Pomp and Circumstance: What were you anticipating about life at your high-school graduation?

Its graduation fever this time of year. I’ve been to several. And every time I hear “Pomp and Circumstance” played AT A GRADUATION CEREMONY, I have strong memories of my own.

I was lucky enough to have a school with an excellent live band

My High School graduation stands out above the rest of graduations because, for most of us, it is when we are anticipating really leaving home and moving into the adult world (which we have mostly only illusions and impressions of) — The Prom is still in our memory, and other supportive events that help inspire High School seniors that their lives matter and that they are going places.

There may have been Senior Picnics, skip days, a baccalaureate service, field or Olympic events, College recruitment events, Senior luncheons, the Prom, some community or Rus event, even recognition of your achievement by other groups besides your school.

In a changing world with gun violence and political upheaval, it may be a very different world now. And maybe things were not so good even then.

But lets keep focus on what YOU were thinking, feeling, reflecting, and anticipating / hoping for—at the time of your High School graduation

So what was YOUR graduation like? What did you reflect on about your life up to that point, and where did you feel that you were going in life?