Bulloch County’s honor graduates learned the secret of happiness Tuesday as they enjoyed a luncheon sponsored by Sea Island Bank.The event was the 30th annual celebration of the county’s honor graduates, a gesture by the bank to acknowledge the success of area students who achieved honor graduate status by academic excellence.Held at Statesboro’s First Baptist Church, the luncheon featured keynote speaker Dr. Trey Denton, professor of marketing at Georgia Southern University.Over 160 honor graduates from Portal High School, Southeast Bulloch High School, Trinity Baptist Church School, Bible Baptist Church School, the Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology and Bulloch Academy attended the event.“We’re very proud of our 30 years in this community, honoring our graduates,” said Darron Burnette, executive vice president of Sea Island Bank.He recognized three educators who have been with the school system for all 30 years: Beth Averitt Burke, Sylvia Brannen Thomas and Todd Williford. All three were given gift bags.The students were also awarded certificates and gifts at the end of the luncheon.Sea Island President Wayne Akins also spoke of the length of time that has passed since the tradition began.“It (the honor graduate luncheon) started the year after I graduated high school,” he said. “It’s hard to believe we are celebrating 30 years.”Denton started his speech with humor right off the bat, using a slide presentation to emphasize his points.