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*trouble*maker*
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posted 06-07-2000 12:21 PM
  
last night was my graduation. it was really awesome. it was so wonderful to see my entire class in our caps and gowns, and everyone being so kind to everyone else.. and i really realized how much i'm going to miss my graduating class...i'm also not really sure how i'm dealing with this graduation thing.. i'm thrilled because i really get to start a new chapter in my life, but i'm so sad at the same time.. any past graduates have any advice for me? any current graduates of 2000 have any advice, as you're all dealing with this too? and how was everyone else's graduation?  ------------------
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beachbaby
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posted 06-07-2000 01:46 PM
I graduated this May too...and Graduation was like the most surreal experience in my life. I think we had a very close-nit class, we all pretty well got along with one another and now when I look back at the actual commencement, it seems so SHORT for something that I have worked my whole life up to this point for..When I leave for college in the fall I am going to miss all of these people and at graduation, it all finally sunk in how much these people have grown to mean to me. Some of the people that I thought I would miss the least are the ones I think I will miss the most...graduation isn't as happy as some people make it out to be. Why do I have to leave these people? Its like this clique that I no longer belong to, Its somewhere I will never fit in again. Its over. High school is over forever.
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ris
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posted 06-07-2000 06:19 PM
I had my graduation last Saturday... it was actually more than I expected. Here's something that I typed up in an email to a friend: "and yesterday, my high school graduation... it really hasn't sunk in yet. the ceremony went by so quickly and we cried afterwards after declaring for so many months that we hated mercy and that we wouldn't cry. there were four valedictorians for our class of 125: my friends maria, risa, antonella, and
myself. our speech went over well, despite some rocky spots, and even though they told us no cheering or flash photography because of the holiness of the catholic mass, we broke every rule and had a great time." I'm actually ready to move on with my life after high school... my senioritis and restlessness kicked in somewhere around October and I was stressed out and miserable 'til April, when I figured out where I was going to college. I'm really looking forward to college - moving off on my own to a beautiful new environment, and meeting new people. I mean, you'll make an effort to keep in touch with people if they mean something to you - all of my friends are an email or a two hour drive away (except for some friends going down to Southern California!) and I'm sure I'll see them all during holiday breaks and the summer. As for now, I'll enjoy the summer months I have before school starts  This is going to be an unforgettable summer... ------------------
what a girl wants,
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CityBornGirl
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posted 06-07-2000 07:54 PM
I'm not graduating or anything this year but the thing is, every time you move go into a new environment (i.e. for me, the transition from middle school to high school 2 years ago), it's still hard. No matter how much you say you hate school or no matter how much school stresses you out, in the end, it's still your second home and leaving it can be difficult. Graduation is supposed to be a happy event, but I think it actually depressed me more than anything else. I wondered about how friends I will end up keeping in contact with. My best guess was.. probably none of them, and I was right. I just hope it's not going to be like that after high school.Anyhow, I wish you guys all the best. I know you're all going to do great. Hehe, I hope you guys won't be too busy to stop by Laundro every now and then. ------------------
joe@j0e.us
Song quote of the week:
I'm that light when you can't see,
I'm that air when you can't breathe,
I'm that feeling when you can't leave.
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Eva
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posted 06-08-2000 01:06 AM
yeah, graduation can be pretty sad, but heck, i'm still in middle school. the 8th graders just graduated, and knowing that i'll never see 'em again is pretty depressing (my crush just graduated too...he's going to wash). it's gonna be my graduation next year...it'll be sad leaving everyone and stuff, but another journey's ahead and part of life is learning to accept that. you just hafta keep moving on, but not so fast that you forget to stop and look back and cherish the memories you had at your old school.  IP: Logged |
alyson
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posted 06-08-2000 11:01 AM
graduation is tomorrow night for me. as of this moment, i am extremely nervous. i'm still not finished with my valedictorian speech, though (major pressure). i mean, i want to say something important, but i don't know what to actually say. was it hard coming up with something for your speech, ris?IP: Logged |
ris
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posted 06-08-2000 12:17 PM
alyson: the night before graduation and you still haven't finished your speech?!? the other three valedictorians and i delivered a combined effort: we also spent hours together writing it, piecing together parts of speeches we had individually written and writing an introduction and conclusion. we had to present the speech to the administration first (about a month before graduation) and spent hours rehearsing and working with the speech club moderator at our school.our theme was that despite the class of 2000's distinct as the first graduating class of the millennium, that we still need and take common human virtues with us into our lives. let me know if i can be of any help... i'm pretty good with proofreading and whatnot. ------------------
what a girl wants,
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athena
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posted 06-09-2000 12:54 AM
i went to watch grad last night because some of my sister's (and sort of my) friends were graduating. it was hard not to be caught up in the moment, like afterwards when everyone was hugging and smiling and taking pictures and stuff. i can't wait til it's MY turn (i'm part of the class of 2002).IP: Logged |
alyson
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posted 06-09-2000 12:45 PM
ris: well, our speeches are much more informal, i suppose. i attend(ed) a very small school. basically, the salutorian and i knew that we each had to write a speech, and that was it. tonight was my graduation, and i'm finally finished. the speech went okay, but i started crying at the beginning after the teacher who introduced me hugged me. i was way too nervous and her hugging me just made me cry. oh well, it was much more fun than i thought, once i said my speech... i can't believe that it's over, though.IP: Logged |
rithie-ster
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posted 06-10-2000 04:29 PM
im graduating on tuesday night. whoo hoo! ------------------
xoxo
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