Share the Graduation Celebration with an Announcement on Patch

Are you the proud parent of a 2011 graduate?

Whether it's preschool, college or somewhere in between, brag about it on Patch!

Hear that? Somewhere, Pomp and Circumstance is playing, and someone is struggling to keep that mortarboard in place. Yep, it's graduation season, and whether it's your preschooler moving on to the big K, or your college senior heading out into the real world, you can let the world know by announcing it on Patch.

Here's how:

1. Make sure you are a registered user of your Patch (if you aren't, click on "Sign Up" in the top right corner of the home page).
2. Once you are logged in, you can scroll to the bottom of the home page and under Contribute on the right side, click "Announce something to everyone."

In the announcement template, fill out all the fields, and make sure you choose Graduation as the category. When you are done, you can add photos and video of your graduate to make it really special.

Then scroll to the bottom and click "Post my announcement." There you are! Send the link to all your friends and family so they can share in your proud moment. And congratulations from Patch!