As Chelsea’s graduation ceremony began last week, I was on the elevated track photographing the orchestra as it played what I thought was that infernally brief (and thus oft-repeated) graduation song, Pomp and Circumstance. When I took a shot of the sheet music, I was startled to find that though the song sounded familiar, it was, in fact, a different song:
Chelsea High School held its graduation ceremony last Sunday. Do you know what that means? Yes, that’s right: we, the people of Chelsea, joined together to renew our hatred of Pomp & Circumstance as it was played over and over and over again. Also, the class of 2009 graduated.
Thursday: Soccer
In the first round of the playoffs, Chelsea survived a late Parma Western rally to win, 3-2.
“Wait…hold on a minute…let me kick this ball first.”
On Monday, Chelsea held its annual Memorial Day parade and ceremony to honor those who have died in service to their country. The morning included a flyover by two A-10 Warthogs out of Selfridge.
In this photo you can see the shell being ejected from the gun; however, what you can’t see is the shell flying towards me and hitting me in the head. Who says photography isn’t dangerous?
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It’s Memorial Day 2009. If you’re in the Chelsea area, the parade starts at 10:00. Yes, you should be there.
Chelsea Relay for Life (16 May 2009)
There was a dunk tank on hand, and one young participant decided to take matters into his own hands:
When the sun went down, the luminaries came out:
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