万花筒 Kaleidoscope 2007-06-09&10, 因为尽情欢呼，所以没有毕业证书？（在线收听）

For most highschoolers, graduation day is a culmination of four years' of hard work and dedication.
“It was exciting to walk across the stage.”

But for Honor Student Caisha Gayles, what began as a happy occasion became anything but.

“There was a little cheering, um, like they said my name, there was some cheering for like five seconds and then, that was it. I haven’t even went over to shake Mr.Chiles's hand or get my diploma at all before it was done. ”

But high school officials say those five seconds of cheering were enough to withhold her diploma.

“It was disrespectful, I think, to our community.”

After a very rowdy graduation two years ago, Assistant Superintendent Joel Estes explains the school district adopted a zero-tolerance approach to the graduation ceremony, making graduates and their families sign a behavior contract.

“That said they would refrain from these kinds of outbursts and celebrations, that we were going to be in order and it was going to be honorable and dignified so that everybody could hear their names.”

But for Caisha and her mother, that explanation is not enough.

“That's what I don't understand why it's a big issue, you know, it wasn't even disrupting the ceremony.”

“I'm not angry at my family at all. I'm glad they cheered for me because it's my day, you know, I graduated, you know, they're proud of me and I'm glad they showed that they're proud of me. ”

Now all that's left of what Caisha said should've been the happiest day of a high school career are these withering balloons --- a sad reminder of what she's missing.

“All I want is that little piece of paper, I wanna frame it and put it on my wall.”
  原文地址：http://www.tingroom.com/lesson/wanhuatong/2007/42030.html