I covered a small part of four graduations tonight. Sometimes I prefer this approach to sitting through an entire graduation--especially since it is so hot. But when you're rushing its sometimes hard to capture moments. You need, in less than 15 minutes find an image that says graduation and you don't want each picture to look the same. So I started out with pictures before the commencement began. The second school was in full swing and I arrived during the Valedictorian address. This was great because I could focus on an important feature of every graduation. The third school I arrived near the point of handing out diplomas so I waited a little longer there to get that part of a graduation and the fourth school I arrived on the 'W's' of handing out diplomas so I was able to get a few more shots, the few caps that were tossed in the air and the after graduation pictures. The picture above I was extremely lucky to find and have happen in front of me. I saw people posing by the giant wooden bulldog in front of MASH and thought I'd try to get a picture of that. Then the mom gave her very reluctant son a kiss on the cheek--actually I think she kissed his hand held up to block her. I got my graduation moment. Earlier in the night I captured this person hugging a grad but I didn't get their names and am not sure if it was a mother daughter or aunt or friend. But one thing I thought about is how happy moms are when their children graduate from high school--I'm sure dads are too. I know in my case, when I graduated I thought it was more that I survived than I succeeded in anything, but I guess its a lot of both. Meadville Tribune photographs by Richard Sayer.
The MASH mom hugging her daughter after graduation is Traci Clark and the daughter is AShley with Traci's sister (Ashleys aunt watching)
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Sarah Smith
6/10/2011 12:26:05 am
Sorry-it is Saegertown Graduation and The Aunt is Rhonda Woodrow
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Richard Sayer
6/10/2011 01:11:21 am
Thanks Sarah I was heading somewhere that I needed to get to and when I got back to try to find the folks I couldn't to get there names. I liked the picture though so I'm glad you identified them for me--if you know them let them know about it.!