By GIRLIE S BERNARDEZ | Project Leader
A commencement or graduation ceremony is much anticipated in educational institutions everywhere. At the end of every school year, graduating students, whether they are grade school kids or young adults in college, walk solemnly towards the stage elegantly dressed in the required regalia -- in this case a white formal dress for women and the native barong tagalog for men with the traditional "sablay" or sash exclusively hand woven for Foundation University graduating students. The sash is embroidered with the traditional "baybayin" dialect that means air, water, fire and earth which embraces the tradition of it being a symbolic reminder of a student's academic experience at the same time recognizing the university's strong advocacy for environment protection.
This year's commencement was very solemn as the graduates including most of the university scholars are those who endured the rigors, trials and challenges of online schooling during the three year declaration of a COVID pandemic. Inspite and despite, they have managed and is now facing the beginning of life as they each will venture into the real world, armed and equipped with what has sustained them through their academic journey. It is a very significant achievement not only for the graduates but to their parents as well.
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