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Graduation Day
Graduation Day may refer to: * Graduation, when one receives an academic degree or similar designation Film and TV * ''Graduation Day'' (film), a 1981 slasher film * ''Graduation Day'', a 1968 film directed by Donald Shebib * "Graduation Day" (''The 4400'' episode), a 2006 episode of ''The 4400'' * "Graduation Day" (''Beavis and Butt-head''), a 1997 episode of ''Beavis and Butt-head'' * "Graduation Day" (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''), a 1999 two-part third-season finale episode of ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' * "Graduation Day" (''ER''), a 2006 episode of ''ER'' * "Graduation Day" (''X-Men''), the 1997 series finale episode of ''X-Men'' Books and comics * '' Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day'', a 2003 limited series by DC Comics * ''Graduation Day'', a 2000 ''Baby-sitters Club'' novel Music Albums * ''Graduation Day'', a 2012 album by Sturm und Drang Songs * "Graduation Day" (The Four Freshmen song), a 1956 song by Joe Sherman and Noel Sherman * "Graduation Day", a 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graduation
Graduation is the awarding of a diploma to a student by an educational institution. It may also refer to the ceremony that is associated with it. The date of the graduation ceremony is often called graduation day. The graduation ceremony is also sometimes called: commencement, congregation, convocation or invocation. History Ceremonies for graduating students date from the first universities in Europe in the twelfth century. At that time Latin was the language of scholars. A ''universitas'' was a guild of masters (such as MAs) with licence to teach. "Degree" and "graduate" come from ''gradus'', meaning "step". The first step was admission to a bachelor's degree. The second step was the masters step, giving the graduate admission to the ''universitas'' and license to teach. Typical dress for graduation is gown and hood, or hats adapted from the daily dress of university staff in the Middle Ages, which was in turn based on the attire worn by medieval clergy. The tradition of w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graduation Day (film)
''Graduation Day'' is a 1981 American slasher film co-written, co-produced and directed by Herb Freed, and starring Christopher George, Patch Mackenzie, Michael Pataki, and E. Danny Murphy in his film debut. The plot follows a high school track team who are stalked and murdered by a masked assailant days before their graduation. Linnea Quigley, Vanna White, and Karen Abbott appear in supporting performances. Filmed in Los Angeles, ''Graduation Day'' was released in the spring of 1981, grossing nearly $24 million on a budget of $250,000, far exceeding the genre's usual box office at the time. Though it received a largely negative reception, the film has since developed a cult following among fans of the genre. ''Fatal Games'', another slasher film with a similar plot, was released in 1984. Plot Laura Ramstead, a senior athlete at a small-town Southern California high school, collapses during a track meet, dying unexpectedly of a Arterial embolism, cardiac embolism. Two months lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Shebib
Donald Everett "Don" Shebib (born 27 January 1938) is a Canadian film director. Shebib is a central figure in the development of English Canadian cinema who made several short documentaries for the National Film Board of Canada and CBC Television in the 1960s before turning to feature films, beginning with the influential ''Goin' Down the Road'' (1970) and what many call his masterpiece, '' Between Friends'' (1973). He soon became frustrated by the bureaucratic process of film funding in Canada and chronic problems with distribution as well as a string of box office disappointments. After '' Heartaches'' (1981), he made fewer films for theatrical release and worked more in television. Shebib is Noah "40" Shebib's father. Early life Shebib was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Mary Alice Long, a Newfoundlander of Irish descent, and Moses "Morris" Shebib, born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, in 1910, himself the son of Lebanese immigrants. Shebib grew up in the Toronto suburb of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graduation Day (The 4400 Episode)
