I'm thinking of skipping the last day of class to go to a business dinner.
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I'm thinking of skipping the last day of class to go to a business dinner.
I say go for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
I usually skip the last day of class.
go for it!
I handed in the final paper for my majors class and subsequently handed in all of my library books (after renewing them every two weeks since early September).
One more paper, two more tests, and then finals.
One final down. Two to go. So far so good.
Can you pretend to be your mum and write the tutor a note asking for papaya to be excused class because of a pressing business appointment? :nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
Here's a great story from my local newspaper.
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For her 100th birthday, she gets gifts, greetings -- and a high school diploma
By Stephanie Slepian
November 30, 2009, 1:53AM
The Class of 1925 at St. Peter's Girls High School graduated without Mary Arnott. Her father pulled her out in Grade 11 to care for her siblings after her mother died in childbirth.
An entire lifetime later -- a lifetime filled with love and laughter and heartbreak -- Mrs. Arnott had one regret: Never getting her high school diploma.
"I kept going to night school and more night school and finally got business training and became a secretary to a lawyer, but it wasn't the same," she said by phone from her home in Toronto, looking back on her younger years.
For her 100th birthday, St. Peter's has filled that void by granting Mrs. Arnott an honorary high school diploma.
"It just means everything," said Mrs. Arnott, a Staten Island native.
Mary Haugen, assistant principal and president of the Alumni Association at St. Peter's, received a call from Mrs. Arnott's granddaughter, Allison, seeking any information on her grandmother's school records.
Her family wanted to surprise the centenarian on her birthday.
Mrs. Haugen was more than happy to send a diploma. She had done the same several months earlier for Amelia Capofari Romano, who would have been a member of the Class of 1933 had she not left school to care for her younger sisters.
Mary Adele Sachs was born in Brooklyn in 1909 and was raised on Staten Island, one of 13 siblings who lived first over Mueller's Hardware Store at 585 Bay St. in Stapleton and later at 198 Beechwood Ave. in New Brighton.
She survived scarlet fever, helped to raise her siblings and worked for 12 years as a secretary in Manhattan. She met her husband, Bruce, while vacationing in Virginia Beach
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf...y_she_get.html
So it's never too late. :D
^ Very enjoyable nice story, Virgil :thumbs_up
thats great Virg!
Finished my last finals today :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
Congrats Weisy!Quote:
Originally Posted by Weisinheimer
Technically the last day of class was today, though only one of my profs lectured. I had to write a physics quiz though. Got 100% :D I've already been studying for finals, so hopefully the next two weeks won't be too hellish.
Indeed. I've put myself in a pretty good position by the amount of work I've put into this semester. This exam week is going to be relatively easy. Though I'm still going to study my butt off!Quote:
Originally Posted by *Classic*Charm*
Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by *Classic*Charm*
Good luck with your finals.
Ew, well today I went to the website for purchasing photos form my convocation, they're mostly terrible.
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...eepy/grad2.jpg
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...eepy/grad1.jpg
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...eepy/grad3.jpg
Is that a golden cape on your back?