<p>Zoosergirl graduated on Saturday and though it was one of the proudest days of my life, the actual graduation was hideous. To begin with, it was held in the gym which can accommodate 568 people (according to the fire dept.) and there were expected to be about 1200. ZG had to be there 1 1/2 hours early to get her collar on, flowers, etc. when we dropped her off we saw people lining up already so we got on line. Stood there in the blazing sun for 1 1/2 hours. Finally got in to get a seat and did get a good one, then a couple sat down next to us and we were in trouble. The gym was so crowded that there, literally, wasn’t enough room for the graduates to process. People were standing on chairs to take pictures and screaming their graduates name. It was hot as heck in there because no AC and tiny windows. Had to be over 100 degrees. The diplomas were given out in a stupid, unnecessarily time-consuming manner and then a series of long-winded awards were given to teachers. The whole thing took almost three hours, and by the time the last graduates got their diplomas, it was like sitting in Grand CEntral Station with all the people moving around. The man next to us got up 11 times. Yes 11. I finally lost it and screamed at him and threatened him with bodily harm if he got up again. I felt sorry for the poor val because NOBODY listened to her speech. It was just too uncomfortable by that point. Frankly, I would have liked the threat of withholding of diplomas held over heads to possibly get the parents to behave. There was no dignity and no decorum. Very sad.</p>