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[Applause] Class of 2023, at this time, please rise. eyes. [Applause] It gives me great honor to present the class of 2023 to the board of trustees for certification. Please welcome to the podium board of trustee member Miss Jessica Guerrera Guerrero who will certify the class. Hello, class of 2023. As a trustee for the Anaheim Union High School District and a proud graduate of AUHSD, it is my honor and privilege to officially certify that the students present here today from the class of 2023 have all duly met the requirements of the state of California and have completed the prescribed course of study established by the Anaheim Union High School District. Students, you may now officially move your tassels from the right to the left. Congratulations. Thank you, board of trustee member Miss Jessica Guerrero. Graduates, continue standing for the playing of our alma mater by our Savannah High School band and choir.
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[Music] We sing to you. Praisees we pray to you [Applause] through all [Music] your truth to [Music] Class of 2023 graduates, please be seated. Almost. Congratulations graduates. Again, thank you everybody for attending our 2023 commencement ceremony for Savannah High School. Families and friends, please remain seated until all graduates have recessed out of the stadium. Graduates, please follow our distinguished guests as they exit the stage and stadium. Parents, family members, and friends, our graduates were notified earlier to meet you at your vehicle after the ceremony. Remember to take all your belongings with you as you exit the stadium and enjoy the rest of your day. Again, congratulations class of 2023. [Applause] We are good. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Hey [Music] baby. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Heat.
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[Music] thank you [Music] all right [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] foreign [Music] thank you [Music] thank you [Music] [Applause] thank you [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] foreign [Music] [Applause] foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] good evening and let me be the first to welcome you to the graduation ceremony for the Allies Stevenson class of 2023. congratulations and parents and Guardians grandparents family friends if you would please rise and join us for the national anthem foreign [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] I'm Steve Frost and I have the honor of speaking to you today on behalf of the Stevenson High School Board of Education I congratulate the parents grandparents and siblings of our graduates because without your support our graduates would not be here I also want to congratulate the class of you've accomplished much while madurian coven and witnessing significant events around you because of what you've endured and witnessed I want to take a few moments to speak with you about our portrait of the Stevenson graduate and its importance after you leave High School I was having lunch with friends earlier this year and they started discussing a bill that had passed one chamber of Congress one of my friends was strongly in favor of the bill and another friend was strongly opposed I found the discussion fascinating as a bystander I quickly realized that my friends are arguing about policy while each was making different assumptions about the facts underlying the legislation people can't rationally debate policy if they don't first agree on the underlying facts it should be easy to check and agree on facts right maybe not understanding and recognizing what our facts is important godfreed leaving it's a 17th century philosopher described it best when he said it's the knowledge of necessary and eternal truths which distinguishes us from your animals it gives us reason and the Sciences unfortunately we live in a world where facts are often obscured or even intentionally hidden we're bombarded daily with misinformation and commentary that's cloaked as news it's ubiquitous The Pursuit Of Truth is even more important in a democracy as Abraham Lincoln once said I'm a firm believer in the people if given the truth they can be dependent upon to meet any national crisis the great point is to bring them the real fans our portrait of estimates and graduate asks our students to commit to self to others into learning the commitment to learning as that you strive for continuous Improvement Foster and curious creative and Innovative mind sustain and growth mindset with facing challenges develop problem solving and reflective skills and collaborate with and learn from others what do these words mean in the context of my friend's discussion about a congressional bill I believe the portrait of a graduate leads into several conclusions conclusions we must stay informed to identify accurate information we must seek out incredible sources to be willing to listen to and learn from others even if we disagree we must be critical thinkers request from what we're told even it comes from sources We Trust and we must seek out multiple perspectives weigh evidence carefully and be willing to revise your beliefs when new evidence emerges finally we have to be honest we have to be truthful with ourselves and others and be willing to admit when we don't know something or when we've made a mistake is it that simple is she not the most difficult important conclusion is that you must be aware of the factors that influence our perceptions or put another way our biases from the truth there are many but some of the Common forms of eyes include confirmation bias which refers to the tendency to only pay attention to news stories to confirm your opinions [Music] describes learning a little about a topic and then assuming you know all there is to know about it which limits your curiosity and your ability to examine effect but they ultimately realized that he needed more fans before continuing their discussion but it takes a real effort to recognize your own biases the commitment to learning requires that you begin your analysis by evaluating your own thought process first [Music] thank you don't forget the ancient words there is foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] this class you look beautiful out there dressed in green all of you So Fresh So ready to go out and attack the world we are excited now to hear from some of your fellow students and so it is my pleasure to introduce the first of our student speakers who will be giving the scripter address which looks back at our four years together our speaker today is Samuel Eton his parents Robert and Lisa come on up Sammy thank you Mr gobble fellow graduates faculty administrators parents and families Stevenson Patriots my name is Sammy and I'm honored to be up here today to reflect on our past four years you know it was a big day when your parents are taking pictures and by taking pictures every five seconds to take a picture with every person I have ever known [Music] congratulations my little saying grew up so fast and you know what those moms are right we have running fast you know just four years ago you walked into Stevenson for the very first time it was an unfamiliar environment we all stare at the table times read out one of the most crucial we have ever seen what goofball wrote that joke we were scared we experienced so many challenges worst of all was being spam with email saying your shs iPad is pretty low on available storage from someone we all know named Nancy Hudson but quickly we realized that Stevenson is a very special place where else can you find a random ice skating rink to celebrate advice Phoenix's birthday where else can you taste the most delicious of the police sauce then it's Sandy's in the back of the wood Commons where else can you walk into a classroom here in a friendly ambassador and then just when we got used to the place it was taken away from us we were all so excited for this so-called extended spring break then two months later listening to a chemistry lecture half of us wearing pants half of us yeah probably not yeah The Joy was gone and well in which Cove had never happened it did teach us to appreciate the connections with both our teachers and peers things you could otherwise take granted knowing you would eventually return to school in return we did our athletes excelled in every level of competition between this year and last year we won state championships in over a dozen athletic events no other school can boast of these accomplishments especially that team up north from Stevenson football 48 Libertyville 8 43 8 football oh sorry I don't know where that came from personally I accomplished by a long time ago it became that goofball who writes the utterly awful jokes in the technical times thank you [Music] in our success however would not have been possible without without the help of our adult role models so where are the parents the teachers in the crowd can I hear the parents the teachers makes noise [Applause] thank parents teachers for your Relentless support and now I'd like to conclude with the quote from a well-known and influential writing from the early 2000s SpongeBob SquarePants in a matter of hours for ourselves take a picture of the people who are there to celebrate that Milestone achievement with you use these pictures to always always remember that you are a part of a lifelong community of winners of leaders of Stevenson Patriots thank you very much everybody [Applause] what's here for Sammy what a great speech thank you I think Stanley did a fabulous job giving us the opportunity to reflect on the four years that we've had together we're going to uh if I could just have a choir come on up choir come on so we're going to call the choir up we're going to call the choir up and uh while we're in this space of looking back I want to take a minute and think about the relationships that have helped create who you all are for many of you those relationships have shaped you over time and really made you into the people that you are and I want to take a minute to recognize some special relationships I think it's important in moments like this to think about the family and friends that we have lost in our time together in high school and I would like for everyone to join together for a moment of silence for anyone that's impacted your life that you've lost in the last four years thank you very much so as we move forward we're going to hear next from our choir members perform the wonderful Stevenson alma mater but in order to do that I am going to need some help from a few of the folks in the audience so if you are a former Patriot if you are an alumni of Stevenson High School can you please stand up right now all of our alumni big round of applause for the alumni in the room thank you very much stay standing alumni stay standing look at that great group class of 2023 please stand up class of 2023 please stand up and now I am going to turn this over to Alice Newton uh our choir director