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I remember when my grandmother saw me in a fluffy ball gown, made especially for the prom, shed tears, and I proudly "carried" myself to the Ordzhonikidze Palace, where the long-awaited celebration was to take place.

Then my classmates were more beautiful than each other: girls in the same ball gowns literally competed: whose hem is more magnificent, the boys surprised with their impeccable appearance in strict suits. At the same time, relatives, including not only mothers and fathers, grandmothers and grandfathers, but aunts and uncles, said affectionately: “In our time, this was not the case!”.

Almost 10 years have passed since then. Graduation parties are still held in all schools, yesterday's students with sadness and joy say goodbye to teachers and to each other. At first glance, nothing changes in this ceremony. But is it really so?

Rational celebration

… Happy smiles and tears of joy. Parents and teachers greeted the graduates with applause. Perhaps this picture is familiar to every educational institution. And in school # 13 everything is going according to a familiar scenario.

The school's assembly hall is decorated on the occasion of the celebration with balloons and paper white doves, parents took their places, graduates, and this year there are 47 of them in "13", ready to show themselves in all their glory. But before that - the opening and solemn speech of the class teachers of the children. Teachers speak without a microphone, because only by the middle of their speech, the parents stop whispering, and the content becomes clear. A moment later, holding hands, like 11 years ago, yesterday's boys and girls, and today already grown boys and girls, not without a share of shyness, go to their places. I immediately draw attention to the outfits of the graduates. Young people in traditional classic trousers and shirts, girls have a much wider assortment of dresses, but only a few people are in long ones, and, it seems, only a couple are in a truly evening dress. After that, one of the graduates, Masha Gayautdinova, will explain:

“I would like to wear some kind of fluffy dress, perhaps even with a corset, but in such an outfit it would be very hot. Yes, and it is not a hunt to stand out strongly, because such dresses are not for everyone. Therefore, I chose a more democratic option for graduation. Thanks to my grandmother who spent more than one hour shopping with me. "

Regarding the heat, Maria is right, during our prom we were terribly tormented in our outfits from the heat and inconvenience (crinoline, petticoats and corsets sometimes distracted attention from everything that was happening around. Many then, after the official part, changed into more comfortable clothes. Question: was there any point buy an evening dress to change before midnight?). The rational approach of the current graduates pleases the practical: after all, then such a dress can also be worn, if not in everyday life, then it will definitely come in handy for some significant event. And you can save the family budget (about it a little later, - ed.)

Get a certificate and leave

Meanwhile, the director of the school, Sukhova Lyudmila Fedorovna, addressed her children and their parents with traditional words in such cases, but there is no doubt about their sincerity, because each of the students becomes a part and a dear person for the teachers.

And now, the most important moment is the presentation of certificates. At a table covered with a red tablecloth, representatives of the school administration were comfortably seated. The director, calling the names of the guys, invites them to the stage. Happy they take turns replacing each other, receiving their "certificate of maturity." Here is someone's grandmother modestly wiping away a tear, and someone's younger sister happily clapping her hands when she heard a familiar name. It becomes stuffy in the hall, even open windows do not help. Everyone endures inconvenience - such an event happens once in a lifetime.

At this time, after the announcement of another name of the graduate, a young man runs out from the extreme row, dressed not at all ceremonially. It seems he was not even applauded. Having quickly received the document, the guy disappears from the audience: he will definitely not participate in the concert and banquet. What is the reason is not known. But once the then deputy director of the Multidisciplinary Lyceum No. 1 Vasilyeva Lyubov Vinerovna told us, her graduates: “You may have this wedding more than once, but your graduation ceremony is an event that happens once in a lifetime and you cannot miss it!”.

Ball, ball and more ball

Perhaps Lyubov Vinerovna adheres to the same opinion now, having become the director of the lyceum, because any 11-grader can envy the graduation in her educational institution.

By tradition, farewell to school years takes place not within the walls of the lyceum, but in the Ordzhonikidze Palace. And this is not at all a tribute to fashion. The assembly hall of the lyceum is not able to accommodate 1.5 hundred (and sometimes more) graduates and even their parents, and the lyceum students themselves are frequent guests of the palace. Once there were classes in the aesthetic course (the guys studied dancing, singing and acting), now the tradition of initiation into lyceum students has been preserved.

