A chapter ended today and another will start soon. Like tens of thousands of seniors around the country, Nic graduated from high school today. In a 2-hour ceremony at the packed school football field, we sat under the hot sun and watched as CalHigh's graduating seniors marched onto the field in their gowns and mortar hats, the girls in white and the boys in black. In his speech, the principal gave a litany of honors CalHigh has won and surprise surprise surprise, CalHigh was ranked by Newsweek as among the top 5% of about 27,000 public high schools in its annual survey.
As first timers, we did not know what to expect but I certainly was not going to let the family miss the experience. So leaving Nic and Val at home to get ready, the three of us packed the camcorder, picked up Daynon from the Lai's home, drove through McDonald's for some take-aways and then discovered when we reached the school that we had left the tickets at home in the excitement!
In typical American fashion, the ceremony was noisy, somewhat irreverent and all about cheering the graduates as each person is called to the podium. Lots of yelling and whistling and horns blaring as the seniors went up to receive their diplomas and pose for pictures with the principal. It was quite a challenge trying to capture all the moments with the camcorder because of the crowding where we sat. Still there should be enough pictures to memorise the day.
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