and also a member of the graduating class of 2023 so that she can lead in the singing of the alma mater to [Music] is for your hearts we raise our songs [Music] [Applause] [Music] hello mama [Music] our voices [Music] [Applause] [Music] thank you very much choir one more round of applause for them all of our Senior Choir members and now we're going to hear the gubernator address which will look forward into our future today's speaker parents Ambush and prachi thank you Mr gobble good evening faculty staff families the Board of Education and of course the one and only class of 2023 with record-breaking athletic championships hallways filled with academic trophies and overall just being some of the most authentic and incredible people I have ever met this class has truly done it all so let's take a moment to celebrate ourselves with a big round of applause it is an honor to celebrate this Milestone with all of you both in pictures and in person it's a weird kind of interim like that Hidden World behind the waterfall you can't quite see it clearly but you know it's there sometimes it's inviting sometimes it's intimidating and the best part we're all going to be exploring it together in just a few moments our lives are going to pass through to the other side of that waterfall a jury that even Google Maps came to reroute back in elementary school my teacher once showed us a map of the world upside down theory was that the first Australian explorers would have knocked out the world relative to themselves a path forward with their perspective went to all of us today seems upside down graduates regardless of how similar our goals may be our maps are going to look different because inevitably we all see the world in different ways from research and AI to sustainable environment advocacy to protecting our country we are all walking on paths illuminated by so many diverse exciting Passions but just like modern world maps we all have elements in common as well especially today as we share this pivotal moment with the Thousand others in this Arena walking through the curtain of the waterfall and exploring this new world opens up a new stage for our generation of leaders to make the leaps we've been preparing for all this time the most challenging yet liberating fact is that we can't predict the future sure we'll have some badly timed ideas wrong decisions and multiple but they will all be matched with just as many if not more well-timed groundbreaking ideas excellent choices and meaningful milestones at each momentous step number of experiences you'll have in life it's the amount of life that you put into each experience it's a deep conversation you'll have with dorm mates and Mom car ride blasting music as a break between finals how immersed and dedicated you are in mastering that new skill to your satisfaction if there's anything that we've learned from years of forensic waving through it's that regardless of where we go how we get there that makes it so much more worthwhile each and every one of you is brimming with so many complexities and wonders it's not a good biograduate it's a homecoming that perfect feature is waiting for us right behind that waterfall class of 2023 it's been a pleasure your future is calling and I can't wait to see how you answered see you on the other side Ridley thank you [Applause] well I don't want to speak for Mr Frost or Mr gobble but I always feel that following our students is a tough act to follow so could we give one more round of applause to both of our students and I would like to Echo Mr Frost comments and congratulate all of our students and parents and family members who are here tonight at our advice Stevenson High School graduating class of 2020 23.
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Woo! What's that? Let's go. Woo! Good morning and welcome to the Orange Pit. I'm Principal Mark Noel and what a great day we have to celebrate our seniors in front of us. We're also celebrating the community and our staff back there because it's been a team effort to get all of our seniors across the stage today. I have the privilege of announcing our first speaker today. Anna is going to be our salutatorian followed by Caitlin our valedictorian. Anna, it's all yours. Oh, shoot. Sorry. Class of 2023, we made it. We finally made it. All those times wondering if fourth mod would ever end and stressing to finish a test, project, or assignment has finally paid off. We spent our lives waiting for this moment, or at least these past four years, waiting, hoping that we could someday be in these seats. And yes, we should be excited for the future.
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foreign thank you foreign [Music] foreign [Applause] [Music] thank you [Music] foreign [Music] good evening all of that preparation all of that practice how many presentations have you given a lot of them but we can we can roll with it so good evening it's a lively group here we're going to enjoy ourselves it's my great pleasure to welcome you all to the Columbus signature Academy new Tech graduation ceremony foreign we are here to acknowledge the accomplishments of the members of the class of 2023 and to celebrate your success seniors in the last four years you've completed hundreds of projects and you've delivered just as many presentations you've made contact with countless community members along the way you've learned to navigate diverse personalities as you have honed your collaboration skills in addition to content standards project-based learning required you to master school-wide learning outcomes you are now equipped with the 21st century skills that are necessary for your journey into the adult world you are proficient in oral and written communication you've learned to solve real-world authentic projects in a collaborative and technology-rich environment you've developed a strong work ethic and a sense of civic responsibility I am proud to announce that this group of seniors completed over 4 000 hours of community service along the way they've earned over 550 college credits valued at nearly a hundred thousand dollars all tuition free [Applause] this group of seniors qualified for over a quarter million dollars of scholarship money a third of you earned an honors academic honors diploma and nearly 20 percent of you earned the new tech seal so members of the class of 2023 were proud of who you've become all of you have demonstrated great perseverance through and especially challenging senior year this diploma represents your determination your work ethic your drive to your desire and now finally you have crossed the finish line you've represented yourselves your school and your family with pride I congratulate all of you for your accomplishments and I look forward to learning of your future successes it is my pleasure to introduce who will share his thoughts with the senior class Ethan [Applause] good evening family friends facilitators and fellow graduates I am honored to be speaking in front of you today being able to share this moment with you all means so much to me the class of 2023 has finally reached the finish line of high school but we didn't achieve this alone if it wasn't for the support from our parents and facils this journey would have been an even bigger challenge than it already was to our friends for going along this journey with us and making each day better and more memorable as the class of 2023 we are approaching the end but that only Sparks another beginning today is the first glance at that new beginning and I'm so glad we got to share this final moment together this year specifically we have shared and experienced so many lasts ranging from the last day of school the last time seeing our favorite basil our last performance our last game our last time seeing Mr Reed stand on the table and many more amazing memories all these lasts can be bittersweet but we can't forget all the hard work and dedication that we put forth to reach these last these experiences should not be something we try to forget or regret but something we cherish and remember instead we should look ahead to all the firsts we will experience although things have come to a close this year we still have so much more to explore and discover in terms of high school we've reached the top and the thought of starting fresh can be scary our first time living alone or with someone who isn't family our first day of college or at a career our first time paying bills celebrating our first promotion and many more we must realize and acknowledge that all people have a different path and future we are sharing this moment today and what we do after this is what gives us our individuality these things should not be should these things should be looked forward to and will shape Us in the next chapter of our life looking towards that next chapter can be daunting but I truly believe the past four years of being at new tech have prepared us all for the real world in terms of providing with providing us with skills that are applicable to our futures looking back to our freshman year with the genius Hour project we all took a deep dive into our passion or something we were interested in little did my freshman self know that my presentation about piano would translate to my intended career as a music educator we are prepared for the future and have been provided with the resources to find our passion that could ultimately influence our career choice CSA projects have also prepared us to end a significant part a significant significant part of our lives in a healthy way and then reset for what is to come next we have completed so many projects in the last four years and are accustomed to launching a project then when working through and setting benchmarks for ourselves only when the final product is complete we can celebrate our hard work this is an important tradition that we can continue to celebrate today we launched the four-year project of high school after eighth grade and now we have finished up that project we're gathered here to celebrate and end this project in a CSA fashion during this project that we call high school we developed our collaborative oral communication and written communication skills these are things that we practice every day whether it's a group project public speaking or an essay we can use these skills for the rest of our lives like practicing my public speaking right now this shift of last into first can be scary but is something we have all prepared for the last four years looking back at all the memories achievements and events that we have experienced in the last four years we can truly say that we have reached the end and that we are ready to spark our next beginning congratulations to the class of 2023 we made it thank you Ethan it's my pleasure to introduce to you well not to you but to introduce to everyone else CSA facilitator Pete Warren [Applause] graduates faculty staff of CSA new Tech High School administrators of bcsc family and friends of the graduates is my honor to speak to you this evening I've been at CSA new tech as a facilitator since 2019.
