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Talk of Entebbe
Yes Graduation 2012 Is Here!
Well, how are you?
I am very pleased to be writing to you again from California. Thank you for reading Talk of Entebbe.
This Sunday in San Diego, the weather has been a little cold for June, but to be truthful a lot of students (or kids as commonly referred to here) have mostly one thing on their mind: Graduation. Funny, I'd say, that graduation is offered to all kids (even kindergarten), but I guess if you have the money you can do whatever you please with it. Don't we do the same in Uganda now?
Anyway, San Diego Unified School District (the 8th largest in the US), is full speed on the graduation train. I got an opportunity last week to work on "assembling" about 150 graduation certificates for kids promoting from the 5th grade. Their ceremony is, I think, next Tuesday the 12th.
The certificates say just something simple, like This Student Has Completed all Requirements and Promoted to the 6th Grade.
But, boy, do the certificates look nice! Each has two pictures: a group picture of the graduating students grouped by classroom, for instance Room 13 with 25 students, each certificate has the group picture. The second picture is of the certificate recepient in graduation gown, diploma folder in hand, and the proclamation of having promoted to the 6th grade. I told myself: If I could I'd have KMI diplomas look the same. (With your picture on diploma who could forge it? What do you think?)
Unfortunately, some students won't promote or graduate, because they did not do well. But for those who are promoting at the school where I worked last week, they look so happy if I knew how to insert a picture in this news post, I woud show you exactly how they look...but...well, very soon I will learn.
Before I let you go, I hope you bear with me because my news post is just warming up, am learning more about how to do this job better. But, for today I'll stop here.
Wishing you the best. By the way, I still remember the topics I promised last week: Teacher and staff re-trenchment, economy in a downslide. Will definitely cover those, and lots more.
Thank you. May God bless you, your family and our country Uganda. May God bless America.
Till next Sunday.
Sincerely, K Lwanga, Principal and Writer