But the rush wears off as the kids get objectively more mature. Hence why everything from First to Fourth grade simply becomes ‘Award Ceremonies’, and the kids at Fifth Grade Graduation forego mock graduation robes in favor of sensible dress clothes. They were growing up and going into Middle School but they weren’t THAT grown-up yet.
The only exception to this pattern was Mrs Beouf’s class. No award ceremonies for them. And why would they? They weren’t being allowed to grow up or accomplish anything other than sucking their thumb and shitting their pants. Most of them wouldn’t even be leaving unless their so-called Mommies and Daddies were moving or they were being transferred to a private daycare since they’d been sufficiently brainwashed.