Graduation can certainly be a momentous event that is remembered for years to come. But some ceremonies are remembered for all the wrong reasons. Lengthy run-times and uncomfortable conditions can turn commencement celebrations into exercises in survival. Nerves may run high, and boredom may set in. But there are ways to make the best of […]

Receiving a diploma is something to take seriously, even for those students who are somewhat older than their fellow graduates. In 2003, Gustava Bennett Burrus graduated from Richmond High School outside of San Fransisco, Calif., at the age of 97. Ruth Hayes Green graduated from the Adult High School of the Perth Amboy, New Jersey […]

Young men and women typically look forward to the freedom and independence that college life can provide, but those same men and women know they will miss the familiarity of home as well. Parents, too, have mixed emotions when kids head to college, as their sadness over a child leaving home is met with the […]

Graduation sometimes means family and friends gather for a celebration, which means time to play games. Here are some games that can be played at the graduation parties of graduates of all ages. The balloon game requires balloons and marbles. One marble should be placed into each balloon before it is inflated. Guests are divided […]

Most students can expect to wear four main components come graduation day. These will include the graduation gown, a cap and a tassel. Graduation gowns are generally similar in style. A gown will come down to the knee or below. It may be worn open as sort of a draped piece, or there may be […]

Buckfield Jr./Sr. High School, 6 p.m. Saturday, June 7, at the school Dirigo High School, 6 p.m. Friday, June 6, at the school Edward Little High School, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 31, at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee Fryeburg Academy, 2 p.m. Sunday, May 25, at the school Gray-New Gloucester High School, 6 p.m. Saturday, June […]