by Jacqueline Toscano // Staff Writer
Seniors have a voice when it comes to where our graduation is held. Carson High graduations have been held at the StubHub Center for the past few years. Graduation is fast approaching in 2018, and as of right now, our graduation will be held at Carson High on the football field. Not everyone is too happy about the circumstances surrounding the change. Current seniors wanted to have that feeling of a lifetime coming out of a tunnel and walking onto the stage. A different way to view this situation is looking back at the school where we’ve worked endlessly hard for 4 years, and having the chance to say goodbye to it one last time. Senior Council has very important information to be disclosed on November 17 in the gym during advisory regarding the event.
“Graduation is at Carson High because StubHub has changed the pricing of their venue from 12,000 to 17,000 dollars which is 5,000 dollars more from last year”, CHS President Senior Council Michael Dimatulac said.
Toward this venue, it’s a possibility that senior dues can increase in price dramatically and if we do meet their asking price, nothing will stop them from continuing to raise their prices in the future. Senior Council have tried different locations like El Camino and Harbor College, but it still would be too expensive. It wouldn’t feel the same and fair to the class of 2018 that want to cherish this important moment in our lives.
AEE Senior Taylor Varner states, “I wouldn’t want to personally graduate at the school because it wouldn’t make me feel special. Why would I want to graduate at a place I’ve been trying to get out of 4 years, It just doesn’t feel like a real goal.”
Why would we want to graduate at the place where we go to every day, wouldn’t it be more fitting to showcase our accomplishment on a larger stage? Hosting it at the StubHub Center, where everyone’s families can cheer them on sounds more promising. That seems like a real goal.
PAMA Senior Nayeli Quiroz says, “Graduating at Carson is an okay idea because we have spent our 4 years here, so it would make sense to be walking the stage. I did get my hopes of graduating at the StubHub Center. One reason is being able to invite up to 10 family members due to the larger space and excitement of the event.”
Looking at the bigger picture, when you go to our graduation at Carson High, just think of how many families will be there to celebrate, and the limited space we’re going to have. That means we’re going to have less tickets to give to our family members.
AMA Senior Josilyn Meza states, “Personally, I would much rather have it at the StubHub Center because it’s much bigger, with a good sound system, convenient parking space, and I feel it captures the graduation vibe really well. In a sense, graduating at Carson High would afford us the chance to commemorate this special moment at the place where it all started.”
All of the seniors have a different point of view regarding where our graduation will be held. Having it at the StubHub Center would be nice because of it being a bigger place with more professional equipment to handle a graduation. At Carson, our equipment will likely not be able to conduct a graduation as well as StubHub can. At the StubHub Center, there’s a lot of parking to accommodate for the amount of families attending. At Carson High, families will have to park on Main Street and Dolores, which would cause a lot of parking trouble. At the end of the day, us seniors want to have a say in where our graduation will be held, and make sure it can capture the experience really well, because it’s the end of a long journey, and we want to move on to the next phase of our lives in good spirits.
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