by Olive Pea
This year, TVE’s Promotion and Graduation Ceremony took place on a beautiful sunny and slightly breezy day on the 22nd of May at the San Ramon Senior and Community Center to celebrate the promotees and graduates of 2022.
At 1:00pm, the TVE leaders and their families arrived to prepare for the ceremony. White folding chairs were placed in neat rows on the grass in front of the gazebo. Blue, gold, white and black balloons were filled with air then were tied together to make a long clustered line and put behind white letters that said “GRAD”, black tablecloths covered a few shaded picnic tables to put the decorations and sweets on. Also a TV, microphone, and speakers were set up. At 2:15pm, all the event participants arrived for rehearsal. When the rehearsal ended, everyone had a short amount of time to do a few last minute things before 3:00pm, when family and friends showed up. Everyone took their places, then the ceremony began. The MC started the ceremony off, and after that the audio visual specialist played Pomp and Circumstance, and the 5 graduates and 16 promotees walked down the aisle and sat in their seats.
When the music quieted, one by one the promotees started walking up to the gazebo and receiving their certificates of promotion, had their photographs taken, and then went back to their seats. Once all 16 of the promotees had done so, it was the graduates turn. The AV specialist would play the senior video for a graduate, then the graduate and their parents would go onto the gazebo, and the parents would make a speech, then the parents would graduate their seniors. This process was repeated for all five graduates, then all five graduates gathered on the front steps of the gazebo, turned their tassels and tossed their hats into the air.
After some more pictures were taken, the promotees joined the graduates and the photographer took a few group photos.
Then the MC announced that there were cookies, and everyone swarmed the tables and grabbed the cookies. Most of the cookies were homemade!
2022 Promotees and Graduates
KINDERGARTENERS:
Madison A.
Summer A.
Audrey C.
Killian D.
Alexia S.
Ayah H.
FIFTH GRADERS:
Aleena H.
Lydia M.
Anik P.
Ahniya S.
Sophia S.
EIGHTH GRADERS:
Ford H.
Zoe M.
Isabelle O.
Ava S.
SENIORS:
Zephyr D.
Brianna K.
Breanna M.
Josie S.
Jacqueline T.
Congrats to all of TVE’s 2022 graduates and promotees! TVE wishes you a wonderful summer.
Special thanks to Rose Killion, Sarah Mero, Jenni Norton, Nicole Pate, Sheri Salado, Dana Skikos for everything from the 150 folding chairs, to the cookies, and to TVE’s AV specialist, Bryan Mero, for making TVE’s events run smoothly.
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