Graduation vs. Greece/Turkey Vacation

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<p>I'm taking a vacation to Santorini & Mykonos, Greece and Istanbul, Turkey next week. However in order to go I would have to skip an underage drinking seminar that is required for attending graduation. My parents already bought me plane tickets (it was $1500). So either I take this vacation or I go to graduation in May. </p>

<p>I've been hearing that graduation means as much as you think it does, and it really means nothing to me. It has no special meaning to me at least, it's just a formality and I'm ready to move on. And the whole time I'll just be mad that I had to give up a trip oversees to be at the ceremony, and mad that my parents kinda indirectly payed 1500 for me to go to graduation. I don't particularly like my school, or feel apart of it. I hate the administration, not because of disciplinary problems or anything, they just run things terribly. </p>

<p>Do you think I would regret not going? Have any of you skipped your graduation?</p>

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<p>Just ask if you can go over the underage drinking stuff another time.</p>

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<p>It’s a once a year event, I offered to write an essay or something it place of it. But this vacation is not “excused” by the school technically because I have missed 13 days which is the limit for Ohio. So I would be unexcused, and the principal told me that I wouldn’t be able to make up stuff for this time.</p>

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<p>Do you know where you’re going to college? Good, then take the vacation. You’ll be better off. While in Greece have a shot of Ouzo and toast your classmates (drinking age is 18, 17 in Cyprus) then send a pic of same to the principal stating that you’re holding your own seminar. Enjoy! You won’t miss graduation only the parties, but they’ll be plenty more.</p>