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foreign good morning everyone I would like to welcome everyone to today's honor Day program during this program we will recognize and honor not only our students in school but also our community today marks yet another milestone in the lives of the members of the class of 2023.
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and let me begin with what may appear to be obvious four-year Journey that you have for your students and for yourselves When you entered Stevenson as a freshman in the fall of 2019 didn't really work out the way that any of us thought it would and despite the obvious challenges and you have managed to accomplish tremendous things over the course of the last four years and you'll be leading an impressive Legacy for all of our future classes to strive and live up to as a class you led our efforts to return to a sense of normalcy this past year if you remember way back in the fall we began with Wellness week we went to Street Fest we had a disco themed homecoming a Beauty and the Beast musical a multitude of concerts and performances we had s factor into the spring we had a Met Gala theme prom a wonderful senior sunrise and last night a fantastic senior boat cruise as a senior class you also participated and let out and many amazing athletic and co-curricular performance as was mentioned earlier we've had a number of state championships in athletic and academic co-curriculars we had a state champion and girls swimming we had a third place finish and stay for boys soccer absolutely run Applause we had a third place finish for girls tennis we had a second place State finish for boys swimming we had a senior wrestler finished third in state our boys gymnastics team was fifth in state with actually only five student athletes participating our boys water polo team was second in state and are absolutely and our girls water polo team won State again our girls badminton team also won State again state champions We had aces state champions We had FCCLA state champions and FBLA state champions our mathematics team won a state championship was the third year in a row congratulations to our mathematics team and demonstrating an unbelievable uh knowledge of obscure scientist scientific like adiabatic our Science Olympiad won the State title and was the first team from Illinois ever to win the national title for the Science Olympiad so congratulations unbelievable and it wasn't all just fun and games as a class you also worked hard academically you sent new benchmarks in almost every area of academic achievement you have some of our highest ACT and SAT scores ever you earn more college credits in the AP program than any class in history and you've earned more than five million dollars in scholarships for your college Journey next year congratulations but most impressively in my mind is that you have shown all of us what compassion and Grace looks like in the face of challenges and adversities as a class you have led fundraising efforts over the last four years that has raised nearly one hundred thousand dollars for various non-profits and Charities thank you for all of your work students while we're excited to congratulate each of you in a moment before we do so it is important for us to recognize that you haven't been on this journey alone you've had some tremendous support and guidance along the way and as Sami said earlier first and foremost you've had the unconditional love and support of your most influential teachers your parents and your guard parents grandparents with the parents and grandparents of our graduates please stand and students would you please join me in applauding your parents and your grandparents or family members for everything that they've done to support you on this journey thank you [Applause] and as students of advice teams in high school you've benefited from a faculty and staff that represents the very best that American education has to offer some of whom were with us this evening so with all of the faculty and staff and administrative team members from Stevenson High School please stand and students would you also recognize our faculty and staff for all of their hard work as well and to our family and friends joining us this evening we ask your help in honoring each of our graduates tonight please remember that each of our students has earned the privilege to walk across the state and the stage and receive their diplomas as they do so we respectfully ask to hold off on your loudest Applause until the end of the ceremony doing so will allow each Student's name to be heard in the proper recognition reported and finally to the Board of Education who is with us this evening by The Authority granted to me by the Ally the Stevenson High School Board of Education by the Illinois State Board of Education I hereby attest that each of the students presented to you this evening has completed all of the graduation requirements of Adlai Stevenson High School of the Illinois State Board of Education and are therefore entitled to the diplomas presented this evening it is my true privilege to present to you the Ally Stevenson High School graded graduating class of 2023.
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There's an entire world of possibilities out there for us to take and make a difference. However, while it's important for us to look forward, we also have to value the memories and lessons we have learned along the way. As the great Dr. Taylor Swift says, "Hold on to the memories and they will hold on to you." No matter how much we enjoyed high school, or didn't enjoy it, we have all learned lessons to take with us into the future. For example, I remember my first ever day of high school. I'd gone to lunch and was walking back to my table. I tripped over a backpack and fell, spilling my lunch tray and food onto me and everyone around me. Being the new freshman that I was, I immediately burst into tears. Cut to today, I can now joke about the situation. My last day of senior year, I even had a full circle moment and tripped while walking up the stairs.
