Our Favorite YouTube Videos This Week: The Graduation Edition

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It?s a time of endings and a time of beginnings. The end of pencils, bags and books, the beginning of sunshine, swimming and abject laziness. Behold this week?s YouTube roundup theme: Graduation.

Whether you?re tossing your cap in the air this month (or last) with the rest of the soon-to-be alumni/alumnae, or looking back through rosy-tinted glasses at your youthful follies, check out our collection of commencement-themed vids below.

And then it?s time to start thinking about your future.

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Brian Dresher: An iconic moment for those of us who watched the original 90210 in its early years..."Donna Martin graduates! Donna Martin graduates!"

Donna Martin Graduates

Zachary Sniderman: We laughed, we cried, we ripped off Pachelbel.

"Graduation (Friends Forever)," Vitamin C

Todd Wasserman: These days, the one word of advice would be: "Facebook."

Meghan Peters: I had one of the most awesome commencement speakers the University of Washington has ever had: Quincy Jones. The marching band even played the Austin Powers theme song (which he composed) when he walked out. Here he is receiving his honorary doctorate that day.

Quincy Jones Receives Honorary Doctorate Degree From UW

Brian Hernandez: My graduation song is better than yours. Behold Scottsbluff (Nebraska) High School's badass class song for its 2004 graduates, including me: "Tonight, Tonight" by Smashing Pumpkins.

"Tonight Tonight," The Smashing Pumpkins

Amy-Mae Elliott: This is pure cheese, but it made me smile back in '99. "Do one thing every day that scares you..."

"Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)," Baz Luhrmann

Ada Ospina: Definitely one of the best speeches I've seen. I still believe the sun is magic!

Seth MacFarlane's Harvard Class Day Speech

Erica Swallow: Will Ferrell's Harvard Class of 2003 commencement speech is a classic.

Will Ferrell Harvard Commencement Speech

Brenna Ehrlich: This is exactly what finals were like at my school.

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

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Donna Martin Graduates

Brian Dresher: An iconic moment for those of us who watched the original 90210 in its early years..."Donna Martin graduates! Donna Martin graduates!"

"Graduation (Friends Forever)," Vitamin C

Zachary Sniderman: We laughed, we cried, we ripped off Pachelbel.

The Graduate

Todd Wasserman: These days, the one word of advice would be: "Facebook."

Quincy Jones Receives Honorary Doctorate Degree From UW

Meghan Peters: I had one of the most awesome commencement speakers the University of Washington has ever had: Quincy Jones. The marching band even played the Austin Powers theme song (which he composed) when he walked out. Here he is receiving his honorary doctorate that day.

"Tonight Tonight," The Smashing Pumpkins

Brian Hernandez: My graduation song is better than yours. Behold Scottsbluff (Nebraska) High School's badass class song for its 2004 graduates, including me: "Tonight, Tonight" by Smashing Pumpkins.

"Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)," Baz Luhrmann

Amy-Mae Elliott: This is pure cheese, but it made me smile back in '99. "Do one thing every day that scares you..."

Seth MacFarlane's Harvard Class Day Speech

Ada Ospina: Definitely one of the best speeches I've seen. I still believe the sun is magic!

Will Ferrell Harvard Commencement Speech

Erica Swallow: Will Ferrell's Harvard Class of 2003 commencement speech is a classic.

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Brenna Ehrlich: This is exactly what finals were like at my school.

Image courtesy of Flickr, jameskm03

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