[00:01.49]At the end of the ceremony,
[00:03.81]graduates give big cheers and throw their caps
[00:07.49]into the air to celebrate.
[00:10.34]During the rest of the day,
[00:12.02]there are many fun activities
[00:13.93]for the students and their guests.
[00:16.99]There are stalls selling food
[00:19.88]and drinks and parents can watch performances
[00:23.16]put on by the students.
[00:25.43]The schools will be decorated with balloons,
[00:28.44]ribbons and other colourful decorations.
[00:32.05]There will be exhibitions of artwork
[00:34.78]and projects that were done that year.
[00:38.38]One popular activity that students
[00:40.32]do on this day
[00:42.06]is to sign each other's school yearbooks.
[00:44.90]A yearbook contains information
[00:46.84]about the past events for that year
[00:49.89]and has pictures of all the graduating students
[00:53.47]On that day, graduates write little messages
[00:56.96]to each other beside their photos.
[01:00.50]If they keep these yearbooks,
[01:02.35]they can look at the pictures many years later
[01:05.29]and remember their school days.
[01:08.14]High school graduation
[01:09.83]is an important part of teenage life
[01:12.92]in America as it celebrates the end
[01:16.33]of their secondary education.
[01:18.67]For many, it will be their last chance
[01:21.25]to spend time with their school friends
[01:23.74]before they all go their separate ways.
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