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I've been teaching for 17 years I've been part of the lives of thousands of students and it's been my joy and privilege to be part of their lives I'll remember you guys as I begin my new adventure I wasn't going to do this it's your fault really which begins at the close of this address and that Adventures retirement six years ago I felt a restlessness in my life but couldn't quite put my finger on why I needed to shake my life up a little bit and think through some things and set some new goals I've always been a fan of the actor Martin Sheen and saw that he was in a kind of an obscure movie called The Way my wife Carla and I decided to watch it and I knew when the movie ended that my adventure was calling me I was going to hike the Camino de Santiago the following summer in fact five years to the day from today I did that and after much planning my dream became a reality the word Camino is Spanish for path Journey or way the Camino de Santiago would take me on a journey from Pamplona Spain to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia Spain it was going to be a difficult 35-day hike over more than 500 miles of terrain I'd be joining more than 325 000 people that summer who made the same pilgrimage I'd never done anything like that before so I was apprehensive and excited all at the same time just like you as graduates are apprehensive and excited countless others have done this before and we we are here to help you on your journey your years here at CSA new tech were a very important part of your life's path so far the pillars of trust respect and responsibility you've learned here are the same values that sustain me on my journey on the first day when I was walking out of Pamplona it was raining it was 45 degrees and it was just absolutely miserable I'd gone about seven miles halfway up a mountain in the Pyrenees and when I stopped I had to change my socks they were soaked as I was drying my feet off a couple from England stopped and I looked really pitiful at the time just check and see if I was okay I told them what I was doing the man took pity on me and gave me his trekking poles I was going to buy some in Pamplona but there were no stores open at 6 30 A.M he knew that I would need them especially on the way down the mountain because the trail for about a mile and a half was nothing but mud and softball sized rocks I learned that day how the motto the Camino provides was true that I could trust that on my journey there would be support and help for me in my time of need as I hiked I met 30 or people from 31 Nations spanning the six continents around the world I found that the pilgrims the pilgrims approached each other with mutual respect we found ways to connect though we were coming from many different perspectives and backgrounds oftentimes we spoke different languages but we learn to Value each individual sometimes walking together when we were lonely sometimes letting each other have space when we needed to Journey alone for a little while and as much as possible we tried not to storm not to snore and disturb each other at night in the large sleeping rooms that we shared I had to take a lot of responsibility in other ways that I wasn't accustomed to as I made my pilgrimage no matter how I tried and how blistered I was I was responsible for getting myself back on the trail every morning it was up to me to find meals and a place to sleep each night to keep my valuables secure I learned a lot about agency and found ways to meet every challenge along the way in the end I found great personal satisfaction in getting to my goal I got to visit a magnificent cathedral in my final day words cannot describe the the awe in that place it was worth all the days of just putting one front one foot in front of the other making progress slowly but surely my journey across Spain was later in life but your journey is just now beginning you will have hard times when you get blisters and it will be hard to walk you'll have days like the day when I walk no almost crawled up a hill that was a 30 incline thinking I was about to die and there was a cafe at the top of that Hill where I got the best tasting Coca-Cola I've ever had in my life you're starting a Camino a path a journey an adventure here's what I hope for you I hope you will be inspired that a passion and a goal will light you up on the inside and you'll be excited to wake up in the morning and pursue that path with all your heart I hope that you will be bold you won't see the entire path laid out before you there will be some sharp turns and some steep hills to climb but you guys are ready be bold enough to take that first step I hope that other pilgrims are there to walk alongside you on your journey they'll be there to pick you up when you fall hold your hands when you're scared and give you what you need to make it to your destination your facilitators your parents your friends and all who love you wish you well we hope you'll send us a postcard along the way in Camino [Applause] [Music] [Applause] CSA senior Abby shoot would like to share a farewell message with her class [Applause] do you remember right before graduating eighth grade wondering what even high school was like well I can tell you my four years here were not a little eighth grade Abby had in mind I can remember waking up on my first day of school at CSA on the first morning to a week spending extra time on my outfit it was a blast for my first fika it's my first halftime performance it's my first marching band Invitational to my first band concert and my first house games high school was awesome we were ending the third quarter and getting ready to go into the break when we were told we'd have an extra two weeks of online school after the break everyone was so excited to have an extra two weeks of break two weeks turned into one month and then into the fourth quarter being fully online it went from sitting in a classroom to sitting at home on a zoom call this was not what any of us were expecting it was different to say the least online school was new for the most of us including the facils switching teaching styles to recording lessons instead of lecturing them and having to communicate on zoom and other online resources was a challenge in itself facils and students struggled to reach each other and connect when not everyone had a reliable internet to ask access even with online school being new and foreign we still pushed through as a CSA family to fight expectations and made it to the end of our first school year summer break felt somewhat normal some of us had socially distant picnics or Gatherings with small groups of friends we wanted to have a normal summer we then reached sophomore year with everyone being able to return to school everyone was glad to be back and learning with everyone else Thanksgiving break rolled around and suddenly we were back to online school although this time we were better prepared we defied expectations last time and we're going to keep on defying them Christmas and New Year's came and went and we moved to a hybrid schedule half of the school was there on Monday and Tuesday everyone was online Wednesday and the other half was at school on Thursday and Friday the hybrid schedule was the best and the worst of both kinds of learning during the past two years we finally ended the fourth quarter in person that year and our class was able to have our first end of your house games ever boom We Justified expectations once again junior year was by far our most difficult year most of us were in physics and constructed cardboard boats to test in the north side pool everything is starting to finally feel normal again some of us were in advanced biology and paddled a kayak or canoe around the lagoons doing reports on the properties around the lake junior year was the pre-game to the end of the mountain climb senior year even though we felt up to our eyes and homework we still defied expectations and we are more than ready than ever to the last push to the end senior year senior year the final Mountain climb to reach the top of our high school careers all the learning and preparation from the past 13 years of education has prepared us for this semester one consisted of applications to multiple colleges sending in job applications lining up internships and getting the boxes checked off to cross the finish line many of us applied for multiple scholarships and applications for living learning communities as well as other opportunities at our colleges of choice or future jobs the college credits that we have been earning over the years are being applied to something for our future semester two was completing our classes and checking off the final boxes to earn our diplomas this Monumental checkpoint in our lives is just the start of the next chapter we're going to write our class is the definition of defining expectations whether it be College straight into work going into the military joining a trade school or something else we have defied the expectations of high school graduation and life beyond graduation our class is the definition of defining expectations and we don't plan on stopping anytime soon [Applause] at this time is with great pride that I introduce to our superintendent Dr Roberts the CSA new tech class of 2023 Dr Roberts [Applause] thank you Mr Reed before I start I'd be remiss on this Memorial Day weekend if I didn't acknowledge the veterans that we might have in the gymnasium if I could ask our veterans to please stand so we could recognize you foreign thank you so much for your service good evening everybody family members friends and staff members thank you for all you have done to support our graduates as they worked through the seemingly endless number of barriers placed in front of them to land in this place tonight as graduates of CSA new Tech High School graduates congratulations to you for the abilities you have displayed during your entire School career but especially during your high school years as you maneuvered past those barriers placed in front of you and demonstrated you have completed the ascent of an important mountain of opportunity the earning of a high school diploma your hard work gives you the title of graduate CSA new Tech High School I referenced your high school years and those years probably deserve an extra mention or two your freshman year was blindsided by a global pandemic and you still felt its impact over your next two years it is my hope that this senior year this senior year felt relatively normal to you but I realized that over the course of your four years many typical high school experiences may have been missed or at least were adversely affected but you were resilient you persevered you overcame and you are here tonight you're going to walk up to the stage to arrive at the top of a mountain that represents at least 12 years of school you will then walk off this stage to begin another ascent an Ascent up the mountain of life what is on top of this mountain will be different for each of you the way you measure happiness will be different the way you determine success will be different the path you take toward achievement will be different but there are a few things that I ask for all of you keep to keep the same and I will quote from the wonderful philosopher Tim McGraw from his song humble and kind hold the door say please and thank you don't steal don't cheat don't lie I know you've got mountains to climb but always stay humble and kind everybody is climbing a mountain and we can't always be sure what that mountain is my mountain is not your Mountain but you're being nice and polite doing the right things helps both of us with our climbs and contributes to the success of our ascent always stay humble and kind when the dreams you're dreaming come to you when the work you put in is realized let yourself feel the pride but always stay humble and kind when you are able to climb your Mountain to get to its peak accomplish your dream do take time to celebrate feel good about yourself you have earned that using tonight as an example you reach the top of this mountain called School celebrate it be proud but not at the expense of others that is detrimental to their client always stay humble and kind don't expect a free ride from no one don't hold a grudge or a chip and here's why bitterness keeps you from flying always stay humble and kind it is much better to earn your way to the top of the mountain versus being given a free pass determine the most appropriate method to get there then put your head down and start to climb remembering to always stay humble and kind members of the CSA new class of 2023 by the power of vested made by the state of Indiana and our Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation Board of Trustees I hereby certify you as graduates of our school system congratulations thank you Dr Roberts as we prepare for the distribution of diplomas Please be aware that we have provided a photographer to take a picture of each graduate as they cross the stage also so that every graduate's name can be heard please hold your individual Applause until the last graduate crosses the stage and then we'll celebrate our entire class together Mr Schroeder will now lead us in recognizing each member of the new tech class of 2023.
