Unlike when us 'old people' graduated from Grade 8 in the early 70's, students these days, have quite the celebration! Graduating from Grade 8 in the 70's was like a double-edged sword.
While we looked forward to leaving behind our childhood for school as almost an adult, we also faced being tortured by our elder siblings and their friends, upon our arrival at High School, as we had now become"Minor Ninors", the lowest of the low! There we became the youngest students, of a much larger population called ... High School!
