Thursday, June 7, 2018

BEHIND THE SCENES OF GRADUATION

By MICHAEL DEPAOLO

There is no doubt that there is a lot that goes into a well run graduation ceremony.  However, here at Washingtonville High School, the ceremony is always a memorable one.  Between the commencement speech and receiving the long awaited diploma, there is no doubt this year’s graduation will be a memory to last a lifetime. 

MICHAEL DEPAOLO FOR THE WIZARD WEEKLY
Setting up for an event like this is no easy task.  From setting up the chairs, to coordinating the order that seniors will receive their diplomas, to figuring out who will give the commencement speech, it becomes overwhelming and quite daunting.  Lucky for us, Washingtonville’s finest, Mr. Connolly, has done quite a few graduations already, making this process a lot easier and a little less stressful.  Senior, Mason Rickli, talked about how he is “definitely surprised by how the school gets everything set up in such a short amount of time.” It is definitely an impressive process.  

Senior Anthony Acosta talked about how he is “excited to see how the ceremony will turn out” and he “realized how much work goes into an event like this.”  He also talked about how he is excited for the commencement speech which will be given by Ray Romulus.

This year we are lucky to have Ray Romulus to give our commencement speech. He is a previous Washingtonville graduate, and now a Grammy Award winner.  He is a Hollywood producer who helped produce Grammy Award winning song released by Bruno Mars “That’s What I Like” featured on his 24K Magic  album.  He is definitely an inspiration to many and will be to the class of 2018.

Graduation is a time that almost every student looks forward to. It acts as a reflection on the previous years of life and it prepares teenagers for what the future holds. Some seem to be excited and others seem to be sad about it. All in all, the class of 2018 is a great class that will stick together even out of high school. 

At the end of the day, graduation is about sitting, standing, and paying our dues to the senior class by doing our darndest to give them the best graduation possible.   



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