RICHARD
06-13-2008, 10:51 AM
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25083792/?GT1=43001
Now, I am not that much of a rules kinda guy but there have been a rash of graduation gaffes that I have seen lately.
In this case 7 people get jailed because they 'whooped' when they should have been a little more discreet.
Did it ever occur to some folks that their yelling is more obnoxious than others? I have been to awards ceremonies where the family of the person being honored acted like it was a sporting event. They shouted some pretty stupid things and war-whooped as if General Custer was on the stage.
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At our grad ceremony the school had lined the path to the stage with American Flags. One idiot decided to pick one up and toss it like a javelin.
Not a smart move, he was taken off the field.
A few days ago in a school in San Gorgonio, CA, a few kids were banned from grad ceremonies for having fake tickets in their paws.
They grads were given 5 free tickets and were given the chance to buy 5 more.
Apparently the school wanted to keep the crowds manageable and safe.
The mother of one student that was caught praised her son, "he's a good kid, has good grades and has his gown, He'll graduate anyway!" He's going to college and mom is thinking about suing! LOL, the leaders of tomorrow, today!
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The last Grad Gaffe has to do with a campaign that targets grads, drinking and driving. Now, these kids should not be drinking anyway but I digress!
The slogan for the program is "Every 15 Minutes" - a kid gets wiped out on the road in a traffic accident every quarter hour.
The Cal Hiway Patrol goes to a school has a few different ways to get the kids on board......One way is to have a Grim Reaper character go to classrooms and pull people out of class. The kids are made up to look like they have been in an accident and put into crashed cars on the athletic field.
The other kids are led to the bleachers and shown what drinking and driving can lead to.
In Oceanside, CA the program was done with this twist. Kids were chosen before hand and kept out of class that day. An announcement was made in the school that the kids were killed in traffic accidents. The kids freaked out- some were so tweaked out that they had to cut the 'program' short because of the way the kids reacted.
Some students got the message, other criticized the adults for pulling this prank on them! Hmmm, We trust the kids not to drink and drive so I thought it was a wash!
I was wondering about the other "grad horror stories" from around the country!:eek:
L
Now, I am not that much of a rules kinda guy but there have been a rash of graduation gaffes that I have seen lately.
In this case 7 people get jailed because they 'whooped' when they should have been a little more discreet.
Did it ever occur to some folks that their yelling is more obnoxious than others? I have been to awards ceremonies where the family of the person being honored acted like it was a sporting event. They shouted some pretty stupid things and war-whooped as if General Custer was on the stage.
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At our grad ceremony the school had lined the path to the stage with American Flags. One idiot decided to pick one up and toss it like a javelin.
Not a smart move, he was taken off the field.
A few days ago in a school in San Gorgonio, CA, a few kids were banned from grad ceremonies for having fake tickets in their paws.
They grads were given 5 free tickets and were given the chance to buy 5 more.
Apparently the school wanted to keep the crowds manageable and safe.
The mother of one student that was caught praised her son, "he's a good kid, has good grades and has his gown, He'll graduate anyway!" He's going to college and mom is thinking about suing! LOL, the leaders of tomorrow, today!
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The last Grad Gaffe has to do with a campaign that targets grads, drinking and driving. Now, these kids should not be drinking anyway but I digress!
The slogan for the program is "Every 15 Minutes" - a kid gets wiped out on the road in a traffic accident every quarter hour.
The Cal Hiway Patrol goes to a school has a few different ways to get the kids on board......One way is to have a Grim Reaper character go to classrooms and pull people out of class. The kids are made up to look like they have been in an accident and put into crashed cars on the athletic field.
The other kids are led to the bleachers and shown what drinking and driving can lead to.
In Oceanside, CA the program was done with this twist. Kids were chosen before hand and kept out of class that day. An announcement was made in the school that the kids were killed in traffic accidents. The kids freaked out- some were so tweaked out that they had to cut the 'program' short because of the way the kids reacted.
Some students got the message, other criticized the adults for pulling this prank on them! Hmmm, We trust the kids not to drink and drive so I thought it was a wash!
I was wondering about the other "grad horror stories" from around the country!:eek:
L