The world is made up of over six billion people. About 300 million live in the United States. Of that number about eight million live in Georgia. So does it really matter when three hundred of them graduate from some brick building? Seniors are overrated. The simple fact is that this year’s crop is not the best there ever was, and certainly is not the best there ever was, and certainly is not the best there ever will be. The seniors are simple students who grew up in a particular location, never managed to flunk out, and will now be unleashed upon the world in a most dreadful manner.
So what exactly can we do with the seniors? Instead of letting them graduate at the stadium, they could clean up the school. Four years is enough time for someone to fill at least two lockers full of paper, clog three toilets, and trash one courtyard.
While they are at it, they could wipe off all the grime from the bottom of the cafeteria tables. Cleaning up the school could become a great tradition. While the school might have to hire a group of overseers to keep the seniors in line, it would be worth the cost in the long run.
Or they could celebrate their graduation by adding a new wing to the school. In five years the school would have a concert hall, a hockey stadium for our up-and-coming hockey team, two medium-security detention centers, and a full-service car wash. Maybe we will eventually be able to house those overseers.
The seniors do not even really have to graduate. DeKalb County has been suffering a teacher shortage, so if the seniors just stayed in high school and taught they would solve everyone’s problems. People might be angry that the seniors are still around, but after three years they would get over it.
But the key issue here is that the seniors want to leave, and most underclassmen at Chamblee want them to leave too.