Just graduated from high school? Going off to college in a few weeks to prepare for your first career? Graduating from high school is a tremendous milestone that marks your completion of thirteen long years of hard work and prosperity. This achievement deserves a lot of celebration!
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Plan a vacation . A vacation can be a wonderful way to commemorate your achievements, and it can also be a great way to rest up after a long, tedious senior year. Try exploring a new city or even a new country if you long for some change in your life! Whether your trip be short or long, you take a road trip, go by plane, or use the train, a vacation can be an excellent activity to connect with the outside world and observe an honorable achievement.
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Throw a party ! A party can be a great way to celebrate your graduation. You can invite your friends, family and relatives, plan a cookout, and do whatever else you feel is a worthwhile way to celebrate your high school graduation.
- You can decorate your graduation party around your graduation cap, since it encapsulates this transition to adult life and can be the centerpiece of your decoration. [1]
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Advertisement - You can decorate your graduation party around your graduation cap, since it encapsulates this transition to adult life and can be the centerpiece of your decoration. [1]
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Buy yourself something you've always wanted. Graduating can be a wonderful incentive to purchase a gift. Feel free to get something expensive, such as an iPad 2 or a new TV, since finishing your senior year is a mammoth milestone!
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Have a "thank you" dinner and invite your parents. Your parents supported you all through high school and helped you to meet your state's graduation requirements, so it is important to be reciprocal and do something for them as well. It is advisable to let them choose the restaurant.
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Construct a "memory book" for high school. This is a great way to highlight some of your best memories from all four years of high school. If you have pictures, it is recommended to include them as well.
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Show your appreciation to your high school teachers. In addition to having the support of your parents, your teachers taught you what is necessary to learn in high school, and they helped you meet graduation requirements. Try creating a humorous poem, giving a gift card, or producing original songs for the teachers.Advertisement
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Go back in time. You may feel nostalgia for your childhood as you realize that you're growing up and entering the adult world. While you have this much time at home, you can do things that you used to do that you feel too old for, and/or that you previously did not have time to do during the quarantine. You are never too old to do those things - you could try watching an old childhood show, playing pretend, reading a kid's book, or something like that.
- For example, if you used to play with Barbies or Legos when you were young, you could have a party with your toys and pretend that they are celebrating your graduation too. It may sound corny and weird, but playing with toys can be comforting. And you deserve to have a little fun and enjoy what's left of your childhood before you enter the "real world!"
- Read a book from a little children's series that you loved when you were young, such as Junie B. Jones or Big Nate. Keeping a childlike spirit through books (and getting lost into a new world!) will help you enjoy those last moments of "being a kid."
- Invite family and friends to reminisce with you. Talking about old memories, especially those that you lived through together, can strengthen your bond with them and make your graduation all the more special. Maybe they can also play with your toys and do things with you that they used to when you were a child.
- Look back at old memories and pictures from your childhood. Reminiscing is a great way to keep feeling happy and alive when the future is so uncertain. Show old pictures and videos to important people that came into your life later so they can truly see what your childhood was like.
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Get something you really love. You likely did not get the celebration you were looking forward to during the pandemic, but you can still get a gift you love while your dream celebration is on hold. Try buying new clothes, a new cosmetics kit, a book you've always wanted to read, or even a new suitcase for whenever travel opportunities start to come up again. You can even order online.
- Ask your parents, brother, grandma, or whoever you live with to buy you a gift - or for money. You deserve to have the best gift ever, especially given the time you're living through.
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Take a virtual trip. You may have planned a trip for graduation that's on hold, and/or you may just want to see something new! You can do this by taking your dream trip virtually - or visiting multiple places without worrying about spreading or catching the virus. You can learn about the culture of Japan, climb the Great Wall of China, tour a beach or national park, and much more. Then if you like any of the places that you're visiting virtually, you can make real plans to travel and see them physically once it's safe. [2] X Research source
- You can also be grateful that you're "traveling" without emitting more C02 into the environment.
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Do your favorite things . You can celebrate your graduation doing whatever you love, especially if it's something that you haven't had time for in years. That way, you can still remain fulfilled and happy because you know you can still perform your at-home hobbies. You may even consider inviting your family and friends to do these things with you if they like doing them, or if they're just tired of "the same old, same old."
- Since graduation is a big event and it's a time when you know newness is coming, it may be that you may enjoy a new skill that you've always wanted to learn in order to celebrate. Try something productive and fun. You may learning a foreign language or a new math skill, or how to knit or cook. When you are older, you can tell people that you used this time at home to build up your skills.
- You can also watch a movie that you've always wanted to watch, or learn to play a game that you've always wanted to play. Do whatever it is that makes you enjoy this time more.
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Have a virtual party. It's a shame that your in-person graduation was canceled, but you can still use an online platform to celebrate with your family and friends. Google Hangouts, Zoom and Skype are good options, but check to see about your individual platform's price (if any) and time limits for unpaid and paid users. Maybe you can even set up a theme or dress code to make things more fun! [3] X Research sourceAdvertisement
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- ↑ Ivy Summer. Certified Wedding & Event Planner. Expert Interview
- ↑ https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/virtual-trips-travel-tours
- ↑ https://www.collegiateparent.com/student-life/alternative-graduation-celebrations/
- https://www.collegiateparent.com/student-life/alternative-graduation-celebrations/ - research source
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