''The 4400'' is a science fiction television series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television The show was produced by Viacom Productions during season one and by Paramount Television, Paramount Network Television during season two, after the former was absorbed by the latter in 2005. PNT changed its name again in 2006 with the CBS/Viacom split. in association with British Sky Broadcasting, Sky Television, Renegade 83 and American Zoetrope for USA Network in the United States and Sky One in the United Kingdom. The show was created and written by Scott Peters (writer), Scott Peters and René Echevarria, and it stars Joel Gretsch and Jacqueline McKenzie. The series ran for four seasons from 2004 until its cancellation in 2007. In the Pilot (The 4400 episode), pilot episode, what was originally thought to be a comet deposits a group of exactly 4400 people at Highland Beach (The 4400), Highland Beach, in the Cascade Range foothills near Mount Rainier, Washington (U.S. state), Washi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graduation Day (Beavis And Butt-head)
The following is an episode list for the MTV animated television series ''Beavis and Butt-Head''. The series has its roots in 1992 when Mike Judge created two animated shorts, ''Frog Baseball'' and ''Peace, Love and Understanding'', which were aired on '' Liquid Television''. Series overview Episodes Pilots (1992) These originally aired as part of '' Liquid Television'' and did not include music videos. Season 1 (1993) Mike Judge himself is highly critical of the animation and quality of these episodes, in particular the first two—"Door to Door" and "Give Blood"—which he described as "awful, I don't know why anybody liked it... I was burying my head in the sand." J. J. Sedelmaier Productions, Inc. (Season 1) Season 2 (1993) Season 3 (1993–94) Season 4 (1994) Season 5 (1994–95) Season 6 (1995–96) Season 7 (1997) Starting this season, the show switched to a 7-minute short act, with most of the shorts running approximately 5 minutes w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graduation Day (Buffy The Vampire Slayer)
"Graduation Day" is the season finale of the WB Television Network's third season of the drama television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', consisting of the twenty-first and twenty-second episodes. They were written and directed by series creator Joss Whedon. "Part 1" first aired on May 18, 1999 and "Part 2" first aired on July 13, 1999. The second part was to originally be aired on May 25, 1999, but was postponed due to the episode's content and the occurrence of the Columbine High School shootings one month prior. The episodes are the last to feature David Boreanaz and Charisma Carpenter as series regulars due to their starring in the spin-off series ''Angel''. Plot Part 1 Faith kills Professor Worth on the Mayor's orders, causing Buffy and Giles to investigate. Anya reveals that she has previously seen an Ascension, explaining that the resulting demon will be much stronger than anything the group has faced. The Mayor interrupts the meeting, threatening the group. Giles s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graduation Day (ER)
The thirteenth season of the American fictional drama television series '' ER'' first aired on September 21, 2006, and concluded on May 17, 2007. It consists of 23 episodes. Plot In the aftermath of the shootout Abby delivers a premature baby while Sam suffers a terrifying ordeal at the hands of her ex-boyfriend. Meanwhile, the show's longest-serving character Kerry Weaver departs when Kovač is forced to make budget cuts which threaten her job. Paramedic Tony Gates returns as the ER's new intern, Kovač is sued for malpractice and is later forced to return to Croatia to care for his father, Abby struggles to adapt to motherhood and Ray is involved in a life-changing accident which turns Neela's world upside down. Cast Main cast * Goran Visnjic as Dr. Luka Kovač, Chief of Emergency Medicine * Maura Tierney as Dr. Abby Lockhart, Third Year Resident * Mekhi Phifer as Dr. Greg Pratt, Attending Physician * Parminder Nagra as Dr. Neela Rasgotra, Surgical Intern * John Stamos as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graduation Day
Graduation Day may refer to: * Graduation, when one receives an academic degree or similar designation Film and TV * ''Graduation Day'' (film), a 1981 slasher film * ''Graduation Day'', a 1968 film directed by Donald Shebib Donald Everett "Don" Shebib (born 27 January 1938) is a Canadian film director. Shebib is a central figure in the development of English Canadian cinema who made several short documentaries for the National Film Board of Canada and CBC Televisi ... * "Graduation Day" (''The 4400'' episode), a 2006 episode of ''The 4400'' * "Graduation Day" (''Beavis and Butt-head''), a 1997 episode of ''Beavis and Butt-head'' * "Graduation Day" (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''), a 1999 two-part third-season finale episode of ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' * "Graduation Day" (''ER''), a 2006 episode of ''ER'' * "Graduation Day" (''X-Men''), the 1997 series finale episode of ''X-Men'' Books and comics * '' Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day'', a 2003 limited series by DC C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friends Forever
