How To Explain What I Learned After High School Graduation Essay

Last spring, Kirkwood Community College’s Chamber Winds Ensemble performed at the Adult Education Graduation. This graduation is for students who received their General Education Diploma. We prepared music for about a month and then we performed it at the ceremony. The ceremony was quite small and there were few graduates however, I felt our impact on the graduates and the graduate’s impact on me was immense. These people had to overcome obstacles that the majority of people don’t have to face. These people, either by choice or by circumstances that were out of their control, were not able to proceed down the aisle with “Pomp and Circumstance” playing in the background the first time around. They were unable to walk across the stage to accept their high school diploma with …show more content…
This ceremony seemed so minute compared to the experience I had the previous day. Even though the whole arena was filled and there were hundreds of graduates, the room felt empty. This diploma seemed to mean less to these graduates.
I’m grateful that I was able to participate in the GED graduate’s special day. I’m grateful that I got to play “Pomp and Circumstance” for them. I’m grateful that I got to be a part of their celebration of overcoming of obstacles that I have never had to face. I’m grateful that they were able to teach me something I could never learn in a classroom.
To be honest, my role in this endeavor was quite small. I simply had to prepare music and then perform it. The graduates did all of the hard work. I’d like to think that I had an impact on these graduates, because they definitely impacted me. I hope that hearing “Pomp and Circumstance” as they entered the arena made them feel proud of their accomplishments and gave them a strong push forward as they enter a new chapter of their life. I may have impacted only a small quantity of people on this day however, I think the quality of the impact is