........THE GRADUATES.......

........Graduation Day........
     
      One of the most important stage of a person's life is Graduation.  To parents, it's the second most joyful moment in their life after their child's birth.
      Graduation is a transition from a lower academic ladder to a higher rung to prepare the student for the realities of life beyond the perimeters of his campus.
      The parents who shed blood, sweat, and fears to send their child to college feel like running in a big-time lottery when they see him receive that coveted rolled and ribbon-ed parchment onstage on graduation day.  Aside from being happy, the  parents also fell sad because for the first time in their life, their children will leave them to chose their dreams in some distant place.
      This year's graduation rites focus on the theme "The Graduate".  A partner towards transformational society, an answer to societal change.  This echoes the message of Pres. Benigno S. Aquino 111, that education can fix the problems of our nation leading the country towards being a truly strong society.
      Graduation is a turning point in a students life.  One wrong turn and it will mean falling short of his expectations in life.  It is how up to the graduate to go about achieving his ultimate goal in life.  For the moment, however, it's celebration time for the graduates for hurdling the first phase of their social life.
      May the graduates realize the country's dream of a truly strong society.
      ................"CONGRATULATIONS AND HAPPY GRADUATION"...........