We still hold various Lyceum events here in the Palace, and therefore the graduation ceremony, as the final event in the Lyceum life, is also held here. It can’t be otherwise, ”says Lyubov Vasilyeva, director of the Multidisciplinary Lyceum No. 1.

The graduation party of the lyceum students becomes a real ball. Even at the entrance to the Palace, graduates and their families are greeted by the sounds of music performed by a brass band, and the surroundings (a fountain, flower beds) create an even more festive mood. Perhaps the only thing missing is the red carpet: the graduates are one more beautiful than the other. Many, contrary to the prevailing fashion for cocktail dresses, are in evening dresses. Someone is not afraid to go even to experiments. So, for example, Sofia Galimova came to the prom in the form of Carmen. She says that when she saw a Spanish gypsy for the first time in Spain during a theatrical performance, she fell in love with this image. For the graduation, I specially ordered tailoring of a dress, which cost the girl's parents within 3.5 thousand rubles.

No one will give up comfort

Talking about the financial side of the event, the girl admitted that the entire prom had cost her family about 10 thousand rubles. By the way, the same amount was given to us by the parent of the children who graduated from a regular school.

One of the components of the total amount is the banquet, which traditionally follows the prom night. In the Soviet years, like the solemn part, it was held within the walls of the school. Typically, graduates were served in a local cafeteria or gym.

The tradition of organizing a banquet outside of school appeared in our country 10-15 years ago. Today it is already a familiar system for everyone: the presentation of a certificate and congratulations - at school, an informal celebration - in some cafe or restaurant in the city, - says the director of school № 55 Kon'kin Sergey Yurievich.

During 23 years of work as a director at this school, I have seen a lot. I am sure that today everyone is already accustomed to the comfort and hardly anyone wants to return to the banquet in the dining room. And yet Sergei Yuryevich noted that the whole initiative lies entirely with the parents and the children themselves. And therefore, where to spend the last school night, they decide for themselves. The main thing, I am sure, is the director: the farewell to the school should take place at the school.

The guys spend 10-11 years of their life here. School becomes a second home for them. Therefore, in order to preserve this holiday atmosphere, to extend the communication with teachers and classmates for a little more, the presentation of certificates and diplomas should take place here, - says Sergey Konkin.

And the students themselves agree with this. In "55", the first part of the graduation ceremony takes place within the walls of the school. The assembly hall here is not provided for by the project; a few years ago the stage was installed right in the large corridor. The assembly hall has become the second floor, where the primary school classrooms are located. And therefore the last day of school life becomes even more symbolic - the guys leave there, where they started.

PS: Perhaps, in the days of our parents, the prom was cheaper, but no less solemn and touching, and today not everyone can afford to send a child to the prom. At the same time, in most schools, 11-graders still come up with holiday concerts, and most moms and dads from year to year do everything to make their child happy on this day, because farewell to school happens only once in a lifetime.

There were two graduates in my family this year. My daughter graduated from the 9th grade, my son graduated from kindergarten. In both cases, at all 4 meetings, heated debates flared up on each item of the holiday. It took an insanely lot of time and emotional energy, and there was little sense.

In past years, when I received calls with a request to propose a concept for a prom, I always wondered why customers could not name the amount that they are ready to spend on the holiday and at least roughly express their wishes for the program.

After graduation, it became clearer to me what questions parents are concerned about, so I will try to tell everything in detail.

Financial question

You need to start by clearly listing the upcoming costs and scheduling payments, since not all parents can immediately deposit the required amount.

But you need to discuss the estimated amount at the first meeting, so that later you can correctly distribute finances. In September, they usually collect money not only for the last call and graduation, but also for running expenses during the school year, teacher's day, New Year's, March 8. And I also need sandwiches and water for exams.

At the first meeting, it's best to write this list and immediately estimate how much you are willing to spend on each item. More or less like this:

Operating expenses (the parent committee knows how much the class usually spends a year on congratulating teachers, calendar holidays, excursions, going to the theater)
The last bell (decoration of the hall, Graduate ribbons, flowers for teachers, excursion to the city or a walk to the park, tea drinking, etc.)
Exams (purchase of pens, drinking water, sandwiches, flowers, etc.)
Graduation party (in September it is difficult to name the exact amount, but you can ask the parents of last year's graduates how much they collected for their holiday and announce the average cost). This is exactly what we did in our class, then at the end of the year we added 2,000 rubles each, but the bulk of the questions had been resolved by that moment.

