NCS Commencement Speaker is a Graduating Senior’s mom?!?

[Anonymous]

I had to Google this person...

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I think it's fine.

My high school graduation speaker was a mega celeb and was a senior's dad's business contact.

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Anonymous wrote:Uh I’m a Sidwell grad this happens all the time

Wasn’t Bill Clinton the commencement speaker at Chelsea’s graduation from Sidwell?
What a treat for the audience. I’m sure no one was upset like NCS mom. 🙄

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Anonymous wrote:Did anyone complain when Jose Andreas did his DD commencement at SR?

I think you are being sexist.

Or when President Ford spoke at Susan’s HAS graduation?

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Anonymous wrote:Isn't this really common? My wife's graduation speaker was an actor who had a kid in the class.

Yes, our high school routinely has parents or grandparents of some note. This is hardly anything new or unique. And Nora O'donnell is a wonderful role model.

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Anonymous wrote:The parent of one of my classmates spoke at my graduation (private all girls school in another city). I don’t think it’s tacky at all or in any way takes away from her daughter. Presumably her DD was okay with it or she wouldn’t be doing it. To each their own, but I think many would feel that hearing your accomplished mother speak at your graduation would make the day more special.

It's the over exposure. The girls have listened to her MANY TIMES before. The parents have had her as the emcee at the Auction MANY TIMES. HOS Scully often walks past other parents just to schmooze with Norah. It's gross and a lazy choice.

So your issue is the over exposure of the speaker not that she’s the mother of a student. Sounds like you don’t like this lady and it’s tacky for you to drag the daughter into it.

I am not the OP. I don't know this woman, but it is lazy of the HOS to keep using the same person as a speaker for this class.

Are there dozens of accomplished, well known people not associated with NCS willing to speak for free? I doubt it. NCS isn’t Harvard. I’m impressed they managed to have someone I’ve heard of-even if she’s a parent at the school.

[Anonymous]

You're ridiculous. I went to NCS in the late 80s. Every year the speaker was the most prominent partent in the class. Always. Who else would they get? A random comedian? An obscure academic? Why?

[Anonymous]

This happens all the time. I have never heard anyone complain when a parent is also the graduation speaker. It’s not a wedding where Mom shows up in white.

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Anonymous wrote:The parent of one of my classmates spoke at my graduation (private all girls school in another city). I don’t think it’s tacky at all or in any way takes away from her daughter. Presumably her DD was okay with it or she wouldn’t be doing it. To each their own, but I think many would feel that hearing your accomplished mother speak at your graduation would make the day more special.

It's the over exposure. The girls have listened to her MANY TIMES before. The parents have had her as the emcee at the Auction MANY TIMES. HOS Scully often walks past other parents just to schmooze with Norah. It's gross and a lazy choice.

So your issue is the over exposure of the speaker not that she’s the mother of a student. Sounds like you don’t like this lady and it’s tacky for you to drag the daughter into it.

I am not the OP. I don't know this woman, but it is lazy of the HOS to keep using the same person as a speaker for this class.

Sure.

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Anonymous wrote:So this is how NCS moms get their rep.

Someone has an ax to grind.

Yes! Norah O'Donnell is living rent free in OP's head.

[Anonymous]

The dad of one of my FCPS high school classmates was our grad speaker. He was someone high up in the Reagan administration. No one cared.

[Anonymous]

I went to both HS and college of a famous person. His dad spoke at both graduations, no one batted an eye.

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Anonymous wrote:Did anyone complain when Jose Andreas did his DD commencement at SR?

I think you are being sexist.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:Isn't this really common? My wife's graduation speaker was an actor who had a kid in the class.

Yes, our high school routinely has parents or grandparents of some note. This is hardly anything new or unique. And Nora O'donnell is a wonderful role model.

+1.

[Anonymous]

This is frequently done at many schools. At STA the tradition every year is to have a parent of the class be the commencement speaker. Or at least that was the case when my son was there.