" OK, this is the character I'm playing, these are the things that Santa says." The week concludes with a formal graduation, where students receive a diploma.
An assistant superintendent said educators wanted to do something special for their graduates, and the seniors got a pretty impressive photo-op to go along with their diplomas.
In the United States, in most states, you can leave high school when you turn 16, even though you haven't completed your high school diploma or certificate.
Now, many of us have been on the receiving end of calls from our alumni association, and I don't think the ink was dry on my diploma when my phone rang.
" She'll be given her diploma tomorrow." , " Who gave you that pen? Who gave you that pen? That's my pen." , " I'll give this to you if you promise to give it back."