Thread:Fearless Diva/@comment-36836718-20181010084945/@comment-34296592-20181012222100

Fearless Diva wrote: So you guys have Valedictorian and Salutatorian? As far as I know, no. We don't. Our High School or "Gymnasium" graduation is very different as well. We have something called "studenten" (the name of the graduation) and "utspring" which if translated word by word means "outrun". But that means something different in english so let's say "run out." Instead of having a ceremony, we have an event when the students run out of the school while a crowd of parents and relatives cheer them on, plaques in hand. It's a whole lot of fun, but kind of stressful if you don't like loud noise. Mostly (not all students do, but many) the students hire a kind of truck (the one with an open cargo roof) and ride around the city while cheering that they've graduated. They cover the sides of the truck with banners with the name of their class. They also sign it with their names and funny comments. It's pretty special. I'm from Sweden btw. (Not Switzerland. I know many people get them mixed up) If you want to get an idea of what I'm talking about, just google "Sweden studenten", and you will see what I mean. Feel free to ask if there's something I've explained badly.