CEREMONIES DISPLAY POMP, CIRCUMSTANCE.Byline: Jeanne Mariani-Belding and Steve Getzug Daily News Staff Writers During those anxious minutes before her eighth-grade graduation ceremony at Sutter Middle School in Winnetka, 14-year-old Thi Hoang huddled with some of her classmates Classmates can refer to either:
Like thousands of other students who graduated from schools throughout the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. on Thursday, Thi's big day was filled with mixed emotions. ``I'm happy, and I'm looking forward to it. But in a way I'm sad because I'm going to miss people here,'' said Thi, who wore a long, black gown trimmed with velvet for the occasion. ``It feels really weird. It feels like I grew up so fast,'' said Thi, who will enter that strange, new world called high school next fall at El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
Sutter's athletic field was filled with hundreds of parents, friends and relatives toting flowers, balloons and camcorders waiting to catch a glimpse Verb 1. catch a glimpse - see something for a brief time catch sight, get a look see - perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he of their favorite graduate. Teresa Roque roque: see croquet. of Canoga Park was in tears, clutching three bouquets of flowers and a Graduation '96 Barbie doll Barbie doll popular dress-up doll; extremely conventional and feminine. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 179] See : Fads she planned to give to her daughter, 15-year-old Naomi Sosa, who also was graduating from Sutter. ``I hope that everything she wishes for she can reach without any obstacles,'' Roque said. Thi and Naomi were among more than 63,000 students from Los Angeles Unified School District schools This is a list of schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. K-12 schools Zoned schools
Among them, more than 34,000 eighth- and ninth-graders will celebrate the end of their middle school years, and more than 27,000 students will graduate from the district's high schools. More than 500 seniors at El Camino Real High School El Camino Real High School (also known locally as "ECR" and by some more recently as "ELCO") is a public secondary school located in the Woodland Hills district of the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California. in Woodland Hills bid farewell to a stage of their young lives during an evening commencement ceremony. ``It's the completion of four great years . . . and the first day of the rest of my life,'' Michal Tempkin, 18, said as she donned her dark-blue gown and waited to take her place in the processional line. Keynote speaker U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Madeleine Albright Madeleine Korbel Albright (born May 15 1937) was the first woman to become United States Secretary of State. She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on December 5 1996 and was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate 99-0. She was sworn in on January 23 1997. urged the graduates to take responsibility for one another, the environment and their country. ``Each time a man or woman stands up for an ideal, he or she sends forth a tiny ripple of hope,'' Albright said. ``These ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls.'' During an afternoon ceremony at Chatsworth High School, about 550 seniors - decked out in midnight-blue caps and gowns - said goodbye to high school and hello to college or the working world. ``I feel great,'' said Deon Richmond, an 18-year-old who added he's more than ready to make his way into the adult world. ``Now we actually are adults. We can get out of here.'' But graduating wasn't reserved for just the big kids Thursday. About 120 pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students from the Boulevard School in Woodland Hills also relished the pomp POMP n. A drug used in cancer chemotherapy and composed of purinethol (6-mercaptopurine), Oncovin (vincristine sulfate), methotrexate, and prednisone. and circumstance of their own graduation. Hundreds of proud parents and grandparents grandparents npl → abuelos mpl grandparents grand npl → grands-parents mpl grandparents grand npl filled the ballroom at the Marriott Hotel in Woodland Hills for the school's graduation ceremony. Decked out in bright blue caps and gowns, the smiling and somewhat restless kindergartners received special recognition, as did the dozens of preschoolers wearing red and white graduation caps. Equally as excited about graduation day were students at the Arminta Street Children's Center in North Hollywood where 47 4- and 5-year-old boys and girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. accepted diplomas for successfully completing the pre-kindergarten program. Darcy Tejada, dressed in pink dress and white bow, posed for a moment to be photographed by her father, Luis, after her name was called, and she quickly walked up to accept her accolades from teacher Linda Spenchian. Darcy's mother, Eva; brother Jason; and aunt Patty Iniguez cheered her on. ``This really symbolizes a beginning both for the children and their parents,'' Spenchian said later. ``They take the ceremony seriously. And we hope this first step will lead all the way to college.'' CAPTION(S): 6 Photos PHOTO (1) Micah Berger of Chatsworth High School listens to the commencement addresses while waiting to receive his diploma Thursday. Myung J. Chun/Daily News (2) Kindergartner kin·der·gart·ner also kin·der·gar·ten·er n. 1. A child who attends kindergarten. 2. A teacher in a kindergarten. Hailey Gilbert, left, waves as fellow grad John Kappass sits through the Boulevard School ceremony. Terri Thuente/Daily News (3) El Camino Real students put on their gowns as they rush to ceremonies. Tina Gerson/Daily News (4) Sandra Marin of Chatsworth High approves of what she sees in the mirror as she readies for commencement. Myung J. Chun/Daily News (5) U.N. Ambassador Madeleine Albright addresses graduates during commencement exercises at El Camino Real High School. Tina Gerson/Daily News (6) Parents capture the moment at Boulevard School in Woodland Hills. Terri Thuente/Daily News |
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