- Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!
Ow, did you guys see that?
(gentle music)
So today is kind of an exciting day
because it is officially
my last day of high school.
So this year, it's just
been so all over the place,
I guess it's the best way to describe it.
So I actually wasn't supposed to be like
done-done, until Friday.
But because of everything
that has happened,
our superintendent came out
and basically with like online learning,
he just said that high
school is done on Wednesday.
So it is Wednesday but technically,
I finished all of my classes on Friday,
like last Friday.
So I haven't really done anything.
But today would've been the day
that I walked out of the high school
and done all of the traditions,
and say goodbye to all of my teachers.
Things like that and I don't get
to do that which is a little weird.
My dad and I were talking,
we're like, kinda weird
that I don't get closure.
Like 12 years of work and then
I just seem like here, sitting here.
Which is a little strange
but honestly it is what it is.
And i think like, just
gonna different kinds
of graduations and things
like that are gonna be fun.
And honestly I'm excited for college
and what's going to happen.
But yeah, it is kinda weird
that today is my last day of high school.
So today, they organized for us
to go pick up our cords and stoles,
and stuff like that for graduation.
But instead Ms. Dollinger
is just gonna drop them off.
She offered to come drop them off for me
and that's how I'm gonna get mine.
Yeah, that's just kinda it.
(chuckles) that's my
last day of high school
and I'm home, not doing school.
And I can't really see anybody,
so that's kind of weird.
But, you know?
All right, so today it is now Sunday
and today is my baccalaureate
program service.
Is that only a thing in the South?
Does anybody know?
I have no clue where it actually happens.
But if you don't know what that is,
it's basically kind of like
another graduation ceremony.
But it's a little bit more religious
and it's held in a church.
- It is non-denominational.
- Yeah, so that's why I
think it's like Southern.
- It's kinda like a ceremony
that focuses on more
of the internal growth
that they experience during high school.
Instead of the academic growth.
- Yeah, so they had a whole bunch
of different ways that
they were going to do this
because of social distancing and there's
to follow all of those stuff.
And anyways, so they were
going to do it outside
and just have seats for all
the seniors, six feet apart.
And then have all the parents watch
from the cars in the parking lot.
But unfortunately for us,
it is currently about to storm
and it was to storm all week long.
So I don't know how
graduation is gonna work out.
So they moved it inside
but in order to still keep
everybody six feet apart,
only the students are allowed inside.
So my parents can't watch,
but they will be live streaming it
so they can watch on
their phones in the car.
But it's just a little bit different.
So what do you think, do you
even know what were doing?
- I'm hungry for lunch.
- Me too.
(escalating upbeat music)
Okay, so we just got back from the office
and I had a few bring things
over while I was gone.
One of them, cookies.
I let the family eat some Crumbl cookies.
They have them in Utah,
so we know what they are.
But they just opened here
like literally 10 minutes
from us, it's so crazy cause we haven't
had them forever and now they're so close.
So yeah, the family loves them,
it was a hit, good guess!
Also, I got a whole bunch of flowers
because everybody knows I love flowers.
But mom got me my
favorite brand of flowers,
it's Farm Growth Flowers.
So she's been telling me how pretty
these flowers are, she's excited.
- I'm so excited.
- She's like excited for me to open them.
- I kinda ordered them for her but for me.
You know what I'm saying?
Okay!
- Okay are you ready?
- Yup!
Do you know what they are?
Look at 'em!
- Are these the ones that open?
Like they blossom?
- Yeah,
they're peonies.
- Oh!
- Or peonies, a lot of people say peonies.
My great-grandmother used to grow peonies
in her yard and we
transplanted her peony bushes
into my house, growing up as a kid.
And we grew up with these all
along the side of our house.
Big, giant peony blooms
that were so amazing.
- So I thought I would tell y'all
the story of my necklace.
I prefer to wear sentimental
jewelry if I can.
Like if you see this ring that
I actually wear all the time.
