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Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Graduation Ceremony Etiquette
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Get Schooled participant Lee wrote in an earlier post:
“The last few graduations I attended resembled something from ‘Animal House.’ It starts out okay, people sitting quietly watching the graduates receive their diplomas, and then, someone yells out something. More and more people begin yelling out to their graduates until you can’t even hear the speaker announce their names.
Graduation ceremonies are supposed to be a dignified, symbolic ritual of passage for the graduate as they enter adulthood. Too bad most of the adults in the stands never learned that lesson…”
I’ve fielded my share of phone calls about this issue. The parents of a DeKalb County valedictorian were so upset one year they called every media outlet. They couldn’t hear her speech because the students and the audience members were so rowdy.
Should school officials try harder to maintain order during commencement? Or is this a lost cause?
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Graduation…Bring on the Gifts!
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
My colleague Marcia Langhenry wants to know… what are kids in the class of 2006 asking for as graduation gifts? She’s curious about cool, indulgent and creative gifts as well as the old standbys. Is your HOPE kid getting a car? If you’re giving the always popular and portable gift of cash, how much?
If you’re a cool-gift recipent or giver and you’re willing to be quoted in the newspaper, please contact Marcia at mlanghenry@ajc.com.
Crossblogination: Over at the Lawrenceville Talk blog, they’re talking about graduation tickets and how hard it is to choose which family members get to go.
