OBCS 2009 Graduation - Part 3 of 4
This is Part 3 of OBCS Graduation for 2009.
1. The graduation ceremony is a cultural tradition termed as a "rite of passage." It dates back to the 12th century when scholastic monks wore their ceremonial robes and has evolved to fit the society in which it is celebrated ever since. This tradition is carried on today--although what grads wear UNDER the gown is subject to interpretation!)
2. Baccalaureate is the degree of Bachelor conferred upon graduates. Its ceremony recognizes the achievements of those who truly studied. (Or--who got by by the skin of their sheepskin!)
3. Commencement is that part when the graduates receive their diplomas, walk across the stage, flip the tassels on their hats upon receiving their degrees, and receive a handshake from a local politician and/or a faculty member..
4. The valediction is the speech delivered by the graduate with the highest scholastic standing. The speech usually expresses the ups and downs the students have gone through and provides a youthful insight of a hopeful future. It also has some color of gratitude, commitment and perseverance. I think the best Valedictorian speeches are those that contain the personal goals and inspirations of the Valedictorian themselves.
5. The class ring manifests the pride of the school and the diploma. Many people see the ring as a symbol of their entrance into the world of adulthood, as a good luck charm, or a show of worthiness of belonging to some group. Choosing the class ring has traditionally been the most exciting point of a high school students sophomore year — it took four years for my daughter to get her class ring back from a former boyfriend--go figure!
6.) Tossing of the graduation hat (mortar board) is a tradition signaling the end of the ceremonies. The flight of the hat symbolizes the flight of the graduates to whatever that awaits them. Love the action pics of the mortar board toss!
7. ) Why do some graduates wear different colors?. The trim on the hoods of individuals graduating with Master's degrees is lined with a particular color that denotes a specific field of study. This color system, created by Gardner Cotrell Leonard in the late 1800s, isolates each subject by color. The graduate's hood (sometiems the "hood" is replaced by a scarf or ribon worn on the gown commemorating the color of the graduates field of study) is lined with the color that corresponds with the subject in which he or she is graduating. Samplings of the colors include:
■ White: arts and humanities
■ Lilac: dentistry
■ Light Blue: economics
■ Brown: fine arts
■ Crimson: journalism
■ Purple: law
■ Green: medicine
■ Pink: music
■ Dark blue: philosophy
■ Yellow: science
8.) How Is the Tassel Worn? Tassels are turned from one side to the other after the diplomas have been dispersed. The direction it originally faces is occasionally dependent on school tradition, but is usually moved from the right to the left.
1. The graduation ceremony is a cultural tradition termed as a "rite of passage." It dates back to the 12th century when scholastic monks wore their ceremonial robes and has evolved to fit the society in which it is celebrated ever since. This tradition is carried on today--although what grads wear UNDER the gown is subject to interpretation!)
2. Baccalaureate is the degree of Bachelor conferred upon graduates. Its ceremony recognizes the achievements of those who truly studied. (Or--who got by by the skin of their sheepskin!)
3. Commencement is that part when the graduates receive their diplomas, walk across the stage, flip the tassels on their hats upon receiving their degrees, and receive a handshake from a local politician and/or a faculty member..
4. The valediction is the speech delivered by the graduate with the highest scholastic standing. The speech usually expresses the ups and downs the students have gone through and provides a youthful insight of a hopeful future. It also has some color of gratitude, commitment and perseverance. I think the best Valedictorian speeches are those that contain the personal goals and inspirations of the Valedictorian themselves.
5. The class ring manifests the pride of the school and the diploma. Many people see the ring as a symbol of their entrance into the world of adulthood, as a good luck charm, or a show of worthiness of belonging to some group. Choosing the class ring has traditionally been the most exciting point of a high school students sophomore year — it took four years for my daughter to get her class ring back from a former boyfriend--go figure!
6.) Tossing of the graduation hat (mortar board) is a tradition signaling the end of the ceremonies. The flight of the hat symbolizes the flight of the graduates to whatever that awaits them. Love the action pics of the mortar board toss!
7. ) Why do some graduates wear different colors?. The trim on the hoods of individuals graduating with Master's degrees is lined with a particular color that denotes a specific field of study. This color system, created by Gardner Cotrell Leonard in the late 1800s, isolates each subject by color. The graduate's hood (sometiems the "hood" is replaced by a scarf or ribon worn on the gown commemorating the color of the graduates field of study) is lined with the color that corresponds with the subject in which he or she is graduating. Samplings of the colors include:
■ White: arts and humanities
■ Lilac: dentistry
■ Light Blue: economics
■ Brown: fine arts
■ Crimson: journalism
■ Purple: law
■ Green: medicine
■ Pink: music
■ Dark blue: philosophy
■ Yellow: science
8.) How Is the Tassel Worn? Tassels are turned from one side to the other after the diplomas have been dispersed. The direction it originally faces is occasionally dependent on school tradition, but is usually moved from the right to the left.
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