What will be the graduation

All sorts of things howled in my memory. Someone talked about a magnificent graduation ceremony within the walls of a famous entertainment complex, when 20-30 thousand rubles were paid for each graduate. Others enthusiastically shared the details of an insanely fun homemade school skit, which took place at minimal cost.

First, you need to clarify one fundamental issue with the school administration. The fact is that every year my parents call me and start a conversation with one of two phrases:

"We were strictly forbidden to celebrate graduation at school"
"We were strictly forbidden to hold our graduation ceremony outside the school"

And how are you?

After clarifying this point, it will become easier to select options. If we talk about costs, then in the school hall, of course, the holiday will be cheaper, because you do not need to pay for the rent of the hall.

What to talk about with prom companies

Many organizers offer a turnkey holiday and name a specific amount. After the discussion, the parents start to cross out the items and ask for a discount. We do not need a photographer, we will inflate the balls ourselves, banquet furniture does not need to be brought - we will bring desks, we will do without a fire show, etc. In such a trimmed version, the verified script ceases to be interesting for the organizers, since this offer was advantageous in its original form.

Discuss all major costs in the meeting. Here is a list for the case if the holiday will be held in the school building (prices are Moscow):

Hall decoration. These can be figures from balls, bright paper decor, fabric and fresh flowers. This can take from 10,000 to 50,000 rubles, it all depends on the quantity and quality of jewelry.

Banquet. A school cafeteria can also throw a feast for the whole world, I know such stories. Someone invites a catering company with furniture, dishes and service (from 2500 to 4000 rubles per person). Add to the number of students the number of parents who will sit at the table. Don't forget that you need to treat the teachers. You can order delivery from the nearest cafe-restaurant. Well, or arrange a culinary duel between mothers and grandmothers, they do everything incredibly beautiful, tasty and surprisingly economical.

Musical arrangement. A good DJ will create a special atmosphere during the festive part of the event and at the party itself. If the school has good equipment, there are experienced presenters of discos, you can save about 15,000 rubles.

Entertainment. Most often it is one or a couple of presenters with time-tested scenarios, where there is an opportunity to laugh and feel sad, remember the best school moments and dream about the future. You need to meet with the presenters in advance and tell all the most important things that need to be mentioned during the prom. Each school has its own heroes, whose name evokes a storm of emotions. The cost of the work of one presenter is from 25,000 rubles. The couple works for 40,000 rubles.

Show numbers. There are beautiful performances of dancers with quick dressing, fire or light shows, bright circus acts and special effects. The average cost is 15,000-20,000 rubles.

Photographer and videographer. Beautiful repository photos and edited videos about the graduation are a very good memory of the holiday. It is better if all this is done professionally, but if it is difficult to pay a photographer 3500 rubles per hour, just appoint several parents who will take a lot of shots and post the result on Yandex Disk or a cloud mail.

Banner as a photo zone. Yes it's beautiful. The number of the school is written, the years of study are indicated, beautiful photographs. The cost with installation is about 15,000 rubles. Discuss whether it makes sense to spend that amount.

Graduation albums. The photographer should be invited already in the first quarter. It is better if it is a specialist who has experience in page layout for a photobook. Determine the number of spreads, ask for thick pages to print and a hardcover. All of this affects the cost of the finished photobook, so ask for examples at the first meeting and make a collective decision. If you drag out the discussion, photographers will refer to being busy. One album can cost from 1,700 to 3,500 rubles.

Graduate ribbons and other accessories. These are not very high costs, you just need to remember about them and buy all this beauty before the beginning of spring, otherwise then problems begin with a choice in online stores.

Flowers and gifts for teachers... One of the hardest questions for parents. Each region of Russia and even each school has its own traditions. Somewhere the congratulation looks symbolic, somewhere it is customary to thank with pompous gifts. Make a complete list of teachers and write down how much you are willing to spend on flowers and gifts for the class teacher and other teachers.

After you decide what services you will order and what you can organize yourself, contact the event organization company. It is better to start the discussion in the fall, since everyone has graduation on the same day and you may not have time to book a convenient date.

If the graduation ceremony takes place in a restaurant, discuss with the owners the possibility of installing decorations (it is often forbidden to attach decorative elements to the ceiling). Carefully study the menu, the conditions for renting the hall, the technical capabilities of the site, check the presence of sound and light equipment, etc.). Find out how to book a date and possible additional costs.

Write in the comments about your experience in organizing the 11th grade graduation, this is very important for all of us.

