Commencement 2009

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<p><a href="http://www.news.harvard.edu/multimedia/flash/090603_classday.swf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.news.harvard.edu/multimedia/flash/090603_classday.swf&lt;/a>
<a href="http://www.news.harvard.edu/multimedia/flash/090604_commencement.swf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.news.harvard.edu/multimedia/flash/090604_commencement.swf&lt;/a>
<a href="http://www.news.harvard.edu/multimedia/flash/090602_pbkbacc.swf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.news.harvard.edu/multimedia/flash/090602_pbkbacc.swf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>And best was watching my daughter graduate. Thanks to all who supported us from high school through 4 years of college.</p>

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<p>My S did, too!
Commencement week:
Day 1: senior family dinner, the guys put two tables together to accommodate themselves and the parents; blockmates join them soon after.
Day 2: picnic, then dinner at my house, reuniting roommates, blockmates and families.
Day 3: Commencement. At lunch, the roommates, blockmates and families are back together.
After the Commencement Speech, the new graduates go back to packing and have dinner together.
Day 4: they move out of their rooms then go to have dinner with a new graduate who has gotten an apartment nearby.
Day 5: They all start texting one another.</p>

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<p>Congratulations to bandit’s D , marite’s son and all our friends on CC.
Thank you so much for sharing those links and your wonderful experiences.</p>

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<p>Marite and bandit_TX: Congratulations to both of you and your graduates! What plans do your wonderful kids have?</p>

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<p>DD will head off to Paris in the fall to complete a Master’s.<br>
<a href=“http://www.myoldtools.com/pictures/Lindsey5.jpg[/url]”>http://www.myoldtools.com/pictures/Lindsey5.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>@bandit_TX Did you know your DD and I used to run into each other every so often? Then she got sent to the quad :-P. Congratulations!</p>

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<p>For graduation (next year) … should we plan on being there for three days? Do most kids move out the day after graduation?</p>

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<p>Twinmom:
S will be off to grad school.
For Commencement, students are expected to vacate their rooms by 5pm on the Friday after Commencement. Festivities do seem to begin on Tuesday (that was the Senior Family dinner), at least for the families, but they do not have to attend all the events. But the parents can help their students pack and decide what to throw away/donate.</p>

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<p>We did all 3 days and loved it. DD found a job for the summer and is staying on in Pfoho until August. Sometimes they just can’t leave.</p>

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<p>The earliest events are actually Tuesday morning (Phi Beta Kappa inductions). The Baccalaureate ceremony is Tuesday afternoon - but it’s not really that interesting for families (it’s inside Memorial Church, so seating is only for graduates, but they pipe the audio to families outside).</p>

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<p>I was there for all three days and I recommend it to anyone who can spare the time. My son was elected to PBK, so the induction for that was pretty special (and the literary exercises were quite thought-provoking). And I disagree with jfm about the baccalaureate ceremony - between the procession of seniors through the Yard, and Drew Faust’s wonderful speech (which was broadcast into the Yard where all us parents were sitting), it was one of my favorite events. Anyone who can cite Charlie Parker, Paul Simon and the Mather Lather in the same speech gets my vote.</p>

<p>I think if you can make it for the whole three days of activities, you won’t be sorry you did.</p>