Galena's Graduation Analysis

While Mrs. Cole has been on many adventures around the world, her childhood adventure never went past the borders of her hometown. Mrs. Cole’s life began in a farming community in North Anson County. She lived about three and a half miles from the eighty-seven student school and all of her needs were met with in the borders of her town. Mrs. Cole mentioned that luxury was not part of the daily life of her small farm community; only two students drove cars to her high school but that was due to necessity, since they had jobs at a mill after school. Remembering very little traffic, she reminisced that the town had one stoplight during her early

On February 11th, Cassius and his brother Jermone pulled up to Pierce elementary school in his Lincoln. The environment was filled with other cars, buses, and pedestrians. The Lincoln pulled up to the curb and a you women and what it look like to be a first grader emerged from the car and headed toward the school. At that moment

“The children in Stamps trembled visibly with anticipation. Some adults were excited too, but to be certain the whole young population had come down with graduation epidemic.” Maya was so excited that Friday morning she stated: “I hoped the memory of that morning would never leave me.” Her parents closed their store the day of the graduation with a

Arrayed in semi-formal attire students attended the 13th “Farewell Dance”, which was held in the Christopher Columbus Middle School gym. Each year a different theme is used and this year’s was “Circus”. The 278 member graduating class passed by a colorful, surreal entry of oversized lollipops before descending into the Big Top area.

The Salutatorian Addresses, given by Emily Nortnik, Shelbi Ledesma, and Hannah Branson, took the class of 2017 back through the last 13 years of their lives. There were good times and there were challenges, but together they faced life’s ups and downs while unknowingly making cherishable memories. Valedictorians, Lily Lockhart and Elizabeth Ward, graduated with GPAs above 4.3.

Your Honor, Sir. Breana’s proudest moment as a person is when she obtained an honor roll certificate last year. She had a hard time with understanding the teacher, but she slowly and gradually grasped the concept. Her hard work paid off as she got all A’s and B’s. Breana’s strenuous time with her school’s curriculum made her feel very angered, but she pushed herself to the limits and ended up having the joy of spectacular

Everybody in the town of Stamps always trembled with the anticipation. Today is the day that all the large classes from grammar school and high school were finally graduating. As the ceremony began the principal welcomed parents and friends. The principal talked about the “great leader” Booker T. Washington our great leader. Like a river diminishing to a stream and then to a trickle his voice became quiet.. He cleared his throat and said “ Our speaker tonight, who is also our friend, came from Texarkana to deliver the commencement address, but due to irregularity of the train schedule, he’s going to, as they say ‘speak and run’. He said that we understood and we wanted the man to know that we were most grateful for the time he was able to give

It feels like it was just graduation. The summer of 1937 has come to an end and as I board the Inter Urban Railroad that will carry me to school I realize that I’m about to set out on a whole new journey.

On Friday evening, May 20, a banquet was held at the Sanora Clubhouse which included a catered meal and crowd pleasing activities. Classmates reminisced about their school days, viewed a video of past reunions, and held a candlelight vigil for deceased classmates and Crooms founder and first principal, Professor J.N. Crooms. Expressions of appreciation were given

The forecast called for more rain on the most awaited and thrilling day of their lives. Desoto High School graduating seniors were spackled with mixed emotions ranging from excitement, to rage. After receiving the news that Desoto High School’s district administrators failed to plan for a rainy day venue that could accommodate a stadium view crowd of elated parents, friends, and loved ones; graduating seniors ran around like chickens with their heads cut off-squawking and fumbling about. What were more than 600 graduating seniors to do? Where were they to go to complain about this incredible fiasco? The purpose of this essay is to re-tell of a short descriptive thrilling event in third person.

Mary spent her life after high school living in her parents basement giving up on her dream. “After High School, my sister just froze.” Says Junior, “Didn 't go to college, didn 't get a job. Didn 't do anything. Kind of sad, I guess… Spent twenty-three hours a day alone in a basement” (26,28). The education she received didn’t challenge her, interest her, or push her. The high school didn’t set her up for a life outside of the school so she wasn’t prepared after school ended to do anything. “‘Mary was a bright and Shining Star,’ Mr. P said. ‘And then she faded year by year until you could barely see her anymore” (40). She was bright at the beginning of her high school career, but because of the education she received, she ended up leaving the school with the loss of her brightness and hope. The school had drained her just as it had drained everyone else before her. She was left with nothing that would help her succeed in years to come. “OF COURSE THEY HAD A BIG PARTY! OF COURSE THEY WERE DRUNK! THEY’RE INDIANS!... it’s not comforting to learn that your sister was TOO FRICKING DRUNK to feel any pain when

6.After the Nelson house was burnt down, because of Chidester Gang, Lisa and Todd take refuge at Jill’s orphanage. She decided that they would be more likely to win in battles if they didn’t have to fight at all, just defend. Lisa thought that an abandoned high school, Glenbard would be the perfect place and so she tells the captains. The Grand Avenue citizens moved to the high school one night secretly so no one would know. They had classes, jobs and dorms for every child family who lived under a constitution of freedom.

She takes a seat on her dainty wee stool Daddy had bought for her years back. She lifts her head and looks up at the poster of her and the girls at the end of year dance, beaming like they’re in the spotlight, and the paper stuck up beside it with the heading “A Brighter Pleasantville”. She thinks back to that exact day, the day Pleasantville embraced change. That day will be remembered forever

The beginning of this work focuses on speaking of excitement and joy due to the upcoming eighth grade graduation, "The children in Stamps trembled visibly with anticipation" (835). The children were shaking with excitement due to the impending graduation services. The graduation is the most important thing happening in the town of Stamps, "We even made a sign for the Store....It read

     Tony finished getting ready, and then we left for the high school. The parking lot was filled with all the other seniors’ cars. Tony and I walked into the library ten minutes late like usual, and the principal had already started giving instructions. I found my place in line and then was all ears. I couldn’t help but look around at all the others. Smiles were plastered on their faces as if they had heard a hilarious joke. Once the principal concluded his speech, the whole senior class paraded down the hallway to the commons in two uniform lines stopping just outside the gymnasium doors. We could hear the band warming up and playing songs. All the people that were standing around me were bubbling