I'm back, having missed blogging for the last two nights, but for a very good reason. On Saturday one of our grandsons graduated Cum Laude from a very prestigious K-12 private school in Wisconsin.
We are very proud of him of course, but I also appreciated several facets of the commencement ceremony itself:
It was a beautiful, sunny but chilly day and the ceremony was held outdoors on the grounds of the school. My spouse and I came prepared with jackets.
True to their word, the program lasted exactly 90 minutes.
The Valedictorian gave an excellent speech.
The commencement address was given by a faculty member who had taught almost everyone in the class at one time or another Someone they obviously respected and seemed to actually listen to.
The person reading the names of the graduates knew them and there were no mispronounced names.
The seats provided for the guests were clearly marked with the family name and there were helpful students at the entrance to show you, on a seating chart, where your assigned seats were.
And, very important to the grandparent types (of whom there were many) golf cart rides were provided from the parking area to the site of the ceremony.
And last, but not least, the folding chairs were made of a somewhat flexible plastic, not cold hard metal. They were surprisingly comfortable.
All in all, it was one of the most enjoyable commencement ceremonies I have ever attended.
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