A Speech On The Rotary Club

I want to start off this evening by giving my appreciation for the people who have played an important role in shaping our lives up to graduation. I want to thank the people that supported us through our heart breaks and our successes, to those who served as a friend when we needed them most, to the people who served us hot food after a long day of school, and who helped make every party and celebration a success. Yes, I am talking about the wonderful people at Chipotle. #ChipotleisLife. Just kidding, I sincerely want to thank our

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.

Our school has and will continue to have many great achievers and leaders! We have been filled with a great amount of knowledge and potential. Separately we can move a rock but together we can move mountains. We all did our best and gave outstanding accomplishments to this school. Nevertheless, whether our involvement was by trophies, by knowledge, or even just being a

I wanted to thank you again for allowing me to be a part of the HBCU Pride Summer Institute. The experience was enjoyable and enlightening. Since this experience, I have seriously questioned my career goals and direction. In fact, I really miss our quarterly self-assessments. They really provided a roadmap for growth. I also love working with Gina. She is awesome. I feel inspired, just as I did with Dr. Gamble, to stretch myself and knowledge base. I want to do more.

I have the distinct pleasure of welcoming all of you into the National Honor Society, a group built off of high standards of achievement, not only in the area of academics but also in character and leadership. I congratulate each of you and your parents.

Today, the university enrols 51,000 students across 171 programs that can lead to bachelor's, master’s or doctoral degrees. Areas of study offered include Social Sciences, Communications,

I was surprised to see that I was qualified for the National Honors Society Scholarship, however I felt as if it was going to be hard to “brag” about myself. I thought long and hard on who I am as a person and I have to say that I have many leadership, character, and service qualities.

I am passionately eminent to be amidst the commendable scholars who are being contemplated for the Yazoo County High School Chapter of National Honor Society. I must accede that this is something that I have been considering since the starting point of my middle school years. I apprehend that this organization does tremendous things in humanity, and I can play a part in facilitating the impression that is made. I know that I merit this recognition and this chance because I have worked very hard to get here.

Jackson State is the fourth largest state supported intuition in Mississippi and the largest HBCU, offering 46 bachelors’, 37 masters’, 2 specialist-in education and 13 doctoral degrees (Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, 2015; Jackson State University Department of Institutional Research, Planning, & Assessment, 2016). In the fall of 2016, JSU enrolled 9,811 students of which 65.75% were women (Jackson

enrolls close to 200 students in grades 9-12 and has over 125 graduates pursuing a variety of college and

As a charter member of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation Shadwell Society, I am committed to encouraging reinvestment into the University of Virginia. Founded in 2012, the Shadwell Society’s mission is “to engage alumni and friends of the University and to provide support, meaningful service, and future leadership to the Jefferson Scholars Foundation.” Members serve a five- year term and pledge $2,000 per year. I have served and continue to serve the society in many capacities. As a founding member I helped shape the early mission of the foundation, as co-chair of the membership committee I oversaw the growth of the group from 14 members to 75 members, and in the Fall of 2016 when I start my two-year term as the Society’s co-chair I will

Furthermore, I do not regret a single part of this year, and even parts of eighth grade I was dreading, such as the National History Day project, turned out to be wonderful learning experiences that I genuinely enjoyed participating in. Thank you, teachers for continuing to find ways to encourage our further learning. Thank you, fellow classmates for helping me and making me smile. Thank you, Mrs. Arzola, Mrs. Chung, and all of the South Pointe staff for investing in so many new programs. And finally, thank you to the whole South Pointe community for supporting each other as we all continued to grow together and find out what our true passions are. I am both excited and extremely nervous for my journey into high school, and I can only hope to find another school as great as this one, that will continue to shape our lives just as South Pointe has. So, as we exit the grounds today and move onto high school, I can’t help but think that we will all reconvene here when our children will have the privilege of walking in our

It has truly been an honor to be a part of the Cowboy Family and to give back to a university community that has given me so much. I am grateful for faculty, staff, and community supporters who encourage scholarship and provide opportunities for personal growth for students throughout our educational experience at UW. The University of Wyoming has inspired me, encouraged me, challenged me, empowered me, spurred me on and given me the tools to pursue my

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for the wonderful job you did as the professor and director of the honors program. This has been my first year in the program and I can proudly say that it is an amazing opportunity to be able to be part of. We faced challenges, met new friends, and heard anecdotes from doctors from different fields, which I think that is moving forward to our future step by step going through the right direction.

Now on behalf of all of us graduating seniors, I'd like to thank all of the parents for all of the