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please rise as a class of 2023 enters the auditorium and please remain standing for the singing of the national anthem [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign at the twilight's last gleaming whose brought stripes and bright stars through the [Music] perilously screaming and the rockets [Music] [Applause] for the land of the free [Music] [Applause] you may be seated as ambassadors for our school and Community these students have contributed countless hours of dedication to our choral Department most of these students have been with me since sixth grade and have been excellent performers on stage in the gym honoring our country and in the classroom we have seen them transform into memorable characters in our musicals with talents that have far exceeded my expectations I know these seven seniors are going to go on and do great things in their lives because they've already shown me how much passion they have for music My Wish for them is to keep this passion alive in their hearts and in their lives as they continue on in their Journey Beyond high school please hold your applause while I call these seven students to receive their award Elijah Collins Tristan Hamer Lizzie Hall Bryce McQueen Gibson rails Kylie Simpson and Macy Smith please give these musicians a round of applause [Applause] I want to recognize the following Awards which were previously given during the past few days I'd like to acknowledge the following students on their academic success first for the chemistry one silver test tube Awards Brandt acre Caden Acton Christopher Maine's Quentin Miller Tam no Elena Weber and Joey yake congratulations to those individuals on Silver test tube Awards Round of Applause also the chemistry AP silver flask award is going to Jake Taylor congratulations Jake the following Juniors have been selected as gchs rising stars through the Indiana Association of school principals and those four individuals are Wyatt Clifford Claire Ginder Annie Pumphrey and Cooper Williams congratulations to those four we also have some awards for the Congressional Art competition honorable mention this year goes to Madison ponzler congratulations Madison [Applause] and for for her artwork entitled dread of Tomorrow the People's Choice Award for the Congressional Art competition goes to Milana Kramer first place overall in the Congressional Art competition is rewarded to an artwork called the more the merrier and this piece of artwork will hang in the Capitol building in Washington D.C and the first place winner goes to Milana Kramer congratulations to Milana and Madison ponzler now we will turn our Focus entirely on recognizing today's class of 2023 beginning with the awarding of the president's education awards for academic for outstanding academic performance at the end of seven semesters these students had achieved a 3.8 or above GPA and scored 1180 or above on the s.a.t these seven individuals I will read them one at a time and they will come up and get a certificate will applaud at the end of the list first Ella Chapman Christina Fogg Jenna Foster Josie knobby Selena Perez Macy Smith and Samantha Smith yeah congratulations to our president's education Awards for the class of 2023 we have two individuals that are signing up for the Armed Forces first I'd like to introduce Emily Hamm going into the U.S Army National Guard congratulations Emily come on up and secondly Taylor Underwood U.S Navy [Applause] our next list is 13 individuals that have earned the governor's work ethic certificate it outlines good attendance and cooperation collaboration with their fellow students and also High academic achievement the following individuals please report to the stage William Kathy Christina Fogg Jenna Foster Natalie Kalinowski Kennedy Lowe Kylie Simpson Macy Smith Samantha Smith Bryce Stringer Alexi Tungate Emma walsman Elijah Willard and Kagome wojcek congratulations Governors work ethic certificate recipients [Applause] also like to award the Indiana academic All-Star nominee from the class of 2023 and that individual is Jenna Foster [Applause] hello my name is Lieutenant Davis the Greensburg Police Department I've been with Greensburg Police Department for about 15 years I'm here today representing the Greensburg fop 104 Lodge we do have three Awards this morning that we are handing out scholarships for the from the fop if you could come up to the stage hold your applause till the end first be Bryant Merritt 250 dollars Matthew Reynolds 250 dollars Michaela hogman five hundred dollars the fop would like to thank everyone for submitting their applications these three were selected after review of essays and other information thank you again [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] I am now going to present the bill Edwards pirate Nation award I'm going to read a brief summary to describe the the spirit of this award the class of 1980 met Bill Edwards in their seventh grade history class the anticipation of doing the famed Russian project had been passed down from older older siblings and Friends they're all a little nervous and for those of you in the crowd that know Mr Edwards we remember him dearly Greensburg High School is now graduating classes that did not have Mr Edwards either as a teacher coach or athletic director the class of 1980 wants to make sure that the generous Pirates Nation spirit award in Mr Edwards honor it is embodied and continues he wanted everyone to participate in some way as a player a cheerleader a member of the band or part of the cheer block he wanted you there and involved with the school he stood by the West Orford gymnasium games and was an announcer box taking tickets getting concessions and just doing the Deeds of being an athletic director he is remembered and his legacy lives on so in honor of the class of 1980 I am presenting this bill Edwards pirate Nation award and our award winner this year is Miss Jenna Foster [Applause] so for this award Jenner received a nice little gift and her name will be on a plaque that is provided by the class of 1980 that hangs in our office and will continue to be updated congratulations Jenna [Applause] good morning my name is Annie Swinney and I am the staff development coordinator at Decatur County Memorial Hospital and it is my distinct pleasure to be with you all today to award chosen future Healthcare Scholars with scholarships of one thousand dollars each dcmh is committed to investing in Future Leaders of the healthcare industry within this community and we're very proud to be able to support students from each of the high schools in Decatur County this year along with a passion for Health Care the selected students each demonstrated the hospital's core values of Integrity quality community and compassion I've had the distinct pleasure to work with several local high school students over the past few years many of whom from this building I am proud to reassure you all that the future of Health Care is very bright with these young scholars coming along Decatur County Memorial Hospital would like to congratulate all of the 2023 graduates from Greensburg High School we want to wish you each the best as you embark on the next new and very exciting chapters of your lives your Devotion to serving your community your school and your academic achievements have made you all ideal candidates for our scholarships will The Following police come receive their award Abigail hoeing and brene Driver congratulations [Music] good morning everyone my name is Dawn Lowe and I'm the executive director for the Greensburg Decatur County Chamber of Commerce I first want to say a huge congratulations to the class of 2023 and to your family and friends the Greensburg Decatur County Chamber of Commerce shifted their focus a little bit over the last year and a half and we have begun to realize that the youth is the future and so while we are here to support the business Community you guys will be the ones who will be leading that business community in 5 10 15 20 years and so it is our effort to make sure that we support you in an effort to in turn support our businesses this is the first time that the Greensburg Decatur County Chamber of Commerce has offered a scholarship and we are so extremely excited to be able to do so we held a cash bash raffle back in November during our annual dinner and that cash bash was able to award almost nine thousand dollars in prizes some of the most notable notable being two small business grants worth one thousand dollars each and we are also giving one thousand dollars in scholarships to a recipient at North Decatur South Decatur and Greensburg Community High Schools our community poured over 63 applications which was outstanding and I am pleased to announce that the recipient for the Greensburg Decatur County Chamber of Commerce scholarship for Greensburg Community High School is Macy Smith thank you [Music] good morning and congratulations to the senior class of 2023. my name is Joanne Cunningham and I'm the executive director of Decatur County United Fund the United Fund has been around for 66 years and supports many non-profits and local initiatives that address the areas of Education Health and financial stability our mission is together Building Hope Health and stability for our community today I'm here to recognize an outstanding student for their accomplishments of achieving the governor's work ethics certification their volunteer project selected and also award a 500 scholarship on behalf of Decatur County United Fund the first part