Friends Forever may refer to: Books * ''Friends Forever'' (novel), a 2012 novel by Danielle Steel *''Friends Forever'', a book adapted from the comics series ''W.I.T.C.H.'' Film and television * ''Friends Forever'' (1987 film) or ''Venner for altid'', a Danish film * ''Friends Forever'' (2007 film), an Indian animated feature film of 2007 * ''Friends Forever'' (TV series), a 2010 Malaysian Chinese drama * "Friends Forever" (''LazyTown''), a television episode Music * ''Friends Forever'' (Sharon, Lois & Bram album), 1998 * "Friends Forever" (song), a song by Thunderbugs, 1999 *"Graduation (Friends Forever) "Graduation (Friends Forever)" (also titled "Friends Forever (Graduation)") is a song by American pop singer Vitamin C, released as the third single from her self-titled debut studio album (1999). Vitamin C wrote the song as a response to how ...", a song by Vitamin C, 2000 *''Friends Forever'', an album by the cast of the TV series '' The Saddle Club'', 2003 *''F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sturm Und Drang (band)
Sturm und Drang was a Finnish heavy metal/hard rock band from Vaasa formed in 2004. The band's original members were lead singer/guitarist André Linman, guitarist/backing vocals Alexander Ivars, keyboardist Jesper Welroos, bassist/backing vocalist Henrik Kurkiala and drummer/backing vocalist Calle Fahllund. Other members were bassist Joel Wendlin (joined 2010) and guitarist Jani Kuoppamaa (joined 2011). The band started off as schoolmates covering bands such as Judas Priest and gradually started writing their own material. They were discovered in 2005 by record label HMC. Their debut album '' Learning to Rock'' was released in 2007 and eventually went platinum in Finland. Their second album '' Rock 'n Roll Children'' was released in 2008 and went gold within less than a week. The band is known for songs "Rising Son", "Indian" and "A Million Nights". As of 2010, the band has sold over 100,000 records. In 2014 the band broke up when members left to start their own separated pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graduation Day (The Four Freshmen Song)
"Graduation Day" is a song composed by Joe Sherman with lyrics by his brother Noel Sherman. and was a 1956 hit song by the Four Freshmen. Background The song is about nostalgia and was an important influence in the early rock era. Chart performance In the US, the Four Freshmen recording reached number 27 on the Best Sellers in Stores chart. in 1956. The version by the Canadian vocal group, The Rover Boys (named after the popular college-themed literary characters), reached number 16 on the U.S. charts. Cover versions *Bobby Pickett released his own version of the song in 1963. *The song was a concert staple of the Beach Boys, who were deeply influenced by the Four Freshmen. A recording of it was featured on the live Capitol Records album ''Beach Boys Concert'' (1964). *In 1967, The Arbors The Arbors were an American pop music, pop group formed in 1964 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The members, two sets of brothers, met at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and began playing loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Pickett
Robert George Pickett (February 11, 1938 – April 25, 2007), known also by the name Bobby "Boris" Pickett, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, and comedian known for co-writing and performing the 1962 hit novelty song "Monster Mash". Born in Somerville, Massachusetts, Pickett watched many horror films as a result of his father's position as a local movie theater manager. He started improvising impressions of Hollywood film stars at a young age. At a turning point in his career, Pickett was a vocalist for local swing band Darren Bailes and the Wolf Eaters. He would later serve from 1956–1959 in the United States Army, stationed in Korea for a period of time. He co-wrote his signature song, "Monster Mash", with Leonard Capizzi in May 1962 as a spoof of popular contemporary dance crazes. Pickett's performances include impersonations of Boris Karloff (''The Mummy'' (1932)) and Bela Lugosi (''Dracula'' (1931)), and although major labels declined to distribute the song, Gar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
