Virginia High School Graduation Analysis

High school and college graduations, best known for their length, and infamous cap, tend to give a “farewell in good luck speech” to the graduates. These speeches can be mundane for the spectators, yet captivating for the participants. Rita Dove’s speech to the UVA graduating class of 2006 is different. She captures the attention of all her listeners. She delivers a unique speech that shares her hopes for the students’ futures.

High school and college graduations, best known for their length, and infamous cap, tend to give a “farewell in good luck speech” to the graduates. These speeches can be mundane for the spectators, yet captivating for the participants. Rita Dove’s speech to the UVA graduating class of 2006 is different. She captures the attention of all her listeners. She delivers a unique speech that shares her hopes for the students’ futures.

My Lewis & Clark’s education, will always be represented by opportunity. I have never felt a limit on anything I can do here. There are always places to grow and understand myself and what I want from my education. Lewis & Clark is providing me with the building blocks I need to construct the solid well rounded base of knowledge I need before I can pursue a more concentrated path. I have had the great opportunity to take a diversity of classes in the arts, science, humanities, along with a few others. Coming into the school, I had no plan for what I wanted to focus my studies on, but by taking such a medley of classes, I was finally able come across a topic that

Throughout my life as a child and teenager, I was told by my parents that they worked really hard to get to the safe town and community that we lived in. Growing up in Pacific Grove, California gave me lots opportunities that I didn’t even know I obtained. Unless it had happened to me personally, I didn’t really understand the full picture of what others had to go through. Having dyslexia, the only subject I felt I really excelled in was art. After high school, I still had no idea what I wanted to do for a career or even a major. Monterey Peninsula College has boosted my confidence by showing me that I can be and do much more. Two years ago I would never have guessed that I would be applying to the University of Washington.

Texas Originally named Texas Technological College, the college opened in 1925 with six buildings and an enrollment of 914 students. Texas Tech University was created by legislative action in 1923 and has the distinction of being the largest comprehensive higher education institution in the western two-thirds of the state of by action of the Texas State Legislature, Texas Technological College formally became Texas Tech University on September 1, 1969.

Furthermore, I do not regret a single part of this year, and even parts of eighth grade I was dreading, such as the National History Day project, turned out to be wonderful learning experiences that I genuinely enjoyed participating in. Thank you, teachers for continuing to find ways to encourage our further learning. Thank you, fellow classmates for helping me and making me smile. Thank you, Mrs. Arzola, Mrs. Chung, and all of the South Pointe staff for investing in so many new programs. And finally, thank you to the whole South Pointe community for supporting each other as we all continued to grow together and find out what our true passions are. I am both excited and extremely nervous for my journey into high school, and I can only hope to find another school as great as this one, that will continue to shape our lives just as South Pointe has. So, as we exit the grounds today and move onto high school, I can’t help but think that we will all reconvene here when our children will have the privilege of walking in our

As a first generation college student in my family, it has been an enriching experience attending Wake Technical Community College. I have learned a lot about myself, and why I love pursuing my education. I have experienced diversity, and a passion for lifelong learning. I am very proud to say that I will be graduating with an Associates Degree in Early Childhood, and I am very excited for the next chapter in my life. I hope that next chapter will be attending Meredith College to pursue a bachelor's in Child Development, so that I can change the lives of many children. It is my career goal to help children pursue their dreams of a higher education, and Meredith can provide a learning environment to contribute to that dream. Since I’m the first

Most of my education at West Chester University has been in a college classroom setting. I hope to learn how to apply the theories, techniques, and ideas into practice. I also hope to learn and participate in how to maintain a relationship between schools, families, and the community. I feel that the year-long placement will be more intimate field experiences than I have experienced before, and I am excited for the educational experiences it holds for me.

I’ve been at Barrington Middle School for three years. It is the place where I transitioned from a child bright-eyed and ready for the world, to the older, if not wiser young adult, that I am today. I’ve been here through the good times and the bad as I went from year to year. I am leaving this institution of knowledge more prepared because of AVID. I am leaving ready for my life ahead.

