He did it! My son graduated high school last night! After years of hard work, then months of anticipatory events like the Senior-Alumni lunch to Baccalaureate Mass and finally graduation! The ceremony was meant to take place at the school football field, but the cold and rain moved it indoors to a nearby church. Nothing else changed, it started at the same time and arrival times were the same, but it was much more comfortable inside the church than it ever would have been if the outdoor ceremony went as planned.
My parents and my sister-in-law and nephew also attended, too, so he had plenty of family support than he did when we lived in Arizona, away from most of our family. It was a normal ceremony – speeches by the valedictorians and salutatorian, some programming by the faculty and staff, the calling of names and receiving of diploma covers. After that, there was a presentation of academic medals – and he earned one for his work in the broadcast journalism class he’s taken the last three years. It was a nice surprise and a great feeling for him (and for us) that he was specially awarded for such hard work.
After the ceremony, we met for pictures and for him to talk to the family that came and take pictures. Between all the cameras we probably have hundreds of pictures. When family left, we went home, changed, and went out for a celebratory dinner at one of his favorite restaurants.
I could go on and on talking about every single moment of the evening, but I won’t. If you’ve been following my blog at all this school year, you know this is the ultimate event.
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