is the certification and Mr Peters talked about that briefly earlier we've partnered with the school for six years now and our goal was always to strengthen the employability skills recognized by this certification that is critical in providing a pipeline of skilled high school students and working in our community as well and even preparing for their college or career goals to receive the governor's worth ethics certification you are required to have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher and have met the graduation requirements an attendance rate of 98 percent or higher and have fewer four or fewer sign-in sign outs or times tardy to School attendance is important one or fewer disciplinary referrals during the eligible school year and completed a minimum of six hours of community service or volunteerism during the eligible school year and be in good standing for earning the governor's work ethics certification secondly the United Fund is supported by many volunteers throughout the year and they are essential to the success of our work in the community many of our non-profit Community Partners would not survive without volunteers everyone should consider giving of their time to worthy or projects or organizations this year the Decatur County United fund scholarship winner has dedicated way more than six hours of volunteer time between helping at the animal shelter bread of life the miracle ride helping with wreaths Across America volunteering at church new directions the idlewise house and the Kiwanis pancake breakfast the Decatur County United Fund board of directors and staff selected Emma wallsman as our 500 scholarship recipient for her completion of the governor's work ethics certification congratulations Emma let's go good morning my name is Christopher Fogle and for this award I am speaking on behalf of the Greensburg prevention group The gpg Works to reduce Alcohol Tobacco and drug use in our communities especially among youth one of the ways we encourage youth like you to make smart choices is by publishing our be the wall role model posters this year we were happy to have two of your own classmates on our posters these students were selected because of their ability to make smart healthy choices and at this time we would like to give them momento and their scholarship check for two hundred dollars for their efforts as a be the wall role model thank you for making healthy choices Kennedy Lowe and Bryce Stringer please come forward [Applause] and at this time the gpg would also like to announce the new role models for the 2023-24 poster series earlier this year 11th graders applied to be featured on the new posters our committee reviewed all the applications and today we are pleased to announce this year's winners representing Greensburg Community High School congratulations Jesse Hadler and Ava Wilmer [Applause] good morning I'm Nora Bruns and I am the 4-H Youth Development educator here in Decatur County today we would like to recognize our 10-year 4-H members the seniors started their journey in the third grade and maybe even earlier if they were part of the cloverbuds mini 4-H program 4-H can be a huge commitment and not just for the member but for the entire family in their 10 years they've built skills by Leading Hands-On projects in areas like science Health Agriculture and Civic engagement 4-H has helped them grow confidence Independence resilience and compassion we would like to honor their commitment to 4-H today by presenting them with the certificate of recognition please help us in recognizing Lydia balzer William Kathy Emma Evans Christina Fogg Evan Graves Michael kopinski and Olivia wechter we thank you for your commitment to 4-H and to your community and wish you the best of luck on your next adventure [Applause] hi my name is Alex Helms I'm with the Decatur County Purdue AG alumni formerly known as the cater County stake fry committee it was founded in 1978 with the mission to promote Purdue University academics and Athletics with a particular emphasis on supporting Purdue agricultural programs and interests to achieve this Mission we support Decatur County students pursuing higher education in the field of Agriculture at Purdue by providing financial assistance in the form of scholarships each year we give scholarships to students from Decatur County that are enrolled in the Purdue's College of agriculture each recipient will receive a 500 scholarship after they have completed their freshman year and are enrolled in Purdue's College of AG for their sophomore year this year's recipient is Abe [Applause] foreign good morning and congratulations class of 2023 my name is Becky vandeber and this is my husband David and we are here today representing the Decatur County cattle battle the cattle Battle Is An Open cattle show held here in the county every March for youth from Indiana and surrounding states to exhibit their animals 2023 marked the 9th Annual Decatur County cattle battle this is our first year awarding the scholarship with proceeds from our show applicants from the scholarship must have been a 4-H Decatur County beef member and or participated in Decatur County junior leaders the person receiving this scholarship has been a 4-H beef member for 10 years and has exhibited his cattle at the cattle battle several of those years we are super excited to award the first annual Decatur County cattle battle scholarship for a thousand dollars to Evan Graves thank you so much thank you good morning seniors and congratulations my name is Philip Goddard and I am here this morning with my wife Dr Sue Ellen Reed Goddard I may add she was the superintendent of Public Instruction for Indiana she held that position elected position for 16 years we are very proud to be able to endow a scholarship in the memory of My Father Judge John W Goddard we are also very proud that it's being presented in an auditorium name for him the Goddard Auditorium yes my dad had a great presence in this community and I'll just reflect a few moments on some of the things that he accomplished he was an officer in World War II in the Navy he also taught at Princeton University in Notre Dame University for young men trying to become naval officers during the war dad was the County Attorney the City attorney the prosecuting attorney and the circuit court judge for 30 years he held elected office in this community for 42 years he's the past president of the Indiana trial judges Association and the recipient of two sigmores of the Wabash the highest civilian order award that can be presented by the state his Civic involvements in the community are just too too extensive to try to list in in this presentation but dad's greatest oh I may add that he and his brother played on the YMCA National Volleyball championship and if you're at the YMCA you can see his picture on the wall there but his biggest interest was the development of students at Greensburg High School he was their biggest fan he attended many many athletic events and um activities socially of students of the high school he thought that the future of America began with the development of people your age and what you're getting ready to embark on being life he did this long after my two brothers and I graduated from Greensburg high school he attended basketball games and football games well into his 90s he was still coming to football games and basketball games and I think he was a recipient of the big blue booster award I don't know how many times I've seen those trophies around the house when Dad was alive his sense of fairness and legal scholarship was recognized Statewide he never met a stranger and he could walk with royalty as easily as he could with the common person he was to be respected I am pleased to announce this year's recipient as Matthew Reynolds for the amount of two thousand dollars [Music] thank you congratulations it's my honor this morning to present the Russell Nancy Wilhoit academic leadership scholarship Russell's here with me many of you know he helps coach our softball team he's been very active in the community for many years and Russell and his wife started this scholarship I think two years ago and last year was the first year and this year our recipient of that award is Bryce Stringer there's a one thousand dollar scholarship [Applause] good morning my name is Renee springmeyer and I think all of you know Mrs mangles we currently serve on the Greensburg Community Schools Education Foundation and are here today to present a total of six scholarships these scholarships are made possible because of those who have generously donated to the Education Foundation the first four scholarships are our foundation scholarships and our two thousand dollars each the First Foundation scholarship winner is Granger Maxwell [Applause] the next winner is Courtney Michael [Applause] [Music] the next scholarship winner is oriannis schlieder [Applause] the last scholarship from the foundation is the technical scholarship and this year it is awarded to Bryant Merritt [Applause] [Music] next we have the class of 1968 scholarship to award the winner of this scholarship is Emily ernstis and it's for two thousand dollars as well [Applause] [Music] and last we have the Virginia Garvey scholarship this award is for five hundred dollars and the winner is Natalie Kalinowski [Applause] good morning my name is Deb Sellers and I have with me this morning my two sons Sean and Kyle Sellers and um my husband my late husband John and I both taught here for for myself 29 years and I'm not sure John he was at least 30.