This is my parents' promise ring.
So my dad gave this to my mom.
So I asked my parents for graduation if
they would give me a necklace
I could wear all the time
because the necklace
that I have been wearing.
I had one that was like a ring,
that was one little ring I'm
wearing on my finger now.
And I was wearing it on
a chain for a long time.
So my mom hunted for something
that she thought I would like.
And she eventually settled on this one.
So if you see, it is a little
tiny baby's breath in there
and that is my favorite flower.
So, I really, really, really like it.
So you'll probably see it a lot of it.
It's my graduation necklace
and I'll be wearing it a lot.
All right, so today is graduation.
I'm just now getting up and getting ready,
I just changed my dress.
It is like 7:13,
I think that's the worst
part about graduation
is that it's at like 8 a.m.
I think they're outside working on my car,
I'm not supposed to be looking at it.
Somebody is here.
- I just need some fresh paper.
I'm wearing a sweater over my dress.
- You look tired.
When Brady thinks it's
too loud downstairs,
he comes up to my room.
People must be here making
noise cause he's up here.
That's how I know something is going on.
All right, so I'm waiting
for my curls to dry.
My hair, fun fact, does
not hold curl at all.
So we have to, we literally
hair sprayed each curl.
So everybody is trying
to do stuff right now.
- This is gonna look more
like you're fancied up.
- We got that totally on the bottom.
- [Both] Just Smear it with your finger.
- That's what I do.
- I can't see myself.
- That's cause Kamri does
not like to do her own makeup
and therefore if it needs to
be fancy, we have to do it.
- Okay so I just came out
outside and my car is decorated.
And look, it looks so cute.
They did such a good job.
So there's a little parade
thing that we're go through.
(lawnmower engine roaring)
And It looks so good!
Featuring the lawn mower, it's so loud.
- So we're currently driving
to Kamri's graduation
with the decorated car.
And we have hazard lights on because
things are close to flying off, right Kam?
- Yeah, this one in the
front keeps looking out.
Look at all of the balloons in the road.
- Oh my god, I gotta flip this around.
Dashboard Jesus is popping
today and we got our cap,
look at the balloons falling off.
- Oh my God!
- This car is backing up
to get the balloons
- Oh, they're getting all their balloons.
- Oh they had a cap too.
- That is so sad.
These runners are getting it for them.
- We just gotta go slow.
(laughing)
- That is so sad.
- All right what do you see
up over here even further?
We've only been maybe 50 yards
and there's more balloons.
- That's so sad.
- I feel bad for them.
- Look at how it's tight there.
- I was gonna tell you guys to do this
'cause that's how it'll stay on.
- The air is pushing them back.
- Okay, we just drove all the way here.
It took us 20 minutes and it
usually takes me 12 minutes.
Cause we had to go at 12 miles per hour.
But everyone was honking on our way here.
We saw a bunch of balloons on the road.
So basically I'm only allowed to have
as many people that can sit in the car.
And then I can only
have my parents get out
when I'm walking across the stage.
And they're broadcasting
it through the FM radio.
- Today is the day of Kamri's graduation
and they have this set
up at the high school
where there's a stage in the front
and all of these cars are parked
with the graduates in it on the outside.
They were supposed to
have like a little area
for people to watch the graduation.
But here we are, at the high school.
- We got ushered in to the graduate line
and now we're boxed in on all sides.
And they're going to ask us for card.
And someone to get out of
the car and freaking walk
the stage and there's no one
in our car to walk the stage.
- We have no idea what to do because
I don't think we're supposed to be here
if we're not a graduate
and we're definitely here
and we're definitely
not graduates and like,
there's no where to go
so we're either gonna
have to drive through
the graduation line and be like
"Hey we're not graduating!"
Or we're gonna have to somehow curb it
and get out of here before
we get to that point.
We just don't know what to do.
So we'll keep you updated.
- This is horrible!
This is my worst nightmare!
- We might graduate again!
