Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony. The date of event is often called degree day. In the United States and Canada, it is also used to refer to the advancement from a primary or secondary school level. Many colleges have different traditions associated with the graduation ceremony, the best-known probably being throwing mortarboards in the air.

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Graduation ceremonies in the United States are often orchestrated procedures involving a march of students onto the stage, the reading of speeches, the giving of diplomas, and an official moment when the students are declared graduated, also called the commencement exercise. The march is often set to music, usually Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1. In respect for the graduates, the audience is asked to rise to their feet during the processional as the graduates enter the auditorium and remain standing through the invocation. In United States colleges and universities, the speakers will include the salutatorian, an alumnus of the institution, possibly a famous speaker not associated with the institution, and the valedictorian. The giving of diplomas usually takes up the longest portion of the ceremony: One by one the graduates come forward as their names and major/minor announced. Each of them is given a diploma by an academic administrator or official such as the dean. It is very common for graduates not to receive their actual diploma at the ceremony but instead a certificate indicating that they participated in the ceremony or a booklet to hold the diploma in. At the high school level, this allows teachers to withhold diplomas from students who are unruly during the ceremony; at the college level, this allows students who need an extra quarter or semester to participate in the official ceremony with their classmates.

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Pursuing for soft eng. nd pursuing for my graduation side by side
manikaseth2006 (manika seth) Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:03:34 -0000
Pursuing for soft eng. nd pursuing for my graduation side by side
@suhayltwist. Congratulations for ur graduation! So proud of you!!
haneenodeh (haneen odeh) Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:50:36 -0000
@suhayltwist. Congratulations for ur graduation! So proud of you!!
Thanks guys for coming to the get-together party for Malou's graduation .
Lumalaki (Florante) Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:48:22 -0000
Thanks guys for coming to the get-together party for Malou's graduation .
WHAT IS THIS T____T i was just talking to her the other day at school about our graduation and she looked fine. i just, omg i will miss her.
jtyy23 (Joyce) Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:47:24 -0000
WHAT IS THIS T____T i was just talking to her the other day at school about our graduation and she looked fine. i just, omg i will miss her.
a student of st anthony's college shillong!!!!persuing graduation in commerce........i luuuuuuuuuv going around wid frnz........
goldendrmz (jayanta das) Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:40:58 -0000
a student of st anthony's college shillong!!!!persuing graduation in commerce........i luuuuuuuuuv going around wid frnz........
tess martin-fox: you are an angel @FijiLomalagi Michael joined Marines at H.S. graduation. stationed in Helmand... http://bit.ly/4ueWdJ
prayingtogether (Ciprian Gherghescu) Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:40:36 -0000
tess martin-fox: you are an angel @FijiLomalagi Michael joined Marines at H.S. graduation. stationed in Helmand... http://bit.ly/4ueWdJ

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