I have enjoyed my time at Mapleton Jr. High so much that I felt like I was losing a part of myself when I left the school today. Each of those students made a real difference in my life and were an example to me of what seventh grade can be like. As Mrs. Low announced my leaving today after our “academic social,” they collectively moaned “Nooooooo...” and then clapped and thanked me for the help I gave them. One young man even asked if he could shake my hand. I had not thought when I first arrived that they would ever respond to my absence in such a way. It reminds me of when I was graduating high school. I went to a small school and I had made an effort to not leave any ends open, yet I felt like I was leaving a part of me behind when I

Throughout my senior year, I’ve talked to many college dropouts. In order to understand the perils of college, I turned to these people in order to truly understand what I need to avoid in my college career. Overall, many of them have said they weren’t able to deal with the stress of life and college. This was strange to hear due to the fact that these were people who I knew. People who I had seen excel in high school. However, I eventually realized why these people were unable to progress or move forward with their education. Many of these former students weren’t resilient enough to pick themselves of the ground after a setback. After this realization, I recognized that intelligence wasn’t the only requirement for college. The ability to be resilient in the face of adversity is also required.

At UNK I am a recipient of the KHOP scholarship and I am also a part of the sorority Alpha Omicron Pi. Through these two organizations I have stayed quite involved on campus and in the community. Through KHOP I was invited to join a learning community to be close to other students going through the same classes that I was. It was a great experience and it helped me increase my understanding in many of my classes. I was able to form study groups with some of the other students from the learning community. This helped me when I had questions but also helped me understand the material better by being able to teach it to the others in the group that didn’t understand it. Also through KHOP I have been given the chance to volunteer with many

After graduating, I served as an instructional assistant and afterschool program teacher for the Elk Grove Unified School District. In these roles, I helped integrate students with disabilities and behavioral issues into the classroom and managed a class of more than 20 students at a Title 1 school. My academic background allowed me to be more aware of how collective memory affects development and learning, allowing me to apply a more holistic approach towards student mentorship and evaluation. Furthermore, I served as a Crocker Art Museum volunteer in their Education department, where I was able to combine my interests in art history, education, and community

Therefore, it is essential that I work in respect and correspondence with others. As an incoming student of Sacred Heart Academy, I hope to fully contribute in the life of service that lies ahead. I anticipate giving back to the community by using my God-given talents at the service of others. Over the years, time management and self-discipline have been my principles. Yet, my creative skills in music, art, writing, drawing, and photography have also contributed in the young lady that I am today. Additionally, I have been participating in many extracurricular activities such as: swimming, art club, CYO basketball, school band, Church choir, and last but not least altar serving. To that end, I look forward to attaining a competitive life where I am challenge to the fullest of my potential in a Catholic high

It’s the end, high school is finally over. It’s finally graduation day, and a wave of emotion hit, and I’ve never been hit with a wave quite this hard, not even at the beach. I’m not the type to get sad, but as I walk around in my long draping gown, my cap the doesn’t quite fit because of my abnormally large head, and my state championship ring I can’t help but be overwhelmed with emotion. Being the guy that I am I ignore it as always and I continue going around to teachers and give them hugs, thanking them for the help they’ve given me. Watching everyone take pictures, crying, talking about their futures, and how “they’ll have to meet up sometime” as if they’re moving to another country when they are just really moving to the next town over. I swore the day before, the week before, even months before I would be sad, and wouldn’t know what to do with myself when today actually comes, but I can’t seem to find the emotions. All of them are on the inside and won’t come out. On the inside I feel sad, and upset and I want to just hug everyone and cry, but I can’t. I don’t have time to think about crying, because of all the chaos going on around me. We only got one practice in ahead of time, just about nobody actually listened to what we are supposed to be doing, so everyone’s doing their own thing. I walk through the halls and realize this is my final last. I’ve had my last soccer game, I’ve attended my last football game and cheered them onto another loss, and now in