It is my great privilege to stand here today, looking out at the bright and smiling faces of so many of my fellow students. We are here to celebrate something special. We are here to celebrate the fulfillment of eight hundred and forty hopes. We are here to celebrate the realization of eight hundred and forty dreams. Class of 2017, congratulations!
My fellow graduate engineers, I must first apologize on behalf of each of your respective curricula for depriving you of sleeping, keeping you away from friends, and essentially stealing your souls. I am sorry. I know that after years of differential equations, Laplace transforms, circuit analysis, flux capacitors and MOSFET transistors, your brains’ damage must be close to the point of no
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Four hundred eighty six thousand is the number of alumni Rutgers has. Sixty six thousand and thirteen is the number of currently attending students. Fifty thousand undergraduates from fifty states and hundred and fifteen countries. Fourteen thousand is the number of faculty members. Rutgers also has Fourty six successful startups, 50 buses, and one Robert Barchi.
Now let’s be a little bit more specific: One – the number of people it takes to make a difference. As a Resident Assistant at Mattia Hall I was honored to support, assist and mentor hundreds of freshmen engineering students. I discovered that with my experience alone I could guide and direct my residents to a better future. Six – the number of times I threw up after late night take-out food. Nine – the number of Facebook notifications all of us get each day from different Rutgers groups. Those include the 3AM occasional weird meme and the tons of lost ID posts. Zero – the amount of knowledge I had about football when I first got here. As an international student whose country refers to football as a completely different sport, I had ask my friends questions like “Michigen who? That should be an easy game” and “Penn State? Aren’t they great?” I was amazed to see thousands of people congregating weekly to see red dots smashing into each other violently. I was also amazed to see grown adults often breaking into tears to the sight of Rutgers losing a game.
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First off I would like to congratulate everyone for making it this far. I would like to thank my classmates, my friends, and my family. I especially want to thank our teachers, for always supporting and encouraging us. If it weren’t for the people who support us daily, we would not be where we are today. I would like everyone to turn to their families, and teachers to thank them for all that they have done for us.
Dear administrators, teachers, parents, beloved friends, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 8th grade graduation. It’s a pleasure to be standing in front of you today on this beautiful day to express the happiness we all feel.
Good morning Principle Boyd, proud parents, faculty, and fellow graduates, to this extraordinary celebration breakfast, in honor of Our Lady of Grace Catholic School Class of 2017. Yes, I am graduating 8th grade, but I still have to make my bed, be nice to my siblings, do my chores, I cannot drive a car, I must continue putting my Iphone into my locker every night, so that I will not be grounded! Nevertheless, I am graduating from Our Lady of Grace Catholic School, and I feel like I found a pot-of-gold at the end of the rainbow.
We are all leaving the nest and flying in different directions. Some of us will move on to a school just across campus, while others will leave to a school thirty minutes away from here. I know we are all anxious and excited to be leaving the building that some of us have been practically living in since kindergarten. I have created so many memorable moments here that I will never forget. Today, I ask you to look around you. Who do see before you? I see parents that have worked hard to give us the opportunity to learn and are now so proud of our growth. I see teachers who have taught us so much more that just Algebra or English. Then, I see us, the formal leaders of the school. We are known as the eight graders, but I see us as a giant 40 person family. We are united by the common factor of our graduation. So today as we receive our much-coveted diplomas in our navy cap and gowns, I ask you to indulge in these last following days with your fellow
Ms. Earls, administration, faculty members, family, friends and 2016 graduates, today I welcome you to this special day. A day to reflect on the past and focus on the future.
Wow. We finally made it. For some, it has been a year, three years, six years, or maybe even ten years in McGivney. Throughout these years, we have created many special moments together as a family. Good morning/afternoon/evening to all parents, teachers, priests and of course, the graduating class of 2017. Today, we celebrate our successes and lessons learned which have brought us to this very moment. I would like to take the time to appreciate the people who have helped to get us into places where we all are today as individuals, filled with wisdom, strength, and pride.
Teachers, members of faculty, families, parents, friends and most importantly, the class of 2017. Congratulations on your achievement! Today, standing before all of you, has made me conflicted. I came here 7 years ago. Adjustments had to be made in order to adapt to a country so different from the one I used to live in. As an immigrant coming from a third world country, I found a vast difference between the quality of education and life. My entire childhood, my parents dreamed of giving their children a better education and chance for the future, so that I could have opportunities that they did not. Sacrifices, Leaving everything behind, blood, sweat, and tears. It took A LOT to make the decision of moving here— to accomplish the pursuit of
Good afternoon Mr. Rebello, Dr. DiBiase, Ms. Copeland, Governor Raimondo, administration, faculty, family, and friends. On behalf of the Class of 2016, I would like to thank each person here today, for their perpetual dedication and support throughout our four years at Mt. Hope High School.
Fellow Class of 2016, we did it! I never imagined that this day would come as quickly as it did. It seemed like only weeks ago that I was just a freshman trying to figure out how exactly I could get to the fourth floor, because a senior told me in full confidence that that was where my class was, and being extremely confused and stupid when I found out that there was no such thing. Getting to this day has been a crazy trip for me. Honestly, I never thought that I would make it to this point; with a diploma in the rearview mirror and the opportunity to pursue whatever I wanted ahead of me. A big chunk of my family never made it past 10th grade, so I feel very blessed to be standing here among my fellow peers right now. My entire life had been influenced profoundly by choices I never made for myself, such as growing up the way I had, and being forced into Mr. Burrows’ engineering class, and visiting Haiti has led me to my latest assertion; that I would become an architect and join the Peace Corps. To truly understand why I made this decision I have to explain the “choices” that were previously mentioned.
Getting to walk down the stage to receive my diploma, surrounded by my magnificent peers. We’ve all worked so hard to get here. It’s been nothing short
Coming back to the present tonight we all all here because we went down a twisty path and went over a mountain. Metaphorically speaking. We have successfully completed our high school experience with the help of teachers , fellow students , families and parents. Tonight we accomplished part of our path and after today is next part of a road which will eventually lead to new experiences, new choices and impacts , overcoming challenges but overall will lead to victory. Don't worry about what the future holds in store but embrace all life that it has to offer. Congratulations to the class of 2017, but just remember to work it, love it and continue on your path because great things are on there
Good evening to the class of 2017, people I have never met, teachers who only passed me because they wanted me to graduate, Yucaipa high staff that is being forced to be here to get a 2% raise in their salary, friends, aqontenses, and most importantly my family. I am so very honored to give this fine speech today. Now as you can probably tell already, my speech is going to be more on a humorous note, but everything I will say tonight say is very sincere and has a true meaning. So hopefully with a little bit of luck that I wont pass out from the fear of speaking in front of thousands of people tonight, lets make tonight a night to
Good evening, colleagues, family, friends, staff, and my fellow graduates. It is an honor for me to speak on the behalf of those in my graduating class this evening. This evening we will be recognized for our months and years of hard work, dedication, and passion for what we do. Thank you to our friends and family for their unending support and to the professors and staff here at Walden University for their knowledge, passion, and motivation throughout our time here.
Hello, fellow students! Good afternoon, honorable professors and parents! Before I commence my cheerful speech, replete with touching personal stories and morale, let me thank you for an honor address you tonight. I highly appreciate it and still can barely believe it.
Hello everybody. My name is Erik Place and I am here on the behalf of multiple people. I am here because of my friends, my family. But most importantly, the ENTIRE class of 2017.