Anonymous
06/04/2026 12:40
Subject: Graduation 2026
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Whoever announced students' names before they came onto the stage did horrific jobs calling names despite students phonetically writing their names to be used by the announcer. Rushed too. If you can't even read off a piece of paper, don't do the job of calling out names. Not everyone's name is an easy John Doe. Embarrassing to hear in this particular county.
Which school?
Does.Not.Matter.What school.
It could apply to any setting actually. If you don't know how to say someone's name, ask them how you pronounce it. Maybe it's hard to get it right which is understood. But when students have written it out for them, and they are still so off?
At our ceremony, the announcers were several teachers from the world languages department, and they did a great job.
That’s cool. I might know the school PP referenced. Students announced names. I think it was a high pressure situation for them.
Why have students announce names? Isn't it their own graduation? Can't they just sit back and relax on their day? Outsource that job if Admin and teachers are tied up with other graduation logistics which no doubt graduation is a lot to manage.
Some kids actually like it and find it an honor. Sit back and relax is a weird comment if you actually know graduating teens.
Anonymous
06/04/2026 11:16
Subject: Graduation 2026
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Whoever announced students' names before they came onto the stage did horrific jobs calling names despite students phonetically writing their names to be used by the announcer. Rushed too. If you can't even read off a piece of paper, don't do the job of calling out names. Not everyone's name is an easy John Doe. Embarrassing to hear in this particular county.
Which school?
Does.Not.Matter.What school.
It could apply to any setting actually. If you don't know how to say someone's name, ask them how you pronounce it. Maybe it's hard to get it right which is understood. But when students have written it out for them, and they are still so off?
At our ceremony, the announcers were several teachers from the world languages department, and they did a great job.
That’s cool. I might know the school PP referenced. Students announced names. I think it was a high pressure situation for them.
Why have students announce names? Isn't it their own graduation? Can't they just sit back and relax on their day? Outsource that job if Admin and teachers are tied up with other graduation logistics which no doubt graduation is a lot to manage.
Anonymous
06/04/2026 06:21
Subject: Graduation 2026
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Whoever announced students' names before they came onto the stage did horrific jobs calling names despite students phonetically writing their names to be used by the announcer. Rushed too. If you can't even read off a piece of paper, don't do the job of calling out names. Not everyone's name is an easy John Doe. Embarrassing to hear in this particular county.
Which school?
Does.Not.Matter.What school.
It could apply to any setting actually. If you don't know how to say someone's name, ask them how you pronounce it. Maybe it's hard to get it right which is understood. But when students have written it out for them, and they are still so off?
At our ceremony, the announcers were several teachers from the world languages department, and they did a great job.
That’s cool. I might know the school PP referenced. Students announced names. I think it was a high pressure situation for them.
Anonymous
06/04/2026 05:22
Subject: Graduation 2026
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Whoever announced students' names before they came onto the stage did horrific jobs calling names despite students phonetically writing their names to be used by the announcer. Rushed too. If you can't even read off a piece of paper, don't do the job of calling out names. Not everyone's name is an easy John Doe. Embarrassing to hear in this particular county.
Which school?
Does.Not.Matter.What school.
It could apply to any setting actually. If you don't know how to say someone's name, ask them how you pronounce it. Maybe it's hard to get it right which is understood. But when students have written it out for them, and they are still so off?
At our ceremony, the announcers were several teachers from the world languages department, and they did a great job.
World language teachers best ones to announce at each school's graduation
Anonymous
06/03/2026 23:04
Subject: Graduation 2026
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Whoever announced students' names before they came onto the stage did horrific jobs calling names despite students phonetically writing their names to be used by the announcer. Rushed too. If you can't even read off a piece of paper, don't do the job of calling out names. Not everyone's name is an easy John Doe. Embarrassing to hear in this particular county.
Which school?
Does.Not.Matter.What school.
It could apply to any setting actually. If you don't know how to say someone's name, ask them how you pronounce it. Maybe it's hard to get it right which is understood. But when students have written it out for them, and they are still so off?
At our ceremony, the announcers were several teachers from the world languages department, and they did a great job.
Anonymous
06/03/2026 21:50
Subject: Graduation 2026
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Whoever announced students' names before they came onto the stage did horrific jobs calling names despite students phonetically writing their names to be used by the announcer. Rushed too. If you can't even read off a piece of paper, don't do the job of calling out names. Not everyone's name is an easy John Doe. Embarrassing to hear in this particular county.
Which school?
Does.Not.Matter.What school.
It could apply to any setting actually. If you don't know how to say someone's name, ask them how you pronounce it. Maybe it's hard to get it right which is understood. But when students have written it out for them, and they are still so off?
Anonymous
06/03/2026 21:44
Subject: Graduation 2026
Anonymous wrote:Whoever announced students' names before they came onto the stage did horrific jobs calling names despite students phonetically writing their names to be used by the announcer. Rushed too. If you can't even read off a piece of paper, don't do the job of calling out names. Not everyone's name is an easy John Doe. Embarrassing to hear in this particular county.
Which school?
Anonymous
06/03/2026 20:20
Subject: Graduation 2026
Whoever announced students' names before they came onto the stage did horrific jobs calling names despite students phonetically writing their names to be used by the announcer. Rushed too. If you can't even read off a piece of paper, don't do the job of calling out names. Not everyone's name is an easy John Doe. Embarrassing to hear in this particular county.
Anonymous
06/03/2026 18:52
Subject: Re:Graduation 2026
Anonymous wrote:I was there last night for the churchill graduation and it was chilly inside the arena.
Was Blitzer's speech as chilly?
Anonymous
06/03/2026 18:12
Subject: Graduation 2026
Zimmerman said she was previously a 2nd grade teacher and that always wanted to read this book at graduation. It was sweet but a bit long.
Anonymous
06/02/2026 17:20
Subject: Graduation 2026
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How many graduation ceremonies did DAR hold per day? UMBC has three a day?
DAR had two per day, morning and afternoon. UMBC has three, morning, afternoon, and evening.
Zimmerman read a 2nd grade story book for her speech to the grads at Sherwood.
Julie Yang did that at Churchill's last night. Well a preschool book.
What book? Was there commentary beyond the reading?
Anonymous
06/02/2026 16:29
Subject: Graduation 2026
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How many graduation ceremonies did DAR hold per day? UMBC has three a day?
DAR had two per day, morning and afternoon. UMBC has three, morning, afternoon, and evening.
Zimmerman read a 2nd grade story book for her speech to the grads at Sherwood.
Why on earth would she do that??
Anonymous
06/02/2026 16:05
Subject: Re:Graduation 2026
Anonymous wrote:I was there last night for the churchill graduation and it was chilly inside the arena.
The temperature was very comfortable this morning for Einstein's.
Anonymous
06/02/2026 11:32
Subject: Graduation 2026
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How many graduation ceremonies did DAR hold per day? UMBC has three a day?
DAR had two per day, morning and afternoon. UMBC has three, morning, afternoon, and evening.
Zimmerman read a 2nd grade story book for her speech to the grads at Sherwood.
Julie Yang did that at Churchill's last night. Well a preschool book.
Anonymous
06/02/2026 10:19
Subject: Re:Graduation 2026
I was there last night for the churchill graduation and it was chilly inside the arena.