My son and I discussed HS and college graduation ceremonies this past weekend. My son not only was not sad about his HS graduation ceremony being canceled, he was happy it was canceled.
He’s not a loner or quiet guy. He has friends from different stripes at school, regular kids, band, geeks, athletes, across the board. But he sees no personal value from losing hours of his life preparing for and attending a graduation ceremony. I get why others like graduation ceremonies, but it’s not a must-have for everyone.
On the other hand, he is excited about walking across the stage for college graduation. He views graduating from high school as not much of an accomplishment, but he views graduating from college as a large accomplishment and he looks forward to being celebrated for it.