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Graduation Speech: Carl Sandburg Middle School

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Greetings, Mr. Cittadino, Dr. Simon, Dr. Londregan, Mrs. Ziemba, Board of Education, teachers, family, friends, and honored guests. It is my pleasure and honor to be speaking on the behalf of the Carl Sandburg Middle School 2018 graduating class. To my fellow graduates, I cannot believe that middle school is already over. It seems just like a very short dream; it seems like yesterday we were stepping into the building for the very first time as 6th graders. I could not have asked for a better group of peers to leave middle school with. From being cooped up in a room all morning during NJSLA-S testing together and going a little crazy, to experiencing the beautiful, unlimited wilderness that we saw on the Fairview trip, I would not have any of the amazing memories I have without you guys. Eleanor Roosevelt said “the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” If every student here believes in the beauty of their dreams, and does everything in their power to achieve them while seeing the beauty in them, what this class will do in the future will be absolutely breathtaking. …show more content…

Whether certain people are just acting ridiculous, or a teacher says something funny, we could always count on somebody to make us laugh. Each and every one of us appreciate what each and every single teacher did for us. Whether we were going stir crazy in the PARCC rooms all day, or just roaming around the school in between classes, somebody could always make the room start cracking up; even the teachers! Some of the teachers even have better senses of humor than the students! Even if we are just sitting in class having a discussion, you could always count on somebody to do something stupid. If that person's dream was to be a comedian, they definitely saw the beauty in their dream even if it wasn't always in the most appropriate place or

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