graduation ceremony
Cap and gown
A graduation ceremony is a formal event marking the completion of an academic program, where degrees or diplomas are conferred on students.
Also called commencement, it typically features processionals, speeches, and the symbolic turning of tassels or throwing of caps: Her whole family flew in for the graduation ceremony.
- graduatesDegree recipients
- diplomasProof of academic completion
- tassel turningCommencement symbolic gesture
- commencementAct of starting
- faculty membersInstitutional teaching personnel
walking across the stage · proud parents · processional · keynote address · pride · nostalgia · tassels · alma mater · mortarboard · sheepskin · valedictorians · excitement · cap and gown · commemorative plaques · stoles · photographers · photo op · camaraderie
- graduationcap and gown, diploma frame, commencement address, valedictorian, mortarboard
- live eventsconcert, concerts, football game, baseball game, rugby match
- public gatheringspublic assembly, mass gathering, concert, gathering, festival
- school recordingstutorial video, student presentation, choir performance, band concert, commencement speech
- school traditionspep rallies, school spirit, school dances, homeroom, school uniforms
- senior yearsenior, seniors, senior year, senior class, twelfth graders
graduation ceremonyorientation
Position relative to surroundings
matriculation · freshman orientation · admission · move-in day · intake
graduation ceremonyexpulsion
Forced permanent removal
dismissal · dropout · withdrawal · suspension