two large tents set up at the town's golf course, 25 graduates from Greensburg High School claimed their diplomas before a crowd of about 1,500 family members, friends and neighbors. Across town, their school -- like 95 percent of the community -- lay in rubble from a May 4 tornado that killed 10. U.S. Rep. Jerry Moran urged seniors to commit themselves to using the tornado's aftermath to motivate themselves. "Everything you seniors need to know we have learned in Greensburg in the last two weeks," Moran said. They include things like the importance of family, helping others, showing compassion and that "life does matter."