Graduation Speech: Don't Forget Where You Came From Essay

The familiar aroma of coffee fills the air as I enter the not so common area. I feel very bewildered in the labyrinth of hallways searching for my classroom just like I had stepped into corn maze as a child. At last, I locate the secluded room tucked away inside the massive building. Even though the number on the door matches the number on my schedule I am still second guessing if I am in the right place. The door opened up as students poured out. Finally, I took my seat at the back, trying my hardest to sit down unnoticed. My hands were shaking as I wrote the class name at the top of my paper. After what seemed like ages the professor proceeded to

This day marks another milestone in our young lives as we celebrate our graduation day and receive our long-awaited, hard-earned graduation diploma.

Good Morning and Welcome Distinguished Guests, family, and friends of our Graduating Class, it is an honor to have you join us this morning for such a wonderful occasion.

After 13 years, it’s all come to an end. No more assignments, no more tests, no more uniform, no more school. To the majority of you, this fact probably still hasn’t really hit home yet, and to be honest, I don’t think that I’ve fully grasped this fact either. That soon, we will be stepping out of the relative safety of TSS and entering into a harsh, and unforgiving new world. But as we -the graduating class of 2016- step out into this new world, it is not as though TSS has not prepared us for this day.

In previous years, at my high school, we were given the opportunity to be present in an elementary school classroom. For an hour each day, a group of us would ride to the elementary school to help out teachers that needed an extra hand in regards to maintaining their classroom, and allowing them focus more on their lessons instead of housekeeping responsibilities. Being surrounded by elementary age students for these few years really helped me develop deep love and passion for teaching young children. Life set me on a different career path as I attended Georgia Tech last year in pursue of a Business Degree. Throughout the year, as I sat in my business classes, doing my best to pay attention, but I could just tell that my heart was not into all that the business world had to offer. All along, I knew that my heart belonged in the classroom, and after careful consideration, I decided to transfer to the University of North Georgia at Dahlonega. Education 2130, was the first education class I had the opportunity to take, and it required 20 hours of field experience. My first collegiate field experience was nothing short of enlightening, and allowed me to immerse and expand my knowledge in the education world.

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.

Hello everyone! Thank you for attending our graduation. We’re all glad you could make it.

Riiing!!!!! Riiing!!!! Riiing!!! The bell rang signalling the end of my eighth period class, Biology. This is the one class I can not seem to wrap my head around, I think to myself. As the other students scuttled out the door I began putting my homework into my backpack. They have all been waiting to leave the classroom since the moment they arrived. I on the other hand am afraid of who might be waiting for me on the other side of the door. When I finished I pulled my right strap over my shoulder and headed for the door. As I approached the door, I heard Mr. Daedalus speak. “Carlton, are you okay? I noticed that everyone rushed to get out of here fairly speedily, everyone except you?”

Near the end of Elementary School, many teachers from Sacajawea came to Wilson to explain their classes and what would happen them, over the year. Sixth grade teachers did so as well, to give us an idea of what it would be like to be in Middle School. My friends, classmates and I knew more and more of what was waiting for us, lurking, in the future, due to the guidance teachers gave us, but that didn’t stop anyone from being scared about seventh grade. Middle School seemed a lot more complicated than what it actually was, and a lot more terrifying, too. Even when school finally was out for the summer, I was left worrying about the future, and the homework I had to complete over the summer for English wasn’t calming me whatsoever. The reading and writing I was assigned was new and puzzling, and I felt that maybe the classes I had registered myself into would be too much for me; but there was no turning back. What if I fail the classes I chose? I thought, fear swirling around in my stomach like the most gigantic whirlpool in the sea. Though I was fearful, I finished the work, and did as much revising as possible.

I can’t speak for all, but I believe the majority of you will miss this calm life with a close community backing you up every step of the way. It’s a rough world out there and some days you’ll miss the serenity of sitting back in a chair and relaxing with no loud city cars interrupting you. Six years ago I never would’ve imagined myself saying that but here I am. There are some things you won’t miss, like sitting behind a tractor in traffic or not being able to have pizza delivered to your house. I get that. But don’t forget where you came from, I certainly won’t. And as I close this speech, I’d like to give a sincere thank you to the teachers and faculty of the schools, for without you guys, this place wouldn’t be what it is. You have certainly impacted my life along with hundreds of others. And to my fellow classmates, thank you for putting up with my speech, I know you guys are just as hot as I am in this gown. I wish all of you the best of luck in whatever the future has in store for you. If anything, we will always be able to brag that we were the first class to graduate with the Hardee’s across the street from the high school. Thank

I am highly proud of my graduating class, wishing everyone of you guys luck in every single aspect of your young lives and the utmost strength to overcome any difficult obstacle that presents itself to you all. I believe in you all. Learn to love each other and one another because it is the only way this world will come together. Be strong, stay united. To every fellow teacher and staff at Forsyth Satellite Academy, I love you all and thank you for every inch of help, knowledge and life and educational advice given to me in my time attending the school. You all helped contribute to my knowledge and helped shape me into the young responsible and educated adult I am today. I felt like I got to know some of you on an educational and personal level. Big thanks to my two sisters, mother, grandmother and my grandfather smiling with pride up in heaven. Ladies and Gentlemen, this is where life begins and picks up. Stay Strong and Do The Right Thing. I would like to close with a short quote from the co-founder of Interscope Records, Jimmy

I will start by saying thank-you to all the staff who have made me feel so welcome in my first week (few days!) here. I hope to meet some students in the coming weeks, so please come up and say “hello”.

Hello, we would like to welcome and thank all of you for being here with us tonight to celebrate our high school graduation . It truly is an honor to be surrounded by so many significant people who have impacted our lives immensely throughout our highschool years. We would like to thank the wonderful people here tonight that we have the privilege to call our parents. Whether you are a mother a father, grandma or grandpa, or an aunt or an uncle; we are here, graduating today because of all of you.

Early on a frigid Sunday morning in Boston, I prepared myself for the long haul to the much-anticipated Phillips Exeter Academy. “Top boarding school in the country,” now that's something to be proud of. Especially since the word “top”, was never something I labeled myself. The sun was now beaming down on me as I found my way to the science building for registration. This was quite easy to find since there was giant lettering on it which said “Science,” and it was the only building that wasn’t colored red, white, and made of brick. As I checked in and got my room key and ID card I made my way to my dorm to unpack. Less than an hour had passed and it was time to say bye to my parents for the next five weeks. The would have turned out to be the most amazing five weeks of my life for that matter.

The month of spring cleaning, warmer weather, and beautiful blooming flowers. The summer was getting closer, students were becoming more anxious for the year to end. The implication of full extent had certainly reached its point. I had ten credits to complete the following school year. I had only concentrated on the limited interval of accomplishing the courses in a small duration; it became burdensome