Graduation Speech : High School

Nowadays, teenagers and young adults are graduating high school and college and are unable to find jobs. A lot of them lack the basic skills needed to survive during adulthood. Institutions exist mainly to educate people on what they need to maintain a somewhat decent lifestyle. Students have been forced to take classes on a variety of subjects throughout high school, most of which have nothing to do with what they need to prepare them for life after education. Even in college, a majority of students do not know what career field they would like to enter, so when they graduate it is hard for them to get a job anywhere. Institutions are not arming students with the proper information needed to excel after education. So, new classes should be created and required for students to pass before graduating. They will be based on basic skills such as money management, customer service skills, and credit understanding.

This year, 2016 and 2017, was my first time at Early College High School. I was very worried and scared at the beginning of the year, but now, I am more comfortable at this school. From re-dos to essays, I have learned a lot this year from my English class. There are many things that I will forget, however, there are also memories and actions I will keep. Lastly, there is advice that I will provide for the upcoming sophomores.

What well in your classes? What did you need to do differently? What is your plan for success this semester? In this class, what will you need to do to be successful?

This year I have two new teachers that I did not have last year. This year is going a lot faster because it’s more fun. This year the work is easier but there is a lot more work. I like all the projects we are doing this year. This year i’m a intervention

I just turned in an 8+ page paper! I need some ice cream. And a hot bath. I am seriously in awe that I did it. I dreaded this day since the start of class. Actually, I dreaded the 5-page essay because I didn’t know I would be writing a longer one. I need to stop looking at it since it’s too late now, but I keep noticing little things I wish could change. My daughter just asked how I felt and told me that looking after submitting will only make me sad. Instead I will reflect on the letter I wrote to myself in January. I knew when I signed up for this class it was going to be tough. My first class in twenty-five years! I was nervous and excited at the same time. I remember saying in my introduction discussion that I was “somewhat” excited to in the class.

When I look back on these last weeks I have to smile. I have to say that this class has been a much needed and long awaited step toward reaching a higher goal. I have not been to school in thirty-seven years. I had to leave school when I was fifteen years old. I was a fairly good student and loved to read. I never stopped learning, I never stopped trying to improve, however, I didn’t have any way of knowing whether what I was self-teaching was correct, and whether or not I was improving. I didn’t have a computer, the internet, google, wikipedia, or any of the tools I feel so lucky to be able to utilize now.

My semester has been going well, thank you for asking! You expressed an interest in the Dance course that I am taking, so I just wanted to tell you how that class has been going for me so far this semester. Initially, I had thought I was going to take a Music Theory course for my Tier 2 Arts credit, which I need as part of my general education requirements. After being in choir for ten years, it seemed like a good segue from singing into the theory portion of it. However, I decided I wanted to go outside of my comfort zones in college, as this is one of the only times in my life I will be able to explore different things. As cliched as that sounds, it is one of the reasons I am excited to have so many different course selections. Last semester,

I have to say that this week was very productive. The new quarter of school is exciting. I will be taking English

People always say that 8th grade is a tough one. There are ups and downs that no one can predict and some days are tough to get through. However, with those tough days comes some really fun and enjoyable days. Additionally, this semester, I have found out some things about myself I did not know. It is this knowledge that I take with me as I prepare for my last semester of 8th grade.

I looked down at my schedule. English, Algebra 2, Chemistry, Lunch, Economics, Criminology, French, and Phy Ed. Not too bad. I'm happy my first class is English, it's my favorite subject.

My class and I continued to do more great activities. One of them was that we were given the privilege to measure each other and record the results down on a piece of paper. Later on, after everyone was done measuring, we took out our chromebooks and started transferring the results to the chromebook. At last, after everyone was done typing the results of the measuring project, we started something new that we are currently working on. Our class is going on a space trip to another planet, and our class has to come up with a list of survival items we need, to live in space for two years. I enjoy doing this project very much, and I have always liked working together on a project and making lists also based on everyone else's ideas. In general, all the activities we have worked on in science class this year have been extremely fun. Science class has been by far one of my favorite classes, I enjoy science and Mrs. Cotter's humor. I certainly hope that we will be able to do more fun project and experiments in the school year with Mrs.

It's only halfway through the year, and I've already learned so much from your class. It's definitely been fun, but I've had my stress-filled moments as well. Luckily, I 've had you and all of the other teachers to aid me through this. You've taught me so many things, not just in science, but also skills I'll require once high school and college come around. Thanks to all of those detailed lab reports, I've developed a sense of self-discipline and responsibility when it comes to getting vital work done. I've never been skilled at managing time or studying, but this class has undeniably helped me improve. I also learned that it's perfectly acceptable to mess up on the occasion, which has greatly shifted my view of my school year. It's difficult to pinpoint the reason, but I've been terrified of making bad grades since the beginning of middle school.

High school is supposed to be the place where you have fun and a time in your life you’re supposed to enjoy. Movies often trick you into believing that high school is an amazing time in your life and there is nothing but parties and fun. In Bring it on, they portrayed the fun and exciting part of high school cheer-leading, however they intentionally leave out the tough times high school students’ face in school and in their practices. In other popular movies, such as High School Musical the students have no pressures other than the next basketball game. In reality, this doesn 't happen. The constant pressure is affected by the grade level you are in. In high school, students can be classified based on the pressures that are faced in each grade level into the categories of freshman, sophomores/juniors, and seniors. I am here to help you make your high school experience less stressful.

Henry Adams once wrote "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." This is so true, every teacher here has taught us much more than the textbook curriculum. Every teacher here tonight has given us students something we will use or remember for the rest of our lives. I really don't think people understand or appreciate the time and effort our teachers have put into us. So tonight I'm not going to give everyone advice on the future, I'm not going to tell you how life is a journey we've just begun, and I'm not going to brag about how great the class of 2006 is. Since we have eight outstanding Valedictorians this year, I'm sure all of those bases are already covered. So instead, I'm going to take a few minutes

At the beginning of this semester I never would have imagined myself coming out of this class with so much confidence, and so much new knowledge. My instructor has been such a huge help in helping me get to this point of feeling confident and ready to move on. I have never been a fast learner but that never stopped my instructor from helping me through the whole way with every bit of patience. Anything I ever needed help with I always knew I could email to Mrs. Lori and she would always give me the feedback I needed. PASS english has been such a great learning experience for me that has taught me so much that I will be able to carry with me through college and for the rest of my