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I am Mallory Craighead senior class president and I am glad to have been given the honor of speaking to you tonight I want to thank you all for being here on this special evening to celebrate the Day this class has anxiously been awaiting I would like to start off by thanking friends and family thank you for your constant encouragement and love for us as you have seen us at our best and at our worst you will stick by our sides throughout the rest of our lives helping us and being there for us to all the teachers and the staff you are some very special people you have dedicated yourselves every day to make sure that we have hope for our futures thank you for being a friend and a guide to each one of us last but certainly not least I want to thank my fellow graduates some of us have been here longer than others but it seems as if we have been here together for ages it feels like we had just started become family and now we have to say goodbye and go our separate ways we have been there for each other through the thick and thin and I would not change any of it for the world well we did it BHS class of 2023 will forever hold a special place in our hearts but for right now it is time to start a new adventure thank you foreign good evening everyone and thank you for being here to celebrate these students and all their hard work that led them to this point um my baby nephew Grayson is here can we get a round of applause for my baby nephew Grayson that's him up there okay sorry about that um with a brief moment I have to share with you today I can piled a list of 10 things that I have learned throughout my high school career that I believe will pass over into all aspects of my life lists are great because they will keep me from Rambling as I am want to do and as a certain econ teacher reminded me moments ago um here are 10 thoughts that I hope will guide my life as it extends Beyond high school and will hopefully do the same for some of you number one you deserve happiness safety comfort and the achievement of your goals no matter who you are what you've done or what you haven't done never let anyone tell you that you're not deserving of these fundamental human needs number two don't let another person tell you what is right or wrong you have to determine these things for yourself or your morals will mean nothing to you number three people will try to sell you one size fits all solutions to life don't let them fool you life is far too complicated for that you have to search for your own solutions to the struggles in your life number four people are never the enemy you I have had to learn that the enemy can be an action an idea a Prejudice but it is never another person humanity is sacred life is sacred people are sacred attack the principles with an es not our principal Mr Baker um that you find a moral protect and respect the humanity of people always number five you are never the smartest person in the room be open to what you can learn from others number six it's good to accept what you cannot change but it is more important to change the things that you cannot accept number seven add advocate for yourself and for others who cannot advocate for themselves number eight do not be shy with your gratitude always tell others when you are thankful for them number nine not every relationship or experience lasts forever but it all helps to shape you and make you who you are the fact that these things don't last forever is what gives them meaning high school for example most importantly there is no correct path to take from here life is difficult and mistakes are inevitable never forget that life is precious appreciate the fact that you exist and always know that you are deserving of that existence whatever you accomplish in life just know that your choices matter and you possess and deserve the power to create the future you dream of now thank you [Applause] of course [Music] yet [Music] and he is [Music] in my dear [Applause] [Music] morning [Music] [Applause] [Music] I know foreign [Music] fellow graduates family members friends teachers staff and administrators it is an honor to be a part of this celebration the commencement ceremony of the Bluffton High School class of 2023.
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[Applause] all right um we're going to get started reading names in just a few minutes but we have a few more announcements before we get going first of all uh how embarrassing I ran up there to say hello early and I didn't say who I was I it's my honor to be the principal of Stevenson High School my name is Troy gobble great to see you all many of you probably remember me from such wonderful zooms as how do I get on to see my class tomorrow or when are we coming back next week right so you you probably had a lot of that over the time you're with me I think our namesake Ally Stevenson was a fabulous speaker and whenever we have an event like this I think it's always important to put his voice in the room and uh Stevenson spoke to a graduating class at Princeton University and shared this important bit of wisdom students don't be afraid to learn don't be afraid to read to study to work to try to know because at the very best you can know very little and don't Above All Things be afraid to think for yourself nothing has been in my judgment more disheartening about the Contemporary scene the last several years in America than the growth of the popularity of unreasoned to my way of thinking it is not the years in your life but the life in your years that count in the long run you'll have more fun you'll do more and you'll get more you'll give more satisfaction the more you know the more you have worked and the more you have lived for yours is a great adventure in a stirring time in the annals of men tonight I do want to announce uh on uh we have 14 of your fellow Patriots who could not be here tonight because they are competing in state competitions they are members from our girls lacrosse team the boys track team and the boys tennis team big round of applause for them all right and now the class of 2023 Alexander IRA petoff Jessica Ahrens Timothy bushuyev Jackson carlberg Christian Carmona Leslie Carrasco Keith Carter Samuel cusumano Sophia cusumano yarina dovhan Austin go Lincoln Lauren grindy William Harlow Jeremiah Hatcher Annika ho Kendra hootsziel Camilla jablonski Trevor gedrius Jacob janota Allison katibnikov Ryan Kiefer Leica kothapali Lance Locker Zara Malik Alberto Meza Juno Parsons Dylan Patel Mahala plesko Haley popkey Maximo Pareto shaksham prakash karinji Kumar sivakumar apoorva somani Jacob senaido Owens by charlski Kylie Starr Mia stab John stembaugh Ryan sturtawagen srika sudir David sonius Andrew Thornton Yash Vijay Alexander Walker Jonathan Wang Lindsay Wang Madison Wang Brianna Welter Rachel Wilson Ashley wadelko Isabella voidelovich Samantha wolf Jack Walter Michael why Rocky Gloria Shing Daniel shu Kayla yang Daniel you Hannah you [Applause] Ashley adkinson Timothy on upendi Alexandra baika [Music] Florian Shea Calvin Chen Grace Chun Jack Chen Christina Curtis [Music] Brian dick Matthew dubinski Jacob edley Ramsey Engel [Music] Brandon Factor Natalie flemenbaum Elon Gelson Joshua George Angela green Annie grisimore Charles 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John foreign [Applause] s before we get going at the end of the ceremony we welcome you to join us out in the vestibule to meet with your families please students they their families have supported you through this entire Journey this is the time to give them a great big hug we really appreciate that and now the thing that has been most Googled by families today your tassel begins on the right make sure your tassel is on the rights right now and when we have you switch that tassel from the right side to the left side you will officially become alumni of Stevenson High School let's move that test until the last all right now here's what we're gonna do Patriots if this is something you're interested in on three we are gonna throw those hats in celebration one two three Nations [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] thank you [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] foreign [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] hello 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Luckily, this time I didn't burst into tears, but was able to laugh it off. It made me realize these past four years at East, I've learned that in the end, it's not that serious. You have to learn to be able to laugh at yourself, or else you'll be too worried about embarrassment to get anything accomplished. In life, it's important to be able to embrace the stumbles go through and use it to help you get further ahead. And let's face it, these past four years, there's been a lot of stumbles. We were just learning the ropes of high school when we were forced into lockdown and had to learn to adapt to learning through a computer. We went through sophomore year grappling with block scheduling and hybrid learning. And sure, in the moment it felt really annoying, tedious, and frustrating, but I can now confidently say we're all very comfortable in using resources like Quizlet and SparkNotes to help us out.
