Pomp and Circumstance~

[~*~Celes~*~]

I finally graduated from high school today! I've been waiting for this day for so long and now that it's here, it's so...surreal. I don't feel like I'm a high school graduate and that I'm leaving for England in 2 days...

How was it for you when you graduated from high school? Any funny stories to share?

[Bunny]

I attended a specialty private school for the majority of my senior year. As such, I was given the opportunity to not attend my graduation. I took this chance and I did not go, I slept in instead. I do not regret my decision because I do not believe high school to be an important enough accomplishment to warrant any sort of special praise or celebration. High school is not a difficult thing and anyone who says otherwise has either a low intelligence or is making a mountain out of a mole hill.

I also detest that annoying song.

[Momiji]

I graduate next Saturday, even though I've been out of school for three months.

[Shoeberto]

I graduated last year. The ceremony sucked, to say the least. The school put more focus on our girl's softball team winning state than the fact that we were graduating and moved everything around to accomodate them. Plus, even though it hadn't rained for hours, they decided to hold the commencement in our gym. Which was overcrowded, and my school doesn't have air conditioning, so the whole thing was just miserably hot and kept dragging on and on.

The current seniors at school graduated last night. Hearing that made me feel old.

[DMKA]

I graduated in 2003. First they prayed (lawl) then some dumb girl sang a dumb country song. Then we watched a slide show that lasted way too long. Then all 25 of us (yes, 25) walked across the stage. All the while in a gym with no air conditioning. Then we all threw our caps up in the air while a Creed song was playing in the background.

It sucked, but it was a wonderful release, at last. Also, now that I think about it, there was no Pomp and Circumstance whatsoever at my graduation.

[Quindiana Jones]

Congratulations! Now your life gets harder and more work focused!

[DMKA]

Congratulations! Now your life gets harder and more work focused!

(SPOILER)Shhhh! You aren't supposed to tell them.

[cloud21zidane16]

When i finished school last year it was also really surreal for me, for the last few weeks everyone was moaning "theres no point in comingin anymore" lol then the last day came and i walked out the front and couldnt believe id been going there for 5 years, and now its over

[DMKA]

When i finished school last year it was also really surreal for me, for the last few weeks everyone was moaning "theres no point in comingin anymore" lol then the last day came and i walked out the front and couldnt believe id been going there for 5 years, and now its over

High school lasts five years in England? O__o

[rubah]

I <a href="http://www.snowy-day.net/?view=writing-valedictorian%20speech">gave a speech</a>.

Actually a bunch of other people gave speeches first. then my second in command (salutatorian), then me, then we went to play our last song in the band (I think it was a disney/aladdin medley), then they called us up to get our empty envelopes and a rose and to shake the supers's hand. (they mailed us our diplomas) and then we left! except I had to give my friend back her shoes because I didn't have any black heels and borrowed hers. We have similar sized feet but I wasn't used to wearing heels so it was very difficult.

I bought a special dress that no one even saw.

This picture was staged:

[qwertysaur]

I fiddled with my gold cord during the first speech, then It began to rain really hard and the ceramony was cut short after the salutatory speech. And the girls gown was white too.

[cloud21zidane16]

When i finished school last year it was also really surreal for me, for the last few weeks everyone was moaning "theres no point in comingin anymore" lol then the last day came and i walked out the front and couldnt believe id been going there for 5 years, and now its over

High school lasts five years in England? O__o

We call it secondary school, you start when your 11 turning 12 all the way till the last year when your 15 turning 16.

[Psychotic]

High school lasts five years in England? O__o

Technically it's called secondary school and yeah, lasts from 11-16 years old. EDIT: Beaten, never mind!

We don't really have graduation over here until university, and mine is in a month. At school we just had a "Leaver's Assembly" which featured my head of year going on about how bitchin' awesome we all were and being obsessed with our poncey netball team which were the 4th best in the country or something else wonderful which nobody actually cared about. It was kind of stupid 'cause it was held on a non-school uniform day, and while those are great and all, they're not really suited to formal "Hey, you're leaving this dump!" occasions.

Also "Pomp and circumstance" is Land of Hope and Glory. Wasn't it enough for you Americans to steal God Save the Queen and rename it "My Country Tis of Thee" or whatever? We haven't stolen the Stars and Stripes Forever and renamed it "A song to drink tea to", you know, but we're sorely tempted.

[DMKA]

Also "Pomp and circumstance" is Land of Hope and Glory. Wasn't it enough for you Americans to steal God Save the Queen and rename it "My Country Tis of Thee" or whatever? We haven't stolen the Stars and Stripes Forever and renamed it "A song to drink tea to", you know, but we're sorely tempted.

Americans didn't "steal" anything. You Brits just brought it with you and changed it up a little after you slaughtered all the natives. :rolleyes2

[Freya]

We were throwing beach balls about and then you just see an inflatable alligator fly by..... we were so not serious about it.