Fandom High Graduation Ceremony, Class of 2016, Early Saturday Evening [Part 1]

[bigdamndean]

Right after sunset, to make sure all types of guests could safely attend, the ceremony for graduation was ready to go. The lawn of the school had been lit up with blue and gold lights, which reflected nicely off of the glitter scattered throughout the lawn

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Re: Student Council President's Speech - Alana

[not_a_moonie]

Public speaking had never really been Alana's deal. She clutched her notecards in sweating fingers as she climbed the podium, and drew a deep breath before speaking.

"So we did it," she said, before anything else. "After four years or so of invasions, aliens, animal transformations, and random singing, we're finally on our way out the door. High school graduation's always an accomplishment, but I think Fandom's Class of 2016 can be a little bit extra-proud of ourselves for this one. We are the tenth class to graduate from this school, by the way, so I think we can feel a little extra-awesome.

"They say the point of high school is education, and this place definitely educated us. Maybe it didn't always -- or even usually -- do it in the classroom, but it educated us all the same. We learned about respecting each other despite our differences. About working together toward a common goal. About getting off the island and traveling all around the world together -- and sometimes even getting off the planet. My time in Fandom was a gift