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so I I would like to wish and congratulate the class of 23 job well done and to my fellow retirees it's great you'll love it and you made it to the finish line all right so every year for the past three years we have presented a scholarship in honor of John and to fund this scholarship we host an annual golf outing and I'm happy to say that we're already maxed out at 25 teams for July 1st and if you're interested in the future please contact Sean I don't do golf so he'll be happy to set you up with the team and you'll have the team and he'll set you up and get you going for the next year the event this year is July 1st and I'm happy to award two scholarships this year in honor of John 1 to Mr Granger Maxwell for a thousand dollars and one for Bryce Stringer for also a thousand dollars [Applause] [Music] as these gentlemen come to the stage I was happy to have both of them in class I don't have any embarrassing stories about Bryce but Granger was the only student I ever had set a hop hat on fire so you know that's a pretty good record for 29 years congratulations guys good luck in your future [Applause] my name is David springmeyer this is my I'm here with my wife Renee to present my mother's scholarship the Bonnie springmeyer nursing scholarship this scholarship was started to honor all the wonderful nurses that took care of Bonnie when she was sick this scholarship is for fifteen hundred dollars and the scholarship goes to Kennedy Lowe [Applause] [Music] good morning did I scare you wake you up sorry uh I'm Dave Green I'm here with my daughter Jamie uh before we get into the actual business I would like to make mention of some people that have touched probably all of you probably directly or indirectly impacting your growth over the course of time these people are leaving the school they're going into a new chapter in their life in retirement I would like to make mention of those people if I might Mrs Wamsley Mrs Hager Mr Coppell Mr Bailey Miss Sue Offenburg and the principle of thing Mr Peters as he moves on to a new Endeavor in his life congratulations to all of those people [Applause] um my wife Joyce gave 30 years of her life to this school she taught in the business and Vocational Department walked the hallways she was a team mother for basketball tennis golf whatever it might be she did not graduate from Greensburg High School she graduated from one of the County Schools Clarksburg she was valedictorian and I thought maybe she was a you know somebody smart and here I am I guess I'm just lucky Joyce as I said taught in this building for 30 years very unexpectedly in November of 1998 she passed so with the honor Day on in the year of 1999 we gave the first scholarship in her honor today marks the 25th year that we have given her scholarship you young people today you have no idea who she is but I bet there are many of your parents your grandparents no Mrs Joyce green if you're doing me a favor later at some point ask your parents or your grandparents about Mrs Green and they'll paint a very glowing picture of this lady we have done this as I said for 25 years she's not happy about it but that's the way it is we've done this to honor her her Legacy and we're going to do it again and again and again I know for sure that I will be here another 15 years for future graduates at that point in time I will be 96.
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it is amazing to feel the intensity of different emotions filling this gymnasium this evening as we close this chapter of our live story and begin to look towards what lies ahead family members you're probably wondering where the years have gone as you Marvel at your graduates accomplishments it doesn't seem that long ago when these young adults we honor today were off to their first day of kindergarten of course living through those years between kindergarten and graduation may have seemed like an eternity for the students and likely for some of you as well nonetheless there's great news it's safe to say we've made it this goal has been accomplished and tonight we graduate as a class of 2023. you may applaud us now [Applause] when I found out that I was going to speak tonight I was quickly given some do's and don'ts for those that know me my sense of humor tends to be well a dry sarcastic sense of humor and I quickly found out it would be in my best interest to shy away from too much joke telling or funny stories about Mr Baker [Music] so I thought it best to take a more serious route and talk about an important word accomplishment I'd like to tell you about a Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortez and talk about how he found his accomplishment history states that when he and his crew first reach land Cortez quickly told the crew they were going to burn down their ships in order to sink them now I wasn't there but I'm guessing his crew may have had a few arguments about whether this was a good idea or not it was said that they didn't actually burn the ships and sink them but instead dismantled the ships and used the parts as resources Cortez's point in doing this was to force a crew to see a couple of things clearly one they weren't going back to where they came from and two there was only more to learn and accomplish going Inland instead of looking back hopefully you're all still with me here's a point in the story Cortez's idea in fact parallels what we are doing right here right now this evening to be clear we have no intention of burning down the school or Sinking anything however we have no reason to return to what we have been or what we have done here in this place Lafitte finishing high school has been accomplished in addition there's only more to learn and accomplish by going forward to wherever life is taking us next our pass will split from this day forward and that may be part of the challenge but unlike Cortez and his crew we have multiple resources that can continue to grow us as people as young adults facing new circumstances whether they be beginning College joining the military or entering the workforce the definition of accomplishment is simply achieving something successfully I hope all of you find yourself seeing your accomplishments clearly here tonight Mahatma Gandhi once said this about accomplishments every worthwhile accomplishment big or little has its stages of drudgery and Triumph a beginning a struggle and a victory maybe you sit here thinking back on some of those struggles and victories now My Hope for all of us as a 2023 graduating class of Bluffton High School is that we can forever remember that the end result of all of our hard work and efforts was the diploma placed in our hands here tonight here before our families friends teachers we can proudly accept these diplomas to Mark our many accomplishments and confidently look toward our future congratulations once again to the class of 2023 thank you [Music] good evening graduating class of 2023 I have a question for you this evening actually I have several questions for you maybe the same questions you have been asking yourself lately as you are about to begin the next part of your journey questions like what am I going to do now where am I supposed to go from here who am I and who am I meant to be you'll have many decisions to make very soon and those decisions will set the course for your journey here's an interesting little fact did you know that an adult makes on average 35 000 decisions a day no wonder making decisions can make us anxious and stressed out as you chart your course there'll be many decisions and choices you will have to make who you will become depends on those decisions legendary basketball coach John Wooden summed it up well he says there's a choice in there is a choice you have to make in everything you do so keep in mind the choice you make you he is saying that we not only make decisions we are also made by those decisions every one of us is where we are today is that the result of decisions we have made up to this point decisions powerfully shapes Our Lives Vince Lombardi further this point when he says truth is knowing that your character is shaped by your everyday choices when you know who you are you will have the courage to live fully who you are made to be an interesting way to think about this is to make decisions that your 80 year old self and your 10 year old self will be proud of your 80 year old self cares about the long-term compounding of the decisions of today and your 10 year old self remind you to have some fun along the way satisfied both for growth and fulfillment since we're talking about choices and how they Define us I thought it'd be good and appropriate to share choices for The Graduate from Todd gong work here are just three of them first he says choose your friends wisely spend your time with people who encourage you to be your best character influences character both good and bad second he says choose to lead things better than they were when you found them this applies to any job and your interactions with people as well and lastly he says choose to be great but not at the expense of people relationships are the foundation to your purpose in this life value every single one of them graduates I think the overall theme Here is that every choice matters Lou Holtz says it best life is a matter of choices God gave us the power to think love create plan imagine and choose I believe the greatest power we have is the power to choose every day you have a choice how you see the world determines the world you see look for the good you see I believe that we are not given a good life and we're not given a bad life we're given a life it is up to us to make it good or bad to help you remember the power of your choices a gift for you has been placed under your seat go ahead take a look some of that might be taped a little stronger than normal graduates if you forget everything else tonight just remember what's written on your keychain graduating class of 2023 make it a great life or not the choice is truly yours the good news is you are graduating from one of the best high schools in the state of Indiana every year the U.S news and World Report generates a list of the top high schools in the entire nation Bluffton High School was ranked number one in all of Wells County number five in the entire Fort Wayne metropolitan area top 25 percent in the state of Indiana and the top 19 percent in the entire nation along with that achievement our school has been a four-star School five times since 2010.
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And while we might think that through graduating, it's all behind us, the truth is there's going to be a lot more stumbles. We're about to enter a whole new era of our life, one where there's not going to be parents and teachers every step of the way behind us. And that is incredibly scary. There's going to be times when you trip and fall back and times when you try to move too fast and even fall up. But it's important to use the experiences we've had at East, the good and the bad, to help guide us through the trips and falls. Use those lessons to not only get past the stumbles, but to surpass them. One last lesson I