I can vividly remember the memories of my high school and elementary graduation now that my sibling is graduating soon on high school. Just like my other siblings, I have spent my elementary and secondary schooling at the local public school at our hometown in Sagada, Mountain Province. It was when I studied for my degree at the metro that I found out that graduations in our places do not even meet half of the excitement, I once felt.
On the picture are my high school teachers
The elementary graduation fever will be felt maybe two weeks before the final date because every class is busily preparing their presentations. This may vary from dances to choral singing and other whatnots. It would be a communal event during the final day as parents will flock in to watch their children showcase their talent. It would just be a plus point if your child gets recognized academically. For the graduates, they would be required to sing a song usually lifted from the hymnal or a pop song fitted with the lyrics on local language. The highlight probably would be the giving of "bouquet" to the graduates by the people of the community, usually ribbons, flowers and shells will be bestowed upon the graduates and it seems to be a competition who would gather the greatest number of "bouquets". It is a lot similar to the high school graduation only that the presentations are scrapped. After the graduation, every graduate will join their batch mates in visiting the house of every member and partake with whatever they have prepared. It is always a nice time to exercise pacing to be able to savor the flavor of every variety of guinataan, saliket, salad, pansit, spaghetti and a lot more dishes that seems to be born from the growing cuisine of the Igorots. Such practice often lasts for two days. Whether picnics will ensue after the graduation, this last bonding activity is worth reminiscing once in a while.
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