Fandom High Graduation Ceremony, Class of 2008, Saturday Afternoon (Part I)

[bigdamnprincipal]

The sun was shining over the front lawn of the school (except for the part of the bleachers covered by an awning, in case anyone with sun issues had shown up), and the temperature had thankfully turned out to be perfect for the occasion. There was a stage placed prominently on the lawn, set up with a podium and a number of heavy metal chairs for the administration and guests. In front of the stage were platforms with more of the metal chairs; they'd been painted blue and gold, and were sitting empty and waiting for the arrival of the class of 2008. There were bleachers on each side of the platforms, for students, family, friends, alumni, and residents of the town who wanted to come and watch.

Alas, it was time for another class to graduate.

[OOC: If you ping in before the OCD is over, I will end you and all that you love. Ahem. OCD is done, go and rock out! This post is for audience mingling and general graduation stuff. The requisite WTF-y part of graduation will be posted later. Like last year, it'll be kind of hard to miss the events of the second post, so you might want to hold off an any post-graduation posts for a while to avoid being Jossed.]

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Re: Valedictorian Speech - Lana Lang

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana smiled out at her friends in the audience. She was nervous enough that her hands shook as she held the speech she'd prepared, but she was making a valiant effort not to show it.

"I'm honored to be able to stand here before you today," she started, "but also a little sad. I imagine that feeling is the same for many of the other graduates. I've had a wonderful three years at Fandom High and while part of me feels ready to move on to my next adventure, part of me wishes I never had to leave. We've learned a great many things here that we never would have had the opportunity to learn elsewhere. We've made friends we would never have met otherwise, experienced things that many people never will in their entire lifetimes, and learned that, no matter how different others may seem from us, in some ways we are all alike."

She paused, looking down at her notes for a second. "We all have hopes and dreams, things we are proud of and things we wish we had done differently. I know that I, personally, have learned more about myself than I ever imagined and have been challenged to do things I never thought I'd be able to do. My hope for this class and for everyone else who comes after is that we continue to learn and grow and challenge ourselves to become the best possible versions of ourselves, whatever that may be for each of us. Thank you all and good luck in whatever you do."

Re: Valedictorian Speech - Lana Lang

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow cheered loudly for Lana's speech.

Re: Valedictorian Speech - Lana Lang

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker clapped, remembering her own graduation, and smiled.

Re: Valedictorian Speech - Lana Lang

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

Billy clapped, and grinned.