Roughly eighteen years ago, the twelve of us seniors were born in different places, under different circumstances and in different families, far from knowing each other and crossing each other's paths. Yet, God has already taken each of us under His tender care to work in us according to His plan. Our journey under the supervision of God has already started back then, each of us at a different starting point.
After raising and nurturing each individual in a very personal way, it was in God's perfect plan for all of us to finally bring the twelve of us together at Johnson Academy and to make it part of our journeys to cross our paths with one another. If it were not for this school, many of us probably would not have known each other.
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We have learned to go after an event or a project with all our strength and willingness, helping each other as a class with an upright spirit, even when we did not agree on some things. I have appreciated how my class gave a 100 percent with a cheerful heart once a decision was made, even when there were disagreements.
The senior class would agree when I say that the care and love for one another has deepened so radically this year. We are a group of people with all opposites, and we are so different from each other. I know it could have been easy to act selfishly and to pursue what each individual wanted, but God has faithfully worked in each of us and the tender words and encouragements that have taken place toward one another, how we were quick to help and serve each other, how we have confronted each other without harshness, is truly a Christ-like picture we have learned to paint.
We have learned so much from each other and we have grown toward Christ-likeness. Therefore it is a sorrow and yet a joy to say that the paths that have been so closely entwined with each other daily are now heading toward different directions. As we realize that we belong to God, and that He is the one who directs our paths, this time at Johnson was only a stepping stone in God's plan that we may mature and grow to be prepared for the path ahead of us. God does not make a mistake, and it
The most valuable asset of Duke Divinity School has been the intimate community between students. The shared struggles, accountability, and fellowship I have shared with other students have carried me through stressful academic and spiritual crises. I still hold onto some of the advice and wisdom given to me from older students that have helped guide me throughout difficult times of the semester. I have even noticed offering
How are you doing? This is Will, the tall black guy you would sometimes see in service. I'm writing to say goodbye. My project in Carson City came to an end and I've moved back to Texas. Thank you so much for making me feel at home at Hope. Your messages kept me going while I was in Reno. God used your words to truly bless me and also show me where I need to improve. Sorry I didn't get a chance to say goodbye in person, but everything happened so fast.
During my ten years attending St. John the Baptist,the significant experiences that I had not only impacted my life in a positive way, but it also shaped me into the person I am today. Some of these experiences including interaction with the school community, growing in my faith, and participating in student council made me the person I am now.
Some of my favorite memories include the Christmas play in tenth grade, our field trip to the osteopathic school, the many stressful hours we spent decorating and coming up with costumes for spirit weeks, our junior/senior trip to Busch Gardens and this year’s banquet, and our senior trip to Washington, D.C. Throughout the years, we +have grown together spiritually and tried to make a difference in our school, but we have also had a fair share of disagreements among each other. Not everyone agreed on every idea that was mentioned, but in the end, we figured it out and were
It was during that visit to the school that I had an experience that I walked away from with such a strong appreciation for and that truly served to foster and enhance the faith community. The school had hallways that were filled with representations of how they celebrate the Catholic faith, however the one that stood out for me was one that I noticed the first day, in the front hall when you first walk in the doors. Walking into the school, I glanced at what looked to be colored tablecloths or quilts displayed on tables in the hallways. Each table had signs on them that had short prayer and a name of a single individual or group of people. I thought it was just a nice welcome for our team, a thoughtful touch. As the day continued and I spent time wandering around the school noticed students of different ages, stopping at the tables. I initially decided that they were just reading the signs or enjoying looking at the tablecloths, but later I would learn what they were really
It was junior year of high school Akrita and I had gone so far together academically growing and so motivated. Although we had our successes we weren’t the life of the party not very outgoing when it came to socializing. We’d been friends since 8th grade always by each other’s side no matter what. We had familiar lives and we were basically each other’s support systems as well. We had so many high hopes for each other and although that was the case we still wanted to enjoy ourselves and have fun as teens. It was about time we had some fun.
In 2005, I moved to East Tennessee and began to understand the importance of seeking God in all aspects of my life. Through daily prayer and reading of the Holy Scripture, I realized I had forgotten that Jesus Christ was my confidant and counselor. I remember the afternoon that
II. Main Point (state as a single declarative sentence): The progress that I have made helped me lead up to writing well-developed essays. The main reason I believe my essays are improved because of the time I take on my pre-writing.
Welcome fellow graduates and honored guests to the sixtieth anniversary of commencement for Stoll Community College. For those graduating, this day marks the culmination of a period of courage, commitment, and accomplishment. For these reasons, I am greatly honored to be chosen as student speaker for this outstanding class of graduates and I hope that my words will give a measure of justice to the significant event that has brought all of you here tonight. Hopefully, we will laugh a little, perhaps cry, and give some much-deserved praise.
The old poet Kahlil Gibran, a long time ago, once said, "You work that you may keep pace with the soul of the earth. For to be idle is to become a stranger unto the seasons, and to step out of life's procession, that marches in majesty and proud submission toward the infinite." An interesting thought, that we work in order to keep pace with the earth. Now, I'm sure you're asking yourself, how can my near minimum wage job, where the customers treat me like a doormat and I still have to be pleasant and chipper, keep me in sync with the soul of the earth. Well I imagine there are higher rewards to part-time high school jobs, but other than the always too small pay checks, I am hard pressed to fathom them. Yet, that is not the kind of work I
I want to thank my family for giving me the opportunity to receive a private education and for encouraging me to always do my best. Thank you to my friends and their parents who have loved me and believed in me. Most of all, I want to say thanks to God for giving me the gifts He has and for loving me unconditionally; for without Him, I am nothing.
We wrap up the last full week of October, thrilled about this week's highlights! If you haven't heard, our school nurse Caren Etling and our educational technology specialist, Mike McQueen were both recipients of educational grants from the Clayton Education Foundation. With congratulations to them both, submitting creative and innovative proposals which benefit our school as a community, we are even more excited about the start of the work they will be pursuing. Caren Etling will now be able to expand the work of our Garden Club, continuing her partnership and support of Tom Sprengnether and science by ensuring all students have an opportunity to actively engage in gardening. Soon, Meramec will be the recipient of an indoor tower
We, of Cedar Community College, are many nations. We are men and women, husbands and wives, parents. We are young and not-so-young. Behind the face of every graduate, and just as distinct, is a different story, a different reason, and a different use for the education for which we have assembled this evening to recognize. We serve to enrich the campus community, as we are not just a cross-section of this nation, but of the world. Displayed in the Brier Hall cafeteria are 50 national flags to signify our cultural heritage here at Cedar. Yet regardless of our diverse origins, we come here bound by a
South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu wrote, "You are a very special person - become what you are." These words encourage us, the graduating class of 2012, to recognize the goodness and potential in each and every one of us and to go out and excel in the world. We are a diverse group of different aspirations and backgrounds, bound for different corners of the earth to carve out our won individual niches. Before we leave behind Lee Falls High School and each other, we must ask ourselves how we have become who we are.
I just emailed out my last meeting reminders for the semester at Biola. Thankfully, they do not represent the final meetings with the majority of people with whom I meet. Of the 52 individuals I have met with, 42 of them will continue after the first of the year. This continuity allows for greater understanding of their stories and greater capacity to help them discern God’s voice in their lives. Those who are transitioning out create space for new people, and new opportunities to discover the movements of God in the direction room.