Graduation experience?

[Anonymous]

Would have been nice to have a nice area right outside the exit doors to take photos. Felt rushed as other folks were getting ready to come in for their ceremony.

[Anonymous]

Did they have anything other than popcorn? You know for the grandparents who may not be able to eat popcorn so easily no more. I can pack something from home for them, just want to know if other foods at concessions?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unless it has changed they are limited to two hours. Between the procession and calling all the names..how long could the speeches be?

The outdoor graduation at RM in 2022 was more than 2 hours long. There were many speeches - at least 3 kids, BOE member, principal, some featured person. I was melting in the sun and couldn't pay attention to anything, including my own kid going across the stage.

I did like it was nearby. Parking was easy for us and we didn't have to go over to Baltimore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So why don’t all schools just use their football field? If Blair, the biggest HS in the county can manage, so can others.

No matter how much you might hate UMBC, it's still better than graduation during a tornado warning.

https://mocoshow.com/2024/06/07/national-weather-service-provides-update-on-tornado/

What school was graduating at 7 PM on Wednesday night?

[Anonymous]

Um like a 6pm ceremony

[Anonymous]

Bring clementines for a grandma

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did they have anything other than popcorn? You know for the grandparents who may not be able to eat popcorn so easily no more. I can pack something from home for them, just want to know if other foods at concessions?

I didn’t see anything else.

[Anonymous]

Just to make everyone roll their eyes, my other complaint is having just band play pomp and circumstance. I prefer an orchestra arrangement. But at least my mascara stayed in place this way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bring clementines for a grandma

Yoire not allowed to. They advertised concessions and said no outside food or water is allowed. And that was more bs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless it has changed they are limited to two hours. Between the procession and calling all the names..how long could the speeches be?

Always too long, my friend

Rarely are any of the graduation speeches good.

30 something years ago I do t remember the actual words but I can tell you that our valedictorians weren't allowed to ramble on directly to their besties about their own narrow experiences and not connected it to an idea that is universal to all graduates. I was most sad that I allowed my grad to stay in mcpc. The speeches were a reflection of the state of education in this school system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bring clementines for a grandma

Yoire not allowed to. They advertised concessions and said no outside food or water is allowed. And that was more bs

Those clementines can fit in your palms, folks. Sheesh not that hard is it to being something for sweet ole lady.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you always complain about everything? Damned if they do, damned if they don't. MCPS just can't win at anything with you people.

*THIS*

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So why don’t all schools just use their football field? If Blair, the biggest HS in the county can manage, so can others.

It's more $ to hold it at the school field.

Not all high schools have the # of parking spaces Blair does.

They don't need the parking necessarily. If the graduation is at the HS, closer to get to ceremony in other ways. Some folks live within walking, biking, scooting distance. And for others who live further away, it is still closer than UMBC or DAR.

Families will flip out if there is not enough parking. Even though if it is your local school, Uber or Lyft costs should be relatively cheap

[Anonymous]

A different perspective: Those of us who work at UMBC now all have to plan more travel time in the mornings and afternoons, we get police notice on the graduation dates and I marked those dates on my calendar. Are we happy about the extra 30 minutes? No. Do we complain to each other and admin? Not really. It is what it is. It does bring me some joy seeing those young people walking around with graduation gown and cap and happy faces, and proud parents around them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A different perspective: Those of us who work at UMBC now all have to plan more travel time in the mornings and afternoons, we get police notice on the graduation dates and I marked those dates on my calendar. Are we happy about the extra 30 minutes? No. Do we complain to each other and admin? Not really. It is what it is. It does bring me some joy seeing those young people walking around with graduation gown and cap and happy faces, and proud parents around them.

You are cashing in. Why would you complain.