School daze

When I graduated from high school, the ceremony was held in the Rose Bowl.

Yes, that Rose Bowl.

We shared the field with two other Pasadena high schools and the community college, but still, it was kind of a big deal. Not that anyone’s family could pick anyone out of the see of caps and gowns, but there was a ceremony, "Pomp and Circumstance" and receiving of diplomas and the whole megillah.

I thought about that when I came across this sign planted in front of one of the neighborhood houses:

I also thought of the millions of high school and college seniors who can’t even have the grands over for dinner or let off steam with their peers now that this stage of their lives has passed. They’ve got to settle for a sign in the front yard. Such strange times.