Essay about Graduation Speech

Graduations can be seen as the end of a stage and as a beginning of another. As we look back we can still remember our first day of school. We have grown, become more independent, matured, and learned. We are becoming young adults and have to learn the responsibilities this carries.

My fellow classmen, as we look back on our years here at school we should remember the meaningful words of a fellow class member of mine when she said, "Dude, where's my iPod?" It's hard for me to think of a better way to describe the many layers of adolescence, because deep down aren?t we all "dudes?" Do we not all have our inner "iPods", and are we not constantly searching for them? Now, we're leaving our childhood behind to study the vast sphere we call planet Earth, into the notorious world of high school, where things will be so much different. Of course we will still have our varied studies, Geometry, Biology, maybe even Forensics or an Accelerated English class here and there. We will still struggle with the daily setbacks formed by

Graduation. We have done it, we have all made it through 4 years here are Anderson High School. It’s a weird feeling leaving a place you have spent so much time in. seven hours a day for 180 days of the year for 4 years…that’s a lot of hours. All that time doesn’t even include the time we have spent here for sports, clubs, or other extracurriculars. And although it may not seem like it now, all of that time spent here has been well worth it.

When I was younger, I would often return home to a familiar question: So, what did you learn today? My answer would always be "nothing" or "stuff." As I look back, I never lied, yet, I never told the whole truth. Many people think that you don't know anything with only 18 years of experience; I think they're wrong. I've learned a lot about myself and others from the relationships I have built throughout the years. I believe my most important lessons were "people" lessons. Those are the ones which could never be taught out of a book or in a lecture; you have to go out and experience them for yourself.

Graduation is a big thing in everyone’s life. It is a big accomplishment that everyone should be proud of. I know when I graduate; I will probably have the proudest moment of my

WOW! So much has happened since June. The SV FFA and ag department had a rough start to our year losing three of our students who were on the FFA officer team to other schools. Even with this bump in the road, the four officers that remained visited Mt. Shasta City and had a blast bonding and learning more about each other at their officer retreat in August. Once school started we found three new officers and attended COLC (Chapter Officer Leadership Conference) where the entire team learned about their diverse leadership styles and were able to bond together as the official Surprise Valley FFA Chapter Officer Team for the 2017-2018 school year. If you see them around, congratulate President Cindy Hinze, V.P. Maddison Seely, Secretary Maya

is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and

As non-traditional students, we talk about gratitude and opportunity. We talk about how it’s never too late, all the while feeling our years around our ankles like lead weights.

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.

I think it is important for everyone to be adventurous and try new things. It is also important to be motivated to become a better person, by “reminding yourself of who you are and who you want to be” gives everyone motivation to become a better

Edgar Allan Poe once said, "All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream."

I once read that life is well represented as a pearl deep within an oyster. The pearl symbolizes each person's potential, or the things that are going well for them in life. Just as a mere grain of sand that enters an oyster can grow into something of great worth, there is a fragment of excellency within every one of you that over time can be shape you into an individual who will make a difference in the world.

Life goals are something to cling on and can be defined as end goals of our life. Without it we are living a life without any clear direction or focus. As per what Earl Nightingale said, “People with goals succeed because they know where they are going… It’s as simple as that.”

For graduation marks the start of an epic battle as we students are deployed into the real world. No longer can we rely on our parents or guardians to pay all of our bills, make our tough decisions, and set the course for our future. In this new, frightening battlefield of independence, we are in control, the commanders of our own destiny. We must make our own choices, set our own path, and determine the best strategies to deal with the conflict we will soon face such as competing

What I'm trying to say is the years, have flown by and it's not going to be long before we're in the stands watching our kids graduate.