tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217685383374207609.post6915302721665525575..comments2023-05-02T07:38:27.964-04:00Comments on Meg on the Go : Graduation BluesMeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01288912903659572443noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217685383374207609.post-75610844829960849852013-06-04T07:53:16.729-04:002013-06-04T07:53:16.729-04:00You know I didn't really mind the pictures and...You know I didn't really mind the pictures and charging for them, just that we were forbidden (supposedly) from taking photos during the ceremony. When I graduated from high school I paid 10.00 for the photo, so I guess 25 years on $20 isn't really that bad. Happily this rule was disregarded by the parents almost as enthusiastically as the one about cheering for the grads. Some of the parents walked down to the stage and took pictures. <br />They were forbidden to toss their caps, but were given streamers in the school colors they could throw. (I don't know if that was planned or if a group of the kids cooked it up.) <br />All told, except for a few odd speeches by administrator types, it was a nice ceremony.<br />Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288912903659572443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217685383374207609.post-7456214850215531602013-06-04T07:47:50.072-04:002013-06-04T07:47:50.072-04:00I am happy to say that the instructions in the pro...I am happy to say that the instructions in the program to maintain the decorum by which this class has always been known was gleefully disregarded by the majority of parents, so we felt safe politely applauding. For the most part the furor did die down before they moved on to the next child. Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288912903659572443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217685383374207609.post-7827259618308351132013-06-03T23:20:57.116-04:002013-06-03T23:20:57.116-04:00Did they let them toss their caps? I hope so. As f...Did they let them toss their caps? I hope so. As for the photos, I think that's awful that they've turned it into another way to pillage your pocketbook. But look at it like this - you'll get a really great picture of the moment. With my luck, I'd have a problem with my camera and I'd miss it altogether. Although, we got photos of the moment we were handed the diploma...did we pay for them? I don't remember. Not $20. Things are so expensive now. Since social media is a relatively new thing, most of us didn't have an opportunity to post photos of that moment anyway, so just think of it as an old school thing. No pun! ;) I hope the ceremony will be wonderful! Congratulations to all of you!!Linda Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285985403444531922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217685383374207609.post-2252253625943722592013-06-03T11:15:25.326-04:002013-06-03T11:15:25.326-04:00We've attended a few graduations this year and...We've attended a few graduations this year and the last one was fun and festive- I liked it. We cheered loudly for our grads! But the one thing that drove me CRAZY was the families that kept yelling once they'd moved on to another name- it made it impossible to hear the next names, ruining it for other families. I wanted to smack them. <br /><br />Congratulations on making it!Anita @ Losing Austinhttp://anitadavissullivan.comnoreply@blogger.com