I have to say we are not. And it really got on my last nerve at graduation today.
I’m all for letting your graduate know you are proud, just not during someone else’s recognition. Some of these families’ celebrations went into the next 3-4 graduates. And they were painfully loud. Some of these people should be embarrassed with themselves.
Isn’t that what graduation parties are for?
Maybe it’s just me.
Definitely not a “hoot and holler” family. Kids would be horrified.
We definitely are not. I try to be a LITTLE forgiving at HS, because many of the graduates are the first to do so. But it’s super annoying. Fortunately, our HS TRIES to control it by telling people to be quiet for the readings of the names. Since we have a very early in the alphabet name, my kids could get through before people started ignoring the rule.
College wasn’t as bad and it was a much larger group. I would try to clap and cheer a little for them, but it’s not natural for sure.
I also feel sorry for people at the end of the line. Even I’m tired and want to leave. I try to stay and clap along, but it’s hard!
Definitely not a hoot-n-holler family. My kids would also be mortified.
I just saw a clip for the NC State graduation where everyone in the arena only does one simultaneous clap after each name is read.
Not a hoot and holler family to be sure.
The “ leave after your child walks” is rude but has been going on for a long time. It was done at my HS back in my own days 50 years ago!
We are not. I was disappointed at S26’s ceremony. It was chaotic. There was so much shouting we could not hear the names of the students nor their accomplishments. There was supposed to be a recessional. Families began mobbing the floor as soon as the last student left the stage. The graduates had weave through them to exit. S24 graduated from the same school two years ago. We were expecting decorum.
I admit I am old and grouchy. I get that people want their entire family to join in celebrating their graduates. However, parents should consider whether young children who are unable to sit for an hour without entertainment would be better left at home with sitter. If they must bring their children and the children must be entertained with screens during a ceremony, at least have the children wear headphones. The family seated in front of us had multiple preschool and early elementary school-aged children. Each one was handed a tablet or phone as soon as they were seated. None of the children paid the least bit of attention to the ceremony. We heard more of their game soundtracks than anything else.
Agree with everyone else - no to hooting and hollering, no to leaving early, and no to small kids who can’t make it through the ceremony without disrupting others.
My D’s graduation was OK and hooting was at a minimum and I don’t remember seeing anyone leaving early, but my niece’s graduation in TX was out of control.
What about the cowbells and airhorns? Jeez.
I remember how disappointed my in laws were when they went to my nephew’s high school graduation - they missed hearing his name because the family of the student announced before him kept hooting and hollering for their boy. It ruined their experience, for sure.
Everyone was very well-behaved at our son’s small outdoor HS graduation ceremony. There was no fanfare of achievements/colleges called out, just names as they walked across the platform followed by polite clapping, same with his academy graduation until the point where all the new officers threw their caps into the air, then all hell broke loose. Can’t say the same about DIL’s college graduation we attended last spring. What cacophony. Definitely not a fan.
ETA: Reminds me that no names were called for my university graduation, way too many, so just the individual colleges were called out. When your college was announced, several hundreds/thousands stood up to much clapping and sat down again. Made the entire boring thing go very quickly. Is there anyone who really wants to sit through an entire graduation? I had no intention of attending my own, but future DH made me.
I’ve been to my kids’ 6 college graduations, all were different from each other. My last one was last week, 4000 class broken down into 2 mornings, 2000 each, all naked were called, almost 3 hours. It was just my husband and I, names were not alphabetical, our son turned out to be near the very end. He drove with friends, it was just the 2 of us, and I admit sneaking out a little early, only to try to skip some traffic. Venue was 6 miles away from home, it took us almost 1 1/2 hours to get there with traffic, and since we weren’t planning on meeting up with our son, wanted to try and beat some of it. For the others we stayed to the bitter end, but they were no more than 2 hours and we were meeting up with them afterwards. We are polite clappers only, not even a woo hoo.
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@Mjkacmom I assume you mean named , not naked?
If not, I am curious which school had a naked graduation.
Obviously I haven’t had coffee yet (although to be fair, that would liven things up a bit!)
Daughter’s graduation was from an art school. There were no caps and gowns or dress code. One student crossed the stage in his boxers.
Not hoot or holler, nor boo the graduation speaker type.
Yes, so different from our very formal high school graduation with bagpipers and musical performances. Not to mention the private security team with suits and ear pieces that came with one of the parents. There really wasn’t even a thought about hooting or hollering.
I was very relieved that our wonderful lieutenant governor did not get booed. Also, that there were no signs or displays of any kind of protests. Not one bit of foolishness by the graduates.
This is one of those CC situations where if you’re the hooting and hollering type you may not admit it.
But it’s not me!
Recently attended son’s fiancée’s grad school graduation and yep, couldn’t hear her name due to the over cheering. Some people have no self awareness.
Our high school graduations said hold all applause and people did.