Graduation & Photos [Archive] - Unicyclist Community

yoopers

2008-05-24, 08:08 PM

Whoopee! We made it! Ben has graduated from high school. Where has the time gone? We moved to Rochelle when young Bennie was two weeks old (actually closed on our house before he was born). Now he's off to bigger and better things. It was a great ceremony, a time for parents to be proud.

Rochelle Township High School Class of 2008!
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yoopers

2008-05-24, 08:10 PM

Ben with Grandpa & Grandma Edwards
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yoopers

2008-05-24, 08:10 PM

Brother Brad carrying Ben to new heights.
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yoopers

2008-05-24, 08:12 PM

And of course, a photo of Ben and Courtney.
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kington99

2008-05-24, 08:26 PM

wow you graduate from high school in the US?

1-wheeled-grape

2008-05-24, 08:37 PM

yoopers

2008-05-24, 08:37 PM

wow you graduate from high school in the US?
They even graduate from middle school (8th grade) in these here parts. The eight graders wear robes and everything (no square beanies, though).

yoopers

2008-05-24, 08:39 PM

i though graduation was what you do at university and college? high schools are like secondry schools right?
I dont know what to say about graduation, as i dont know what it is, so is congratulations alright?!?
I guess high school and secondary school are the same thing. It does have its significance because some don't go on to college (or university). So this is the only graduation they'll have. Ben is going on to college in the fall to pursue a degree in computer systems engineering.

dudewithasock

2008-05-24, 08:40 PM

My graduation ceremony is next weekend. It's so surreal to think it's here...

Borges

2008-05-25, 12:56 AM

Congratulations to Ben!
...and to Bruce for getting his beard back.

pedrotejada

2008-05-25, 05:47 PM

They even graduate from middle school (8th grade) in these here parts. The eight graders wear robes and everything (no square beanies, though).

In USA, eith graders wear robes?

Here we just wear a shirt on the day that we receive the diplom, and in the party day, we need to wear smokings to dance with all the parents...

A PIC of my eith grade party:
http://images.orkut.com/orkut/albums2/ATgAAABaM4vgCUGQsBc5CEj12xiGYXxo2iqtrggv_nxUF3JOJQRA4tlOyc_bHZBMqWB4_SSK gpkVHRs90IrlxmIJ4uJJAJtU9VAy7mMyXFPIMYCQykYh6U9lzt9Row.jpg

I'm the guy on the right (right of the viewer)...

Graduation ceremonys are fun :D After the traditional dance, the DJ plays a lot of cool musics and we dance all the night :D

siafirede

2008-05-25, 09:07 PM

i though graduation was what you do at university and college? high schools are like secondry schools right?
I dont know what to say about graduation, as i dont know what it is, so is congratulations alright?!?

Our education system is a little different than yours. High school in the UK ends when you are around 16 correct? High school in the U.S. is for "grades" 9-12, and ends when you are around 18.

Note: I attended my high school graduation ceremony, but skipped my college graduation ceremony. I opted to have my diploma mailed to me instead of driving 4 hours back down to Blacksburg to attend the ceremony.

kington99

2008-05-25, 09:58 PM

Our education system is a little different than yours. High school in the UK ends when you are around 16 correct? High school in the U.S. is for "grades" 9-12, and ends when you are around 18.

You can leave school when you're 16, or you can stay on until 18 in high school. Many people do the 16 - 18 bit in a sixth form college rather than a school. Still, you don't graduate until you leave university (which less than half the population do), so most people in the Uk never graduate from anything.

Having said that, I'm graduating my MEng on the 26th of september

yoopers

2008-05-25, 10:22 PM

In USA, eith graders wear robes?
For your edification:
Rochelle Middle School (6th-8th grade) graduation photos (http://rochelle-hubs.smugmug.com/gallery/5007876_fGUU7#300376975_obFgE)
Rochelle Township High School graduation photos (http://rochelle-hubs.smugmug.com/gallery/5012386_7nbDt#300692059_vhhAy)

pedrotejada

2008-05-25, 11:09 PM

For your edification:
Rochelle Middle School (6th-8th grade) graduation photos (http://rochelle-hubs.smugmug.com/gallery/5007876_fGUU7#300376975_obFgE)
Rochelle Township High School graduation photos (http://rochelle-hubs.smugmug.com/gallery/5012386_7nbDt#300692059_vhhAy)

Thanks! I saw in movies robes, but here i never saw anyone wearing one... I studied in a USA School here, but we just weared smokings...

