Good evening everyone!
And thank you all once more for this humbling opportunity to address my classmates one last time.
As I’m sure Giana, Colleen, David, and the many other graduates around the country will tell you all—commencement speeches are sometimes the hardest speeches to write.
Mostly because of the added pressure of speaking in front of all your classmates… and 5,000 of their closest friends and family
And specifically, as a CHS student, there isn’t the safety net of a “Penalty-free late submission” so this deadline was set in stone.
So I sat down and tried to figure out what I want my lasting message to be. So I tried to make a list of all the messages and themes that I believed would a good use of my short time. The only …show more content…
Cumberland and our Class reminds everyone that we as a community believe in not just tolerance and respect, but love for one’s neighbour, which is in essence what it means to be an American.
We, the class of 2017, are a reflection of our community. A reflection of our teachers, mentors, coaches, family, and friends.
And this isn’t goodbye, and this isn’t the last time our paths will cross. We are a family now, and forever.
Just like before, I made a list, And this time it’s a list of all the things, I know you’ll be up to in the future, and things I can’t wait to see, and if Mr Tenerio will oblige me: I want to share just ten of them.
Hearing about all the weddings Teresa is going to plan: from Sam and Max, Nate and Tori, Rez and Helena to Bozena and Alex: in Alex’s head of course.
2. Listening to Souhail score the soundtrack to the 20th Star Wars spin-off.
3. Seeing Andrea and Darian turn into full-time assassins.
4. Dan Nunes landing the lead role in a Cameron Dallas biography
And thank you all once more for this humbling opportunity to address my classmates one last time.
As I’m sure Giana, Colleen, David, and the many other graduates around the country will tell you all—commencement speeches are sometimes the hardest speeches to write.
Mostly because of the added pressure of speaking in front of all your classmates… and 5,000 of their closest friends and family
And specifically, as a CHS student, there isn’t the safety net of a “Penalty-free late submission” so this deadline was set in stone.
So I sat down and tried to figure out what I want my lasting message to be. So I tried to make a list of all the messages and themes that I believed would a good use of my short time. The only …show more content…
Cumberland and our Class reminds everyone that we as a community believe in not just tolerance and respect, but love for one’s neighbour, which is in essence what it means to be an American.
We, the class of 2017, are a reflection of our community. A reflection of our teachers, mentors, coaches, family, and friends.
And this isn’t goodbye, and this isn’t the last time our paths will cross. We are a family now, and forever.
Just like before, I made a list, And this time it’s a list of all the things, I know you’ll be up to in the future, and things I can’t wait to see, and if Mr Tenerio will oblige me: I want to share just ten of them.
Hearing about all the weddings Teresa is going to plan: from Sam and Max, Nate and Tori, Rez and Helena to Bozena and Alex: in Alex’s head of course.
2. Listening to Souhail score the soundtrack to the 20th Star Wars spin-off.
3. Seeing Andrea and Darian turn into full-time assassins.
4. Dan Nunes landing the lead role in a Cameron Dallas biography