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2013StudentGraduationSpeech

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Goodmorningfamily,friends,faculty,andfellowgraduates.

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Well,wedidit.Weallaccomplishedoneofthemajorearlymilestonesofour

lives:highschoolgraduation.Thisisamajorstepinthejourneyofourlives,one

thatshouldberecognizedforits immense significance. It is an act not only of

personalcommitment,butalsooneofpride.Weallworkedhardtogettothisday,

andourworkdidnotgotowaste.Ahighschooldiplomaisawonderfultoolinthis

world,onethatopensmanydoorsofopportunityforanyonewhoisluckyenoughto

haveone.

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Butgraduationisnotanendgoalinitself;itisinsteadapart of the larger

journeyoflife.Whereveryourfuturetakesyou,letittakeyousomewhere.Lifeisa

journey,andallaccomplishmentsweachieveduringitscourseshouldbetakenas

starting points for further achievements. Our graduation shouldserveassucha

launching point, projecting us to wherever our futures are meant to take us,

whetherwelandourselvesacareer,take upatrade,orcontinueoureducationat

collegeorVocational/technicalSchool.

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But before we can begin to reachforthestars,thereisonemore personal

milestonethatweallneedtoreach.Mostpeoplewhograduatefrom high school

experienceonlyone graduation—thatfromhighschool.Butweallhaveonemore

shortlyaheadofus.We’vealreadyshownourcommitmenttopersonal growth

throughmakingittothisceremonytoday,butsoon,allofuswillexperienceanother

ceremonywhenwegraduatefromourprograms.AsIsaidbefore,lifeisajourney—

wedon’tstopgrowingoncewegetourdiplomas.Lifeisaboutgrowing,andbeingin

ourprogramsgiveseachofusnewopportunitiestocontinuegrowingandtolearn

newskillsthatwewillcarrywithusfortherestofourlives.

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Andwedon’thavetostopthere!Thisgraduationhasalreadyshownushow

capableweallareofaccomplishingourgoalswhenwecommitourselvestothem.I

hopeallofusheretodaycantakethispersonalaccomplishmentasanexampleof

howanythingistrulypossiblewhenweputourmindstoit.Asweallcontinueonin

ourlives,letustakeeachnewproblemonwithconfidence,knowingthatwehave

achieved great heights and are equipped with the necessary tools to tackle our

futures.

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Theroadthat lies ahead won’tbeeasy. There will beobstaclesandmissed

exits,potholesandroadblocks.Therewillbetimeswheneachofuswillfeellikewe

cannotpossiblygoon.Therewillbetimeswheneachofuswillthinkheorsheis

alone,abackagainstthewall.Butwearenotalone—weareallinthisjourney

together.We’vemadeitthisfar—whyshouldwebackoutnow?Nothingworthwhile

iseasy,andthatincludesmakingthemostoutofourfutures.Butthatdoesn’tmean

wegive up on ourselves. Wewill keep pushing, because weknow

wecan achieve

ourdreams,andbecauseweareworthit.

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