I will be blunt, Pt_Peach, I apologize in advance.
So, if you were to show that "diploma" to the boss of a government job, they'd accept you, and look at it JUST like they would a high school diploma? If you were to apply for college right now, and you said in your application you got a diploma from your middle school, would they look at that slip of paper of yours the same way they'd look at the book I was given the other day?
No?
That's not a diploma you have, puddin'. It's a fancy slip of paper. One that says you're done with middle school with important signatures on it. That's it. It's not a true "diploma." Sure, it's great that you completed middle school, but you still got 4 more years of required learnin' ahead of you. I don't. I can stop here if I wanted to.
I've seen people graduate from high school and get more congratulations than after they graduate from college.
Well, they didn't have to attend college. No one does. Like I said, after high school education is completely optional. I'd think graduating required learning is a bigger accomplishment then graduating something you chose to do.
Of course, you can have a party and ceremony and all that other good stuff, but to call it a "graduation" is merely an act of kindness from adults. A lie to make you feel like you've accomplished more than you really did. A "moving up" ceremony sounds more fitting for your level of education completion.
Congratulations on your completion of middle school, Pt. :D