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5 ways to make your graduate feel great this season
In keeping with tradition this time of
year, parents across America are getting
ready to celebrate the graduation
achievements of their children, nieces,
nephews and other friends and relatives.
Many will be moving forward from
preschool, elementary school or middle
school. A whopping 3.3 million will
graduate from high school. And at the
college level, students are expected to
have earned an impressive one million
associate’s degrees; 1.9 million bachelor’s
degrees; 780,000 master’s degrees
and 182,000 doctor’s degrees over the
2018-19 school year, according to the
National Center for Education Statistics.
Because these milestones are such an
important part of life, your graduate will
want to preserve memories of friends,
accomplishments and key experiences
gathered along the way. If you’re a
proud parent helping your student celebrate
this transition into the next phase
of life, here are some ways to make it feel
extra special.
• Share the great news. Even if you’re
not planning a huge event, you can
still show pride in your grad’s achievement
by mailing out personalized
announcements that include graduation
photos. Friends and family will
appreciate hearing that your student
has passed a milestone and moved on
to the next stage of life. And the photo
will give them a tangible memento
they can display and keep.
• Plan a personalized grad party. Honor
your graduate’s individuality by creating
customized signs, banners, tableware,
balloons, favors, candy, a cake
and/or other party gear that features
their name, image, hobbies, school
colors and logos, etc. You might even
spring for a life-sized standalone cutout
of the guest of honor. Many personalized
products can be easily created
at the self-service Kodak Picture
Kiosks available at most CVS and
Target stores across the nation. In fact,
most can be completed and returned
on the same day they’re ordered.
• Serve up your grad’s favorites.
In American culture, love is oft en
expressed through food. Whether
your celebration will consist of a big
party or a small, private family aff air,
putting your grad’s favorite food and
drink on the menu will show him or
her you care. Of course, that’s made
easy now that graduation parties feature
such a wide range of cuisines;
consider ordering take-out from your
grad’s favorite BBQ restaurant or having
your local supermarket hand-craft
beautiful sushi platters to serve to
guests.
• Make a personalized playlist. Compile
and record a selection of your grad’s
favorite music to play at his or her celebration
party. Sprinkle in other songs
that may bring a smile; consider childhood
favorites, tunes with sentimental
lyrics, school fi ght songs and/or music
associated with band, orchestra, theater
or dance performances.
• Commemorate friendships through
photo gift s. Your grad and his or her
classmates will treasure their school
memories well into the future if you
custom-create gift s featuring their
favorite photos. Digital photos can
be brought to better light, and create
more smiles, when they’re turned
into functional items like keepsake
boxes, calendars, mugs and magnets
on KodakMoments.com.
Your child will remember his graduation
celebration for years to come if you
personalize every element. Start planning
the details now so you can be ready
by the end of the school year.
Courtesy BPT
Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School
Congratulates its Graduation Class of 2019
TOP 20 GRADUATES
Angela Jane Tan
Valedictorian
St. Sebastian Catholic Academy
Sinéad Moyles
Salutatorian
St. Adalbert Catholic Academy
Gabriel Maciejaszek
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
Josephina Gjonaj
St. Sebastian Catholic Academy
Megan Heerey
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy
Sean Carroll
MS 167 Robert Wagner School
Thomas Menechella
PS 207 Rockwood Park
Marie Fernandez
St. Sebastian Catholic Academy
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La Salle Catholic (Bolivia)
Gabriella Cardona
St. Adalbert Catholic Academy
Daniella Pablo
Our Lady of Fatima
Constantino Infante-Hernandez
Most Precious Blood
Matthew McCabe
St. Rose of Lima Catholic Academy
Jonathan Torres
St. Joseph Catholic Academy
Brittany Stenz
MS 167 Robert Wagner School
Royston Cubas
St. Joseph Catholic Academy
Jean Carlos Ordonez
Our Lady of Fatima
Michael Cortez
St. Joan of Arc
Paulina Metel
St. Stanislaus Kostka – Maspeth
James Weigel
PS 128 The Lorraine Tuzzo
The McClancy 2019 Graduating Class
√ 100% graduation rate with 1,500+ applications processed
√ average of $310,962.94 in per Academic Scholarship student
($33,583,998 in total academic scholarships)
√ accepted into 250+ colleges and universities
√ 1 attending US Air Force Academy
√ 14 applications to Ivy League Schools, 2 attending
71-06 31st Avenue, East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 898-3800 www.msgrmcclancy.org
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