Definition of a graduate

"What Is A Graduate?"

Every spring there is a creature that can be found on almost every high school and college campus. This creature is called a "graduate." Prior to commencement exercises you may often find him in a daze of bewilderment for the approaching event. Graduates come in all shapes and sizes, with various dreams of what the future holds. You will find them with feelings of anticipation and inadequacy that are smothered by a sense of pride and accomplishment. A graduate is someone who has worked hard and dreamed of the day when his labors would produce reward. He has a tassel on his head, a robe over his shoulders, a diploma in his hand, and the world before him. A graduate is an adolescent entering the world of adulthood with all its challenges and rewards. Congratulations to our graduates.

--by Tom Wacaster