- [Radio] Texas school of graduation
congratulations seniors!
(cheering)
- I'm done.
- Honk, honk, honk, honk!
- Hang on, what is this?
- This is my official diploma.
- Your official diploma ?
Nice!
- Woohoo!
- Oh, we thought the
other one was a diploma.
That is actually the diploma!
- What is the other one then?
- There it is, Kamri Noel McKnight.
Such a cool name, I'm
responsible for all these.
- And look this stamp.
- What?
- National Honors Society.
- There's Kamri, right there.
- [Announcer] Kamri Noel McKnight.
(Cheering)
- Yes Kamri!
(shutter clicking)
(Cheering)
- All graduated.
- All graduated now.
Come on give me a hug!
Congrats sweetie!
- Congratulations!
(Cheering)
- These are all Kamri's
middle school teachers.
(Cheering)
(Sirens)
(Cheering)
- Here goes, here goes the red.
Step in front of it
Kam hold it behind you.
- Don't hold it in front of your head.
(Cheering)
- Down behind you.
- I've been having people asking me
about what my cords mean.
So I thought I would tell y'all.
I have this one, this
blue one is my NHS stole.
But it means that I was in NHS.
I was in NHS every year,
but that It could be so I have that one
and then I have my white one
which means I was in Cum Laude.
Which means the top 15% of my class.
Then I have this green one,
which is a service cord.
Means that I got technically
you have to have above 200 hours
throughout your high school career.
I had a lot more than
that but they changed
the rules where it's just a lot of hours,
I guess they said they wanted
'cause like apparently
200 was too easy to get.
They just picked kids
who did a lot of service,
so I got one of those.
And then I have my blue cord,
which means I'm an AP scholar.
So, those are what my cords mean.
So we got home, I clearly
took my hat off already
because it's not on the right way at all.
And my mom had another surprise for me.
I should just take the hat off,
it's not even worth it anymore.
And she had another surprise for me,
she had somebody come out
and make this cute sign
and put it in our front yard.
So it has all these balloons and stuff.
So we've been taking pictures.
My mom got some smoke bombs
and some confetti poppers
for me to pop in front of the thing.
And I was holding the smoke bomb,
and a little ember shot out
of it and shot me in the leg.
And I was like "Oh that hurt
so bad! It like shot me!"
And they were all just like
trying to get the pictures
so they were all like
"Pick it up! Pick it up!"
and I'm like I just got
shot with a burning ember.
Anyway, we've footage and
they just looked back at it.
Now my mom feels really
bad because I got shot.
- Actually, I feel bad that she got hurt
but it's so hilarious.
- The picture is so funny!
- Knowing that wasn't hurt,
seriously injured.
It is so funny because it literally is,
I'm putting it up on my Instagram
as like the meme of 2020.
- And it's so funny.
- It's like the graduate in front
of the beautiful sign
everything looks put together.
- And then my leg's on fire!
It actually hurt but like I'm okay.
It's just a little burn, I guess.
But yeah, so I have the footage
so you guys are gonna have
to watch it right here.
I'll make it slow-mo
because it is so funny.
- I did, I turned it off.
- Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!
It shot me!
- Grab it! Grab it, grab it, grab it!
Or just Stand in front of
it, Stand in front of it!
- It shot me!
(laughing)
- Ow! Did you guys see that?
- Oh wow!
- I got shot by a burning ember!
Well that is it for the end
of my high school graduation video!
I am officially a graduate.
I am no longer in high school.
So that was super fun over all,
my overall thoughts are is
I thought this was very fun.
It was more fun in my opinion than actual,
like a normal graduation.
And I think our community
enjoyed it so much more.
They're planning on taking parts of it
and doing it the following years.
Which I think is a good idea.
But hopefully y'all enjoyed
watching this video.
It was super, super fun.
And guys, I'm no longer in high school.
Yeah!
(laughing)
But I'll see you guys next week.
Bye!
(gentle music)
