As a high school teacher, I am well aware that graduation is coming very soon for our school's seniors. That is always an exciting time around school, as kids I've had the chance to watch mature over the years become responsible (we all hope) adults who are going on to advanced education, a new job, the military, or some other new adventure. Over the years we have held ours in such venues as the Compaq Center, Toyota Center, and Reliant Stadium (where we will have ours this year).

Of course, when graduation rolls around it is important that you let everyone know that you are going to graduate. After all, it is a big event -- especially with my kids, many of whom come from immigrant families in which they are part of the first generation to graduate from high school. For many of my students, that means sending out invitations and announcements that are something more than the generic variety sold at school by the company our district does business with. Some want them personalized. Others want them in a different language. Still others want to reflect their cultural heritage more fully. And that is where personalized graduation invitations enter into the picture.

What sorts of things do I see on these invitations sent out by my students? Well, many of them like to include pictures of themselves on the invitations, along with their names and the date of their graduation. After all, this is the big day for them. Then they will include a much more flowery text -- sometimes including a verse from scripture -- to announce the date, time, and location of graduation. And yes, these announcements are often either bilingual, so that they can be read by friends and family both in this country and back in the land of their (or their parents) birth. The results are often guide beautiful and moving, because they represent who these students really are in a way that the generic invitations offered by the school do not.

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