Robes are used in other social partys and ceremonys?

It's funny because we aren't so distant, and there are a lot of different habits!

yoopers

2008-06-01, 01:41 PM

Big graduation open house at our house today. Free food!!!
We've invited half of the population of Rochelle. If you're in the area, please stop by. :)

dudewithasock

2008-06-01, 01:43 PM

My grad ceremony is today at 2:00. :)

Tomorrow, there should be pictures a'plenty.

1-wheeled-grape

2008-06-01, 01:52 PM

My grad ceremony is today at 2:00. :)

Tomorrow, there should be pictures a'plenty.
have fun! Oh oh free food... Shame theres none here though, I'm starving.

jamessd

2008-06-01, 04:50 PM

I don't understand. How does ben have two right hands both coming from the same purple robe? :confused:
http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=26837&stc=1&d=1211659781

sutton629

2008-06-01, 05:57 PM

congratulations! I don't have any pictures up yet but I just graduated also. I will try to get some pictures up some time todayish.

yoopers

2008-06-01, 07:54 PM

I don't understand. How does ben have two right hands both coming from the same purple robe? :confused:
He's a right-hand man to more than one person.

dudewithasock

2008-06-02, 05:45 AM

Just got home from chilling with a few friends after graduation this afternoon. Had an extended meal at four different houses, ending with a glass of home-made Bailey's and Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. :)

I'm a freshman again!!

Probly will have a couple pics up tomorrow.

Spencer Hochberg

2008-06-02, 07:13 AM

I graduated from HS thursday, going to UCLA in the fall for mechanical engineering.
Maybe I will post a picture later.

Bondo

2008-06-02, 04:40 PM

Con-graduations to all the gratulates!!

Ducttape

2008-06-02, 04:49 PM

'grats spencer!
'grats matt!
'grats ben!
'grats everyone I'm forgetting!
I wish I were graduating this year but I'm not graduating until next year(or later if I don't get my butt in gear and pump out the credits)

evil-nick

2008-06-02, 11:43 PM

*Sniff*, they grow up so quickly! Congrats to all the grads!

sutton629

2008-06-05, 05:38 AM

I graduated from HS thursday, going to UCLA in the fall for mechanical engineering.
Maybe I will post a picture later.

I am headed to NC State University for mechanical engineering this fall. Not looking forwards to all the math just yet but I am pretty stoked.

JJtheunicycle

2008-06-05, 06:01 AM

Thanks! I saw in movies robes, but here i never saw anyone wearing one... I studied in a USA School here, but we just weared smokings...

Robes are used in other social partys and ceremonys?

It's funny because we aren't so distant, and there are a lot of different habits!
Smokings? What is that? Hmmm... Im not trying to be an ass just curious.

kington99

2008-06-05, 10:48 AM

Smokings? What is that? Hmmm... Im not trying to be an ass just curious.

i think it's probably a slight mistrnaslation, smoking jacket possibly.

dudewithasock

2008-06-05, 02:16 PM

I am headed to NC State University for mechanical engineering this fall. Not looking forwards to all the math just yet but I am pretty stoked.

Lol no offense, but I can't imagine anyone going into any engineering degree and not looking forward to the math. Maybe that's just me.

GILD

2008-06-05, 02:41 PM

i think it's probably a slight mistrnaslation, smoking jacket possibly.
I wsa thinking more along the line of 'smock (http://images.google.co.za/images?hl=en&q=smocks&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2)s'?

kington99

2008-06-05, 03:58 PM

Lol no offense, but I can't imagine anyone going into any engineering degree and not looking forward to the math. Maybe that's just me.

yes me, I'm just finishing my fourth year, and I at no point enjoyed or anticipated enjoyment or performing or learning mathematics.

sutton629

2008-06-06, 05:37 AM

Lol no offense, but I can't imagine anyone going into any engineering degree and not looking forward to the math. Maybe that's just me.

haha yeah I am not looking forward to school in general right now but let me enjoy a bit of time off and I will be ready to go back at it. I do well in math just want my summer (still has not sunk in that I am done with hs)