I om Ircum Every May, July and December, students don their black caps and robes. They proceed to walk down the aisle to "Pomp and Circumstance" and receive $40,000 pieces of parchment. . Graduation was a time when students were given that final push toward real-life and could proclaim, "Hey world, Ileamed something!" In a ceremony rich with tradition, some students could become a little bored and began to find other ways to pass time until it was their tum to walk across the stage. "I plan on spending the time [at graduation] reflecting on all my memories of my beloved Harding/' senior Justin Sain said. "Yes, to some it might look like I am asleep, but I am reflecting nonetheless." Some students enjoyed the opportunity to give themselves a new ,- GRADUATE STUDENT JASON MCGLAWN listens to the speaker at graduation Dec. 18 in the BenIOn Auditorium. Some graduates said they were 50 excited to graduate it was difficult to concentrate on anything other than walking across th estage. 'J.MONTGOMERY and I Students share a n ce entertaining ideas for ceremony look for the day with the graduation garb. "I can't wait to wear the flowing robes and the f1at-hat-thingy with the tassel," senior Jordan Watkins said. "I mean, it's like being a ghost and something used by an interior designer at the same time." Many students found that technology helped to pass the time while they were waiting to turn the tassel to the other side. "I plan on sending plenty of text messages and playing games on my cell phone," senior Brad Bellamy said. Many students who were not graduating saw the ceremony as a time to give a bon voyage to the other students who had been their friends and mentors. "Graduation is great, but it also makes me kind of sad," junior Meredith Sammons said. "You get to see your friends and be so proud for them, but it also means you probably won't see some of them for a while." Some underclassmen said they looked forward to the day when they would walk across that stage and shake President David Burks' hand. "I absolutely cannot wait to graduate," freshman Danny Satterfield said. "It will be great. Then, I will be well on my way to working for the next 40 years." -MATI BLANSETT 59 - SENIORS
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