Graduation

[tristia]

Congrats to all who are graduating, although I graduated already. We only had about 300-350 graduates (not sure of the specific number after drop outs and kids who didn't pass). It wound up being held in the gym of our high school, so not everyone's families could attend. It was horrible.

This year the graduates aren't even graduating at OUR school, due to construction. They get to walk out of a local vo-tech. Half of them aren't walking because of it (including my sister, unfortunately).

My sudgestion, enjoy it. Yea, it's long, annoying, boring, and seemingly useless... but I know I miss half of the people I haven't seen since then.

[Xaimus]

Originally Posted by Specforces

Who else is graduating class of 04'? Those that are Graduating, what are your plans after High School?

I am--I graduated in May (out of a class of 440). I plan to work during the rest of this summer (if at all possible), and then head off to Kansas State University as a Computer Science (and possibly Math) major.

Originally Posted by Kilgamayan

And don't forget: the tassel stays on the left side of the hat until the ceremony is done, when you flip it to the right.

It started on the right for us. We didn't ever get any official announcement to turn it to the left because everyone decided to throw out beachballs and spray silly string before the ceremony was done. The principal had an interesting look on his face.

Originally Posted by Omeganitros

Actually, I had to play the little graduation tune as part of the high school band at the graduation, it wasn't that long. We had programs, and we laughed at the funny names like "Joseph Crapper" and stuff. But I guess when you laugh at names, 3 hours can fly by fast.

I had to play Pomp and Circumstance for the last senior circlejerk meeting/time of rememberance last year in the Orchestra. It kept going and going and going, and I hadn't slept at all, so I was dozing off. It sucked.

[Laharl]

Graduation is tomorrow for me.

Graduations at Bonanza = SUCK.

1) We are forced to PURCHASE our cap and gowns. That means we get to have this one-time-only garment for the REST OF OUR LIVES, all so Josten's can make tons of extra money.

2) We are not allowed to throw our caps into the air after the ceremony ends. To get our real diploma, as we are not actually handed a diploma by our nazi principal, we have to show them the inside of our caps which *gasp* has our name in it, after the ceremony has concluded.

I honestly hated school and everything about it. I wish my parents hadn't ordered the cap and gown already. I don't give a rat's ass about traditions. I don't give a rat's ass about my graduating class. I don't give a rat's ass about doing this just for my parents to be happy.

Of course, I sort of just want to die lately... I don't think that's influencing my feelings, though, because I've felt that it was a waste of time and effort for years.

[Omeganitros]

Yeah, yeah. That's what it was called, Pomp and Circumstance. I couldn't remember it.

And yes it, does take forever, me and my friend would take turns playing it so we wouldnt tire out.

EDIT: Holy shit, Laharl. That sucks motherfucking balls. That is horrible. Seriously, that sucks. Damn.

[Kilgamayan]

Rule #2: Hope someone famous graduated from your school.

Rochester, NH (I think) has Adam Sandler do the guest alumni speech every year because he graduated from there, so apparently it's much less boring for those kids.

Originally Posted by jewpinthethird

I graduate next year, but I attended the ceremony for 04 since I have some friends in it. God is it going to blow, not the actual ceremony, but the fact that it will be above 90 degrees for majority of the time. We have to wear long pants, plus the robes over that and a hat.

But grad-night sounds kick ass...disneyland at night...awesome, cant wait.

You're in college, right? o_O

[Omeganitros]

True, Kilga. I went to my cousin's graduation from Harvard, and Conan 'O Brian did a speech. Afterward I had my picture taken with him. I treasure it so.

Graduated a week ago Friday. Course, it sucked because 2 kids had died in a car wreck earlier that week, and they treated the whole ceremony like a funeral. I'm over it though; you'll find that 2 days later you won't care a single bit about the ceremony at all.

[IAMTHEEVILBEAN]

I am only a freshman, but my graduating class only has like 220 kids max in it.

[banditcom]

I graduate next year.... from college.... *cries* I love college!!

My graduation seemed long, and our class had only 189 kids. My best friend brought 2 beach balls. He blew them up near the end of the ceremony and then tossed them up at the end. It was pretty cool.

What's your class ranking, Spec?

[cutesaru18]

I just graduated a couple of weeks ago. There were about 1158 (no joke) students in our class.

Next year, I'm going to study anthropology at Texas A&M (main campus).

To everyone else out there, best of luck! ^_^

[UBERFFRMASTER]

Originally Posted by sugarman

cut down on the signature dude!!

Cut yours down.

Have fun Spec.

[87x]

I graduated today.. keep waiting Spec..

[Squeek]

Mine is 8 days from now. It's probably just as useless as everybody else's, but I have absolutely no chance of smuggling in a gameboy with the way we have ours set up. It's going to be quite irritating sitting in a hard chair for 3 hours listening to stupid people telling me what to do with my life and how proud they are of all of us for graduating. There's no need to be proud. Half of these grads are drug addicted or drunk all the time. The other half is the jocks and girls who hang with the jocks. 3% are people who care.

That's public school for you. Only 500 in our graduating class though.

~Squeek

[Musical_Master]

Originally Posted by Pooping_Panda

i just graduated 8th grade...go me

good job Spec

w00t. I did also. Go 8th grade graduates.

[IAMTHEEVILBEAN]

Shut up.

[Privateer]

My brother graduated this year, too. I had to sit in the bleachers of the track for 2 hours (boring). I was tying my shoe, and when someone else came to sit down on the bleacher seat in front of me, they sat down on my tie, which was hanging on the seat. I hadn't realized this until I pulled back at full speed...

The top four people in the class had GPAs between 4.1 and 4.2. My brother finished third. The salutatorian's speech was better than the valedictorian's.

[aleco]

I graduate too. Go private school! Less than 20 kids.

[GuidoHunter]

Originally Posted by Specforces

Old people(You know who you are...), what advice can you give us Grad's?

Specforces

Don't put errant apostrophes when pluralizing a noun. =)

Congratulations, though.

Originally Posted by chardish

Graduated a week ago Friday. Course, it sucked because 2 kids had died in a car wreck earlier that week, and they treated the whole ceremony like a funeral. I'm over it though; you'll find that 2 days later you won't care a single bit about the ceremony at all.

Exact same thing happened at my school last year, and ne'er truer words were spoken, char.

--Guido

http://andy.mikee385.com

[Laharl]

I just got back from Graduation.

Wee.

[Specforces]

4.2? What scale are you on? We are on a 4.0 scale unweighted, 5.0 Honors weighted, and 6.0 AP weighted, I'm graduating with a 4.0 unweighted and a 5.2 weighted. You have to love those AP courses.

Specforces