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 [...]
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 [...]