Obnoxious Graduation behavior

[Zurealsoon]

Have you ever witnessed this?

At a recent College graduation, there were the usual cheers from family members as "their" child's name was called. The cheers subsided well before the next name. However, one young woman had a gang of about 20 jerks, who yelled and screamed so long, that no one was able to hear the names of the next two grads called-I felt soo badly for these young people's parents.

 

[trappednabox]

Are you sure they weren't there for them too? Last year we went to my cousins graduation & cheered for 3 names in a row

 

[monarchsfan16]

We dealt with some of that at my high school graduation. But at that one there was litterally 2 seconds between each name. They told the parents to hold their applause and cheering until the end, so that everyone's name could be heard, but that's pretty much pointless if parents are proud of their kids. Plus there were the airhorns and the cowbells since security wasn't nearly as thorough as had been promised.
Course then there was the silly string, the bouncy balls, and the inflatable beach balls, fish and monkey (the monkey was a nice touch), that were being tossed around by the graudates, while making noise, during the speeches . I can't tell you what my class valedictorian or salutorian said. And I only graduated six months ago.

 

[Shugardrawers]

We blew bubbles during the speeches and of course had to wear the sunglasses because our future was so bright...but nothing obnoxious. My grandmother though was mortified and boy did I get a talking to! 23 years later I still don't get what the big deal was.

 

[Beth76]

I think any sort of cheering, yelling or clapping are tacky until the end after all the names are called. And the school should have stopped reading names until the offenders quieted down.

 

[escape]

At the graduation I attended yesterday, the college president stood up and, after repeated warnings, asked security to remove the folks using air horns and other obnoxious devices.

 

[figment52]

We blew bubbles during the speeches and of course had to wear the sunglasses because our future was so bright...but nothing obnoxious. My grandmother though was mortified and boy did I get a talking to! 23 years later I still don't get what the big deal was.

Well, I agree with your grandmother. I think the ceremony should have dignity and be respectful of the celebrantes and their accomplishments. The time for cheering and obnoxious behavior can be after the ceremony.

I think the bubbles during was disrespectful to the others and showed a lack of maturity. And unless the ceremony was outside, the sunglasses were not necessary either. As an opportunity to show that you have grown up and have some self control this kind of activity shows you have not.

I hate that graduation ceremonies have turned into a three ring circus. And since you have graduation from kindergarden, elementary school, middle school, and high school maybe you just don't appreciate what it should represent because there is nothing special about it, you have been through so many already. Ask a faculty member at a college I was discusted by this behavior again at that level.

Would you consider this appropriate at a wedding while the officiant is performing the acutal ceremony. My guess is you would be really ticked if your attendees were blowing bubbles and who haaa-ing it while you were exchaning your vows.

 

[figment52]

At the graduation I attended yesterday, the college president stood up and, after repeated warnings, asked security to remove the folks using air horns and other obnoxious devices.

It is about time it is dealt with. As a society we have become very disrespectful and self centered at these events.

 

[horseshowmom]

I think any sort of cheering, yelling or clapping are tacky until the end after all the names are called. And the school should have stopped reading names until the offenders quieted down.

I agree...

 

[horseshowmom]

At the graduation I attended yesterday, the college president stood up and, after repeated warnings, asked security to remove the folks using air horns and other obnoxious devices.

While I think it's a shame it had to happen, hooray for the college president for doing something about it!

 

[Jennasis]

At my cousins graduation, the kids paid a Dominoes Pizza BIG bucks to have a pizza delivered in mid-ceremony! It was a laugh riot...but boy was the principal P-O'd! Also my cousin was threatened with withholding of his diploma when word got out that he planned to rip off his gown after getting his diploma to reveal a superman suit beneathe it. FYI, he wore the suit but didn't go through with it, but the staff watched him like a HAWK and were ready to pounce.

 

[binny]

we were warned in NO uncertain terms that if we messed around during the ceremony we would NOT be receiving our diplomas that day.



It was put to use too because one guy a year before us had done cartwheels and flips instead of the walk and he dd NOT receive his diploam until much later.


We had the beach ball but it was put away when the speeches began.

 

[gharrer]

My DS catholic school graduation was very respectful, however is was in the Cathedral of Mary our Queen> Nancy

 

[delilah]

When I was a student at Ohio State Univ, the dental school had a reputation for being particularly obnoxious during graduation. For at least one year, because of their behavior during the commencement ceremonies, the College of Dentistry was not allowed to participate in the general ceremony in June--they had to have their own commencement somewhere else. I don't remember how long this actually went on.

 

[Arielle]

I think its funny! After all those years of hard work it should be ALL ABOUT THE GRADUATES, if they want to act silly they have earned it!

 

[ducklite]

My high school graduation was over the top serious--all the girls in long white gowns, carrying red roses, the guys in tuxes. If you didn't like it, you didn't graduate "on-stage" with the rest of the class.

Personally I think it was a bit excessive, because a lot of the parents really couldn't afford the whole mess, and those white gowns were never worn again. They didn't actually come out and say so, but wearing that white gown to the prom as well was definitely discouraged by the administration.

Anne

 

[D L and K's Mom]

I taped I Love You Mom and Dad on my cap with bright yellow tape. I knew they would be able to find me where ever they were sitting. The people in my dept. were quite silly. We had been together for 4 years and this was the last time we would see each other. We had bubbles and sunglasses. I am quite sure these didn't really bother anyone. When they asked our Dept to stand we all yelled something...I think it was Education Rocks or something. It was all quite tame and I think we deserved to have a little fun. It was not rude or disruptive. Just FUN.
When I graduated from H.S. my cousins and friends sat up on the hill and used a horn when my name was called. They yelled out my nicknames (FRED and KEEBS...don't ask why ) and made noise and cheered etc. I was horrified... I was happy they were proud and happy BUT......I was embrassed and the people who had their name called after mine were not happy at all. Just remember the people graduating are not always responsible for the people in the crowd. I hated it! I was horrified and my parents were mad at me....it took them quite awhile to believe I had nothing to do with it.

 

[figment52]

My high school graduation was over the top serious--all the girls in long white gowns, carrying red roses, the guys in tuxes. If you didn't like it, you didn't graduate "on-stage" with the rest of the class.

Personally I think it was a bit excessive, because a lot of the parents really couldn't afford the whole mess, and those white gowns were never worn again. They didn't actually come out and say so, but wearing that white gown to the prom as well was definitely discouraged by the administration.

Anne

Silly me, I thought the cap and gowns themsevles were to provide uniformity. I agree, this is over the top.

 

[Zurealsoon]

I think its funny! After all those years of hard work it should be ALL ABOUT THE GRADUATES, if they want to act silly they have earned it!

Lots of people clapped and cheered.....and there was time between the names to do so. This particular incident went on for about 5 minutes ( and it was a bunch of obnoxious young men shouting and yelling-not family) and the next two grads names were not heard.

 

[Tiggeroo]

i think a little humor at graduation is fun. It is supposed to be about the graduates. As long as it doesn't intrude on another person's space. There was a set of twin boys at my sons' graduation who hired a beach ad plane to fly by with congratulations and their names. We had air horns and cowbells for my sons' names. The kids wore sunglasses. I was kind of bugged by the school's obsession with what the kids were wearing under their caps and gowns. The boys were required to wear dress pants, shirts and ties and dress shoes. They kept saying if your shoes are not true dress shoes we won't let you walk. Among alot of other things I had to go buy both boys dress shoes, pants, shirts and ties that they truly will never wear again. Then I was tons of girls wearing flip flops because on girls they could be considered dress shoes. Remember the graduation was right across the street from the beach.