Graduation

Graduation is often a time of celebration for not only those graduating, but for the family members and friends of those going through the ceremonial transition. The children in Stamps, Arkansas that are graduating alongside Marguerite Johnson know that they’re celebrating more than just that. Upon reading the story, Angelou reveals the initial feelings of excitement and hope for everyone’s future; Those feelings quickly overwhelm with disappointment due to human prejudices. In Maya Angelou’s, “Graduation”

for this graduation speech, several people suggested including a profound quote offering “encouraging advice to the young graduates”, and then there were others who said, “eh don’t worry about it, no one listens to those anyway.” Fortunately, I was actually able to take from both suggestions and found a happy balance. You see, I won’t tell you today to: “Dare to dream” or “Find your own vision” or even to “Strive for excellence,” or any trite cliché that’s ever been said in a graduation speech.

for our practice graduation walk. Amusement and volume suffocated the gym as

Now, we're at the chapter-titled "Graduation." No matter how much we might want to slow down the page being read today, we can't. For now, the book is becoming far too interesting. We all have written different and fascinating chapters in our books from experiences at Gadd High School.

AKINLABI A SANUSI JUNE 10TH, 2017 RESIDENCY GRADUATION SPEECH President and CEO, Members of Boards of Trustees, Hospital administration Officers, DIO, Program Directors, Faculty, staff, family, friends, colleagues, and fellow graduating residents: Welcome to the residency graduation ceremony for the class of 2017. I am greatly honored to be given the opportunity to address my graduating class. As individuals and as a group, we have worked hard, we toiled, we endured, and we have come out better

A boy once approached Socrates with the desire to obtain wisdom. Without saying a word, Socrates led the boy down to the edge of the sea and walked in, beckoning him to follow. When they were standing waist deep in the water, Socrates pushed the boy down, completely submerging his head. He held him thus for a couple of minutes, until the boy was almost to the point of death, before letting him up. Sputtering and angry, the boy demanded to know why Socrates had held him underwater for so long. In

we take, it won't be easy and believe me, a year or two from now you're gonna wish you were back at good old LHS because the term "9 to 5" is going to take on a whole new meaning, and I'll tell you right now it ain't gonna be pretty folks. 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

of 2005 have put a real effort into making it here today. I want to stress the importance of the diplomas we are receiving today. They are not easy to come by. In fact, 24 percent of the students you started public school with did not make it to graduation, that is one in every four. It was more difficult for some students than others to be here today. They have been faced with obstacles, maybe family problems, substance abuse, health or financial problems, whatever the case may be, they have struggled

graduates, thinking about this day since september 2016, tonight, we gather together as one graduating class and a community to celebrate a journey, an adventure. Staff, parents, guardians, siblings and friends we are glad you get to experience the graduation of the class of 2017 with us. Each one of us has come so far since our first day in kindergarten no matter what school we went to. As I look around at each and every graduate in this room, my mind is flooded with memories. 10 years ago, when we

Welcome staff, students, family, and graduates. Today marks a special day in our lives. Today is the day of our graduation. It seems with every graduating class there is a certain amount of responsibility placed on the graduates. For this year’s class it is no different, in fact more has been placed on this class than any others in history. The Class of 2006 is going to shape our world for the 21st century; the Class of 2006 is going to improve our lives and our country. We can talk all we