
07/05/2024
https://huckleberrypress.com/graduation-as-a-rite-of-passage/
"As I collected my cap and gown, I wondered what all the hoopla was about. In my mind, graduation was simply acknowledging that we had met the requirements to earn a high school diploma; something I, fortunately, found quite easy. I had turned 18 months earlier with little fanfare, I don’t recall telling myself, 'Wow, now you’re an adult.'”
The year was 1987. The season was spring, the season of graduations. We had rehearsals. Girls chose boys to walk with. We sent out invitations. As I collected my cap and gown, I wondered what all the hoopla was about. In my mind, graduation was simply acknowledging that we had met the requirements t...