Graduation should by a time for joy and happiness, although sometimes being sad (high school days)being the end of an era and the starting of a new one. At least that's what most think and feel.
In my opinion, last night's Graduation if that's what you call it was more of a floop. The new President, did a comedy act for the last half of the students, while we were lining up so the first half barely knew what to do. We went in one isle got through the ceremony which was ok. At the end of the ceremony instead of everyone going out and up one isle (as we did when I got my Certificate last year) they vacated the quickest route and went up both directions. I'm not sure what they thought of that in the long run but I only hope next year they give better instructions to everyone.
This year they actually did Valedictorian and Salutatorian of each department. One would have thought, with my 3.98 (22 A's and 2 A-'s [where A=4.0 and A- = 3.70] = 3.975) instead of someone having 23 A's and 1 B [where a B = 3.00] (23*4.0) + 3.0 = 92+3 = 95/24 = 3.95833333333 (you get the picture). My thinking is they made this decision before my final grade was put in for my extern because where they had my located at did not have the full 8 hour day office hours like most so I had to go an extra week and a half. With having the incomplete I was at a 3.64 but after the A was put in I had a 3.98 GPA which I graduated with.
Even though they said my incomplete wouldn't effect my GPA in the long run once the letter grade was put in. I still think it had some effect on my Graduation as my mother said she expected me to get something. My mother forgot her digital camera ~ she grabed her old one instead. I had taken mine up with me in hopes of getting one of the other students nearby still setting to get one while I was receiveing my diploma (although, they weren't actually in there we have to pick them up starting May 7th.) I am going to question how they determined who was Val. & Sal. and see what they say.
I am really starting to wish I had just stayed home and not went. It's not like I had a bunch of my Family or Friends that showed where we went out for a drink to celebrate afterwards. I'm sure this is probally because my mother had expected more (myself I feel like I was screwed because they made there choices before all final grades were put in.) So there were just a few pictures taken while I was outside away from all the noise and the crowded halls. (Windy of course as you can see with the one photo).
