From inspirational elocutions to gutsy send - ups of the system, the long - held
tradition of the commencement speech is a must
at graduations from kindergarten to college.
«With XQ, Emerson took on a big, tough challenge, laden with a Gordian knot of
tradition, state
graduation requirements, college entrance requirements (and the tests that go with them), and the
traditions of prom, football, and everything else,» observed Mary Ryerse, strategic director
at Getting Smart, a Minneapolis — St. Paul nonprofit, who was among the judges for the competition.
WASHINGTON — The inclusion of prayer
at a public - school
graduation exercise is consistent with the nation's long
tradition of invoking God's name during ceremonial events and should be upheld as constitutional, lawyers representing the Bush Administration and a Rhode Island school district told the U.S. Supreme Court last week.