Graduation Epidemic My high school graduation was one of the saddest moments of my life. Although I was excited about graduating, I did not know what I was going to do with the rest of my life. In Maya Angelou’s “Graduation,” Angelou was excited and proud of all that she had accomplished. In Flannery O’Connor’s “A Late Encounter With the Enemy,” Sally Poker Sash was proud that she was finally graduating and just wanted to show that off to all the “upstarts”. In the two readings the pupils are
High School Graduation I can still remember it like yesterday. It was June 6, 1994, the day of my high school graduation. This day is the single most important day of my life. This day was so important to me because it was the first thing I had to work really hard on to accomplish. For the first time in my life I felt as if I really could succeed in something. It helped to change my life. It started out like just another day but things would quickly change. I woke up at 7:00 a.m., which
Graduation Through out life people go through so many hardships. Whether it be good or bad there is always something that comes out of the situation. One of the most exciting but yet scariest events would be graduation. For a lot of people, graduating from high school is a goal. It takes a lot of time and effort to achieve that goal. In the long run, it opens a lot of opportunities for people to succeed. Graduation is the end of high school, and the beginning to life. I can almost remember
High school graduation day is life full of journeys for everyone, high school life is a memorable time for most people, for me as well. High school can be filled with lots of good memories for some people and it could be filled with bad memories, for me it was both I had good times and I had bad times. High school Graduation day should definitely be the best day of your life because that means no more high school, no more having to wake up at 6 or 7a.m., no more having to hear your parents say
“We made it, Class of 2016!” triumphantly concluded the senior class president at the Naugatuck High School’s graduation ceremony. She quickly nodded, the cue for the concert band to play the school’s anthem “Greyhound Fight Song.” As I played my flute and watched the ceremony close, I wondered if my own graduation would be identical. In two years, I would likely become valedictorian and sincerely address the peers I had grown up with since kindergarten. It had never occurred to me that I could be
Hi, good afternoon, it's nice to see all of you here at the Cabrillo class of 2017 graduation, I want to thank you all for coming. My name is Danny DeFilippis and I am co-president of the fall leadership class. After this day we'll all be freshman at our respective high schools. Freshman by definition means beginner, in actuality we are not beginners. It's really only just another grade up so we shouldn't be worried about the term freshman. Be excited for new classes, be excited for new teachers
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Graduation can be a special time for high school seniors. Students have a chance to celebrate with their friends, family and teachers about what they learned both in and outside of the classroom, as well as say goodbye to everyone one more time before going to college or starting new careers. Students at South Charleston High School will experience that bittersweet moment on May 20 when they walk across the stage at the Charleston Civic Center. Like most graduation ceremonies, a commencement
High school graduation is the most significant event of my life because it gave me a sense of completion, it has proved that hard work pays off, and it gave me a greater appreciation for my opportunities. My graduation was held on May 18th, 2015 at South Florida Fairgrounds. The morning of my graduation, my mother made me my favorite breakfast, and we later headed out to my make-up appointment. The end result of my make-up appointment was stunning, and as a bonus, I got it done for free. When I got
being theatrical about my position, but having a relative's birthday party being planned the same day of my high school graduation without my concern is quite serious to me, but finding out the day of my graduation is even more humiliating. I always had the impression to be the baby of the family it always meant to have more attention and valued higher to be the last child in high school and finally graduating. In my family's eyes that legitimately didn't matter. May is the most preserving month
It was the middle of June and I was about to finish the last day of middle school. I went to Parkside Intermediate School, which was located in San Bruno. I felt so accomplished and proud of myself that I made it this far. Graduation in this case was going to happen the very next day. If you could see me the day before graduation, I was filled with joy and couldn’t wait to see all my friends in high school. Our school made all the eight graders practice walking up the stage to receive our diploma
saying hello, and now 8th grade has come and it’s gone from introductions to goodbyes as my last days as a middle school student wind down. 8th grade, 8th grade from the opening day to the signing of the yearbooks. This is the year of memories, goodbyes, and regrets. 8th grade and I’m still realizing that there are people in the world that would die to go to a school like this. A school where every body knows everyone’s name, respects everyone, and where violence and fighting are about as common
). Elementary School: This school is now known as School 18,it is formerly known as Public School 18 or Ps18 located on Hoosick Street in Troy, New York. This small community school is part of the Troy City School District. Enrollment for 2015-16 is 290 students from Kindergarten through 5th grade. According to the New York State report card, 20% of the students at this school are considered proficient in English and math, and/or reading. This school is identified as a “School in Need” by New York
cubby tag, I chewed on my finger, I was so intimidated. Little did I know that this was the start of an incredible ten year long experience that I will cherish forever. I remember at the beginning of sixth grade, we had just moved into our new Middle School building and we were moving things around. I saw Sydney Pinochet sitting alone trying to untie a huge knot. I began to help, as she was struggling. Untying knots isn’t as thrilling as it seems, so I brung up the subject of how mean I was. Sydney said
they are exhausted. This teen can take much more and thankfully they are about to graduate, but wait the school wants them to fit in one hundred of community service into that schedule in order to graduate. How on earth is this busey teen suppose to do that with all that they have going on? Students should not have to do one hundred hours of community service to graduate high school. High school students should not have to serve one hundred hours of community to graduate because they already have
” Is an announcement students and faculty at Harrisburg High School hear regularly. Even thought the announcement happens at least once a week, very few people in the high school know what FCCLA is, which doesn’t seem to settle right for the officer team. FCCLA stands for Family Career Community Leaders of America, an organization I have fallen in love with, along with all of my friends. If it weren’t for me joining FCCLA, my high school experience would be totally opposite of what it is now. I like
subject is high school for many years now. It almost all schools today students must pass these tests to graduate from high school. These tests are a very controversial topic, many pros and cons go along with the subject of state test. Some people believe that these tests help with students' education, and they should have to pass these tests to graduate from high school; others disagree and think these tests just cause more stress for students. Students spend their time in high school learning more
Algebra be required for high school graduation. There is a kid that he's looking at his report card with his parents and then on the side it says that he can not move on to college. He wonders why and then looks at it again. The student looks at the algebra section and he got a low grade and is not able to move on. The kid thinks that he is not good enough to do what he wants to do when he moves on after college so he drops out of high school.Some kids that don't have that grade for algebra might
Since the age of two, I have been dancing. I have been involved in lyrical and classical ballet, contemporary, pointe, hiphop, jazz and tap. When I turned 6 I also took up gymnastics. Through middle school I danced, and did gymanstics as well as softball and soccer. I loved these sports but when high school hit, I had to pick one and I chose cheerleading. I chose this sport because it was not only a extraordinary team athletically but they were extremely involved with the community. We had fundraisers
as we are now branching off on our own, taking our own paths. Thirteen years ago, we met for the first time. Along the way, some additions and some subtractions were made throughout; leaving us with the group you see before you. Throughout our high school journey, as a very dysfunctional family, many good and some not so good memories were made that shaped us into the people we are today. Most classes grow up together, uniting as a group; or a family. It would be a lie to say this also happened with
In front of me, I see a fragment of my generation who have moved through the rungs of each year, from the first day of school, to finally the last. I appreciate everyone that has attended today, thus I’ll grace you with a brief -ish speech. Before I begin rambling, I want to thank the principal and his supporting staff for this school, the teachers and their dedication, the parents for their fruitful and exhausting efforts and most of all my peers that used this opportunity in education and stuck