How does the time go by so fast?! I was going to write this up soon after the event, but now a month has gone by and still I've written nothing. Luckily there haven't been many readers, either, but it would be nice to have a comment or 2 - I would be spurred into action more often.
Graduation went off smoothly again this year on Friday March 14th. With a small group graduating (10) we held the ceremony at the College, which made a very 'family' occasion.
We paraded as usual through Ellerslie, deciding to process just as the rain decided to come down for the day. There was not another shower for the rest of the day. Lyn Angel from CSU was concerned that the brand new hoods (our graduates were the first to wear the new gold and red colours) would be ruined, but fortunately, despite a soaking, they survived unscathed. Even our trenchers survived their drenching. The walk was curtailed because of the weather, so we didn't enjoy the applause of all the shopkeepers in Ellerslie, but the graduates were cheered by friends and family lining the route.
The speaker for the ceremony was Melissa Jones, who regaled the graduates with some tales from practice, along with good advice for life after study. As the Diplomas were awarded, graduates were presented with tussie-mussies made from garden plants.
Lyn Angel spoke (mostly about the exploits of CSU) before capping the graduates who now had their hands full with parchments, trenchers and tussie-mussies. The Oath was taken, after which class representatives, Caroline Marshall and Meryn Wakelin, spoke in thanks to family and staff. The proceedings concluded with afternoon tea.
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