Chelsea High School graduated another class of young whippersnappers.  Before I get to the photos, you should go listen to this to get you in the mood.  (No, really.  Do it.  Skip to around 50 seconds if you want.)

Yes, they were playing that song.  Over and over and over and over and over again.  Is it time for another song to be associated with graduations?  Maybe a song longer than five seconds?  Yes.  In fact, that time came right around the moment that song was written.

Anyway.

Graduation is a happy time.

See?!

Because the graduates’ brains are so full of accumulated knowledge that they might not be able to remember the current year, the tassels feature a reminder.  It’s very helpful.

Occasionally, faculty members or administrators have the privilege of giving diplomas to their graduating kids…

…and this year’s ceremony had a particularly notable such moment featuring outgoing athletic director Wayne Welton.

I told you graduation is a happy time.

As one final test, the graduates were asked to test the continued existence of gravity.

Obviously, their tests confirmed gravity’s presence.

Remember the photos of the tile installation at the library’s new pergola?  It’s all done, and the library held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the pergola.

Ribbon cutting action shots: for professionals only.  Please don’t try this at home.  Unless you’re having a ribbon cutting at your home, in which case…well, go for it, I guess.

If you think it’s strange that they’d install clay tiles on a white plastic table, you’re right: these are the leftover tiles.  They’ll be given homes somewhere around the pergola.

Chelsea held its annual Memorial Day parade and ceremony.