How To Write A Valedictorian

It was the last day of school where we got our report cards and it stated what our 6th grade classroom would be. I was a very weak student and I ended up in a place that wasn’t my best. People have made so many comments and put so many labels, but I pushed myself to change. Ever since this moment I have worked hard to make a change. I’ve had put so much pressure on myself and now I have the honor of being the one to stand here, in front of all of you as your Valedictorian.

Dear administrators, teachers, parents, beloved friends, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 8th grade graduation. It’s a pleasure to be standing in front of you today on this beautiful day to express the happiness we all feel.

Nine years ago, I never could have imagined I’d be writing this essay. I was a senior in high school, and, like the rest of my classmates, I was apprehensive about the future. Unlike my classmates, I felt like I had missed the proverbial “you need to get your life together” message. I watched my classmates apply to colleges, their majors already decided and their future careers mapped out. While I was an above average student, I felt I lacked the decisiveness my classmates seemed to have. I did not feel passionate about a career or even a field of study. I felt defective. This was compounded by the financial strain I knew attending college would have on my family. It seemed wasteful to try to “find my passion” at school while squandering

Before I start my speech I’d like to congratulate my fellow classmates on graduating. I would also like to thank everyone who came to be here for me today & who have supported me along the way. Lastly, I would like to thank my teacher Mrs. Navarro for being such a great educator, but more than that, a friend.

Being a senior in high school is bittersweet. We’ll all be done with a huge chapter in our lives that has taken up ⅔ of our book so far. Though I am sad to leave, I am even more excited. The school gave me some tips to survive in the college and the rest of my life. School has taught me many things from how to write an essay to how to find the power of a triangle to how to cook Spanakopita correctly. I have also learned a lot about myself and my beliefs.

Valedictorians, the best in the class, can be a very crucial title that top high school students fight neck and neck for. Is this much competition and stress beneficial for students? Students who are academically inclined are already recognizable to the prestigious colleges, that are filled with academically inclined peers. A student who is not capable of taking all advanced and AP courses, even if they work twice as much as others do, throughout their entire high school career could never become valedictorian. Some students can achieve straight A’s in all AP and advanced courses, without ever cracking open a book, is it fair to name them over the kids who study every night and can barely pass? Valedictorians are just another way to recognize

Being a freshman can be scary. I remember when I first started high school and I didn’t know where to begin. I had

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.

“Ready, begin,” I said. Two words. I worked so hard for four years, spent a tremendous amount of hours doing homework, and participated in school activities and sports. I always tried to be the best person I could and my reward was just to say those two words. I, Kylie Ergeson graduated Selah High School with a 4.0 GPA and was the valedictorian of the Class of 2015. Many people think grades come easy for me. Well, they are wrong. I worked hard to get good grades. I set my goal of being valedictorian in 8th grade, and with determination and perseverance I achieved it. Along my journey to becoming valedictorian, I faced many obstacles. First, I got bullied a lot. Being bullied was the reason I got suspended my freshman year. I had

As far as when our wedding will be, we are planning on having it in June of 2017.

First of all I would like to congratulate everyone of my fellow students on making past middle school. Wow! We made it to our graduation. Today, my speech will be about moving up since all of us are moving one step up to a crucial stage in our lives.

My family reaction when i graduated out of 8th grade. But as soon as i finish middle school i'm going to start a bigger journey called ‘’HIGH SCHOOL’’.

Our graduation is our coming of age, our right of passage. As we walk across this stage we are writing the closing pages to our Chapter I and heading into the great unknown. It's kinda scary -- but hey, don't you cry, even though high school is over, the times we've shared and the friends we've made will never be lost. The clock is ticking, time is fleeting and nobody lives forever. But true friendship is something we can count on never dying. I hope wherever we go in life it will be happy and even if we all move to remote island countries we can all count on the memories and laugh at all the stupid things we did.

Graduation is an exciting time in a person’s life, especially a high school graduation. When I think of family and friends gathering together to celebrate a joyous occasion, I feel I accomplished my strongest goal. It never occurred to me that graduation would be the end of my youth and the start of adulthood. Graduating from high school was an influential event that gave me an altered outlook on my existence. Life before graduation, preparing for graduation day, and commencement day overwhelmed me for reality.

Many people have experienced the over whelming excitement that you feel as you approach high school graduation day, and for me, that’s a day that I will never forget. The amount of emotions that you feel on graduation day is unbelievable, and I have yet to experience anything else like it. I can remember feeling anxious to celebrate the big day with my friends and family, while at the same time I was panicking thinking about having to walk across the stage in front of that many people. Then, the more I thought about the reality of graduation day, I started to get curious, but nervous, about being able to start a new chapter in my life once graduation day had passed. There are several reasons why I, still