The graduation party is the very first serious holiday in the life of any person, then there will be graduation at the university, wedding, birth of a child, etc. But graduation at school is a special feeling and they will all be remembered for our whole life.

Therefore, holding and organizing a graduation party is a rather difficult task for teachers. Writing an interesting script isn't easy. We will help you solve this problem and offer you a classic scenario of the ceremonial part of the prom, we hope that it will help you.

Prom script

1st presenter.

Dear Colleagues! Dear guests! Today there is another graduation in our school. This event is joyful and sad at the same time. It is joyful because a new generation of graduates is entering an independent life, and sad because today graduates are saying goodbye to school.

2nd presenter

Seemingly the same thing

Which day, which year.

But again, as in his youth, he worries

Another day's arrival!

And do not hold back the excitement in the morning,

As if in these everyday life you

I'm waiting for the opening, and the revelation,

And dreams come true.

1st presenter

Any lesson, any meeting

All the treasures on earth are more valuable,

After all, every school moment is marked

Its uniqueness.

2nd leader.

School! How much is connected with her! Behind childhood, there are many roads ahead, the choice of a favorite thing. How exciting the first feeling of adulthood, independence! Gone are the exams, and with them years of carefree childhood. And ahead ... Ahead is a great life, everything that was dreamed of, everything unknown, exciting.

1st presenter.

School! For 11 years she met you, and now the time has come for parting, the last evening within her walls is graduation!

Song performed:

On the first fine September day

You timidly entered under the school vaults.

First teacher and first lesson -

This is how the school years begin.

School years are wonderful -

With a book, with friendship, with a song.

How fast they fly

You can't turn them back!

Will they fly by without a trace?

No, no one will ever forget

School years.

1st presenter.

Today, from noon to evening, the birds were singing especially. The sun, calm, peaceful, slowly descended over the blue and some amazingly wide firmament. This memorable quiet summer evening seems to see you off as you enter adulthood into a clear and calm destiny. How you want it to come true! Good luck, happiness, love, dear graduates!

I now give the floor to the headmaster ...

The director of the school is speaking.

2nd presenter

Your year of study is over.

And the first takeoff, and the first fall ...

And this evening we wanted

Do you remember every moment

While you and the class are still around ...

And there is a long and difficult path ahead.

But there is an opportunity with a kind, gentle look

To ask forgiveness ... for something!

1st presenter

May this evening before you again

The moments of the first meeting fly by

Both the first friend and the first love ...

Everything is performed on this farewell evening.

2nd leader.

Much is already in the past for you: the last school bell, and the lucky ticket for the final exams. Many things are remembered in these minutes. When you are 17, you can safely say: 11 years school was your life. The first teacher led you by the hand into the world of knowledge. Will you ever forget her wise smile and kind hands?

The word is given to congratulate the first teacher.

Graduate (referring to the first teacher) ... (name, patronymic),

Poems for the first teacher:

Do you recognize us? Look,

Your first graders are standing here!

We carried our big knapsacks,

Rulers, pens and notebooks.

We remember you with love,

So dear, so familiar

As a mother, you were for all of us,

And we were at home with you.

Thank you bow down

Accept from all graduates

And just as carefully, loving

Teach your disciples.

We will remember you like that

And we can't change our memory

Graduates are now in front of you

They want to kneel.

1st presenter.

And now some statistics. During the years of study, graduates received 3333 "two's", 3331 "dozens", 156 certificates of honor, 27 glasses were broken, 187 awards were won at olympiads and in sports competitions ... But the amount of efforts spent by teachers, the amount of kindness and patience cannot be counted !

2nd leader.

Dear graduates! For 11 years, teachers have been putting grades in your diaries. Today we give you the opportunity to assess your knowledge of your favorite subjects yourself (we offer you to get the numbers cut out of the cardboard from the bag without looking).

Happy holiday, dear graduates! May all the grades that you still receive in life be only excellent!

1st presenter.

And now a little history. The creative activity of the heroes of today's celebration began in ... year with the comprehension of the basics of reading, counting, spelling. By the end of the year, the basics were comprehended, as evidenced by the handwritten inscription of one of the then first-graders made on the primer: "Vovka is a fool." It was not possible to find out who this mysterious Vovka is.

2nd leader.

