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When do you celebrate?

When in this mixed up timeline of college, should kids celebrate their graduation?

My son is a RS junior with an extra year of eligibility next year. He plans to play in the draft league this summer and he hopes that he gets some kind of offer and doesn't return to school next year. But having a cautious mother, he has lined up with coaches and academics to return next year, making it clear that that is not his first choice, but is a possibility.

Here's where it gets hard. He graduated last year, after 3 years. Received his diploma and was listed in the graduation program, but refused to participate in senior day activities cause it wasn't his year. Okay.

Now he says he doesn't want to do senior day activities with his classmates this year because he might be back next year.

Does anyone think that would be weird if he got recognized this year and ended up coming back next year? He won't actually go through graduation ‚ they're on the road that day, so there will be no cap and gown event. It feels like he's letting his academic achievements sort slip by in the wind. Senior day is as close as we will come to celebrating his graduation, if he ever does it.

This probably hits home harder since my daughter's graduation was online and her celebration was a COVID-induced drive by party, with people waving from their cars and dropping cards in a basket.

At some point, I want a real celebration! Thoughts??? What are others doing?

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