It's really about the comradory and the business relationships that you form afterwards.
Oh LAWD!!!!!
1. I don't want to know what the diploma looks like
2. The Senior Prom will likely be a rather morbid affair... "oh, you survived the circumcision! That's great! But, I guess that means you're going to be out of commission for awhile, doesn't it?"
3. I don't want the school janitor's job.