Having mastered the rules of grammar, future geniuses enthusiastically took up their application. The school carefully stores a table with a rock ... sorry, table drawing and an unforgettable inscription: "Sashka + Lenka = Love." Who this Love was, remained unknown.

1st presenter.

A large amount of used chewing gum was found at the excavations, most of it on the clothes of the teachers. A lot of running boots were found that had escaped from their masters, and a lot of invisible hats that were never found by their parents. Later, unidentified flying objects began to appear: balls, bricks, etc. Young geniuses successfully passed on their skills and abilities to the next generations of schoolchildren.

2nd leader.

11 "A", 11 "B" ... What do these numbers and letters mean to you sitting here? I am sure a lot. Because a school class is not just a group of students, it is a spiritual brotherhood of people who have become relatives, for whom someone's misfortune becomes common, but also joy is one for all. Life is so amazingly arranged: today they are still around - school graduates, they are still classmates; tomorrow their paths will go their separate ways. But today's joy, which is one for all, will be remembered for a long time.

1st presenter.

11 "A"! We are now ready to rejoice for you, the inimitable 11 "A". But first, you must tell a little about yourself. And you will do it with applause. I will name the epithets, and you, if they match the characteristics of your class, will clap. So your class:

intellectual,

groovy,

cool,

hardworking,

modest.

Well, you have a wonderful class! A song sounds for you.

The song sounds.

2nd leader.

11 "B"! And now 11 "B" class will tell a little about themselves. This is a class

economic,

resourceful,

organized,

very modest,

worthy of all praise.

Wonderful 11 "B", the song sounds for you.

The song sounds.

1st presenter. You learned that friendship is the most precious thing when you quarreled with a neighbor on your desk ... You used to cheat on your classmate's homework assignments, and as you matured, you expected advice from him when things were bad in your life. The first book you read is also a memory from your school years.

Today you say goodbye to school, but you will remember the school years dear to the heart of everyone, your native school, your native teachers.

Everything was: both roads and hardships,

And the light of the sun, and the light of your beloved eyes ...

I look into the past years

And with a warm feeling I remember you ...

I took an example from you, followed advice.

The reward was the look of your living eyes,

You gave me so much warmth and light

That is enough to warm up ten.

You give your life to great work,

You will awaken a dream in children's souls.

Thank you for living

For your deeds and thoughts, beauty!

2nd leader.

The floor is given to the class teachers.

Class teachers are speaking.

Graduate

Never again will I be a schoolgirl.

Do not rush to skip to lesson.

A mischievous and sad bell

My last bell rang.

It rang, but there is confusion in my soul,

Girls have tears. Why?

How we have been waiting for this moment

So many years preparing for it!

So many years! From such first graders

We grew and gained strength.

And so much older today

Those who taught us good things have become!

Gray strands are powdered,

A new wrinkle lay ...

Smart, beautiful, good,

My teachers are strict!

I give you all the spring flowers

All the love that is in the heart of the bank.

In life until the last moment

I am indebted to you.

It's hard to talk about how we feel when we say goodbye to school. I would like to find kind words for everyone.

Graduates congratulate their parents.

Congratulations and words of gratitude for parents at the graduation

Graduate

If the son is the first everywhere,

Stars from the sky are easily enough -

It's all parenting nerves

The result is being pushed towards it.

If a daughter grows up to others for the joy,

Clever, sportswoman and artist,

So it was mom who tried:

She was both a mentor and a close friend.

Here they are, beloved children:

Your boys and your girls

Your little ones, your little ones.

There are none more expensive, closer and more beautiful.

How many sleepless nights and days

Given for daughters and sons!

How many difficult and long years

Given for daughters and sons!

Graduate

Who loved children, caressed,

Who did not sleep enough nights,

Who worried about them,

And sometimes he was grim?

Patiently day after day

Raised them ... with a belt?

Did you help the teacher?

Who is this? Parents!

1st presenter. The word to the parents of the graduates.

Parents of graduates are speaking. Then the robed Master appears.

I am a messenger from the Age of Enlightenment!

Greetings young talents

I came to see for myself

The fact that the fire of knowledge has not died out!

And being seriously concerned

The fate of science in current conditions,

I intend to take an oath from converts.

Do you swear, about the ignorant tribe,

To achieve unprecedented success in work,

Do you swear not to interrupt communication?

With the school, what knowledge did you give?

Do you swear when you leave from now on

In this sad hour, the abode of enlightenment,

Do not skip all knowledge and experience,

Received within these walls here?