*growls*

Dear gods, can our school get any more hypocritical?

Jessica was at graduation rehearsal this morning, but when we practiced going across the stage she wasn't there, and she'd asked me to give her and Chris a ride home. I looked with Chris for a little while, then decided to leave since I was giving Li and Kate a ride home. Well, I realized I hadn't given mom her graduation invitations, so I ran in, and Jessica and Chris were sitting on the steps in front of the door, and Jess was bawling. So, being the sympathetic friend that I am, I asked what was wrong.

They're not letting her graduate because she's missing half a credit.

Half a FUCKING credit. Goddamn, they're letting Beth W. graduate, and she's a junior with only 35 credits! (We need 45 to graduate at JHS.) Jason K. is only graduating probably because his parents paid the damn school to let him! What the fuck is wrong with our school, when those assholes get to graduate with FAR less credits than needed, and a student who's missing half a credit has to repeat?!

And don't get me started on the fact that they tell her this THE DAY BEFORE GRADUATION. Way to go, J-High! You've managed to make a senior girl cry.

I am SO fucking glad that I'm leaving this school.

MAGNA CUM LAUDE, BABY! YEAH!!!!!

Ahem.

Okay. First off, Jessica IS going to graduate. Apparently they messed up the transcripts from her last school, and she failed a class she apparently needed, but she'll be walking and making it up at summer school. So, phew!

Honors Convocation tonight. Magna cum laude, Michigan Merit Award, Art & German Department Awards, and the First Year Academic Award. Interesting key points: Forrest got the cum laude (wtf?) award, plus the NASSP American Citizenship Award (wtf-on-a-stick?); Ben W., who is a damn good student, only got HONOR ROLL instead of any of the cum laude awards; Ricky H. didn't get the Vocal Music departmental award. Oh, and my mom was wondering how I could get Magna cum laude, and only have a first year academic award. Yeah, that doesn't make too much sense. Oh well.

My ice cream is melting. Strawberry cheesecake, and toasted almond fudge. In a waffle cone. Woo!