graduation
The History Behind Graduation Day and the Cap and Gown Worn
The graduation ceremony is a cultural tradition that is considered a rite of passage. The ceremony marks a transition from one stage in a student’s life to another. Arnold van Gennep coined the phrase “Rite of passage” in 1909 and he believed the rite of passage included the following three steps:
1. Separation from Society
2. Inculcation-transformation;
3. Return to Society [...]
Graduation Day
All the dreams that have come and gone;
All the memories that will live on and on.
High School days we thought would last forever;
All the time we thought we’d be together.
Time seemed to slip by and then go away;
Now it’s graduation day.
So many times we laughed and we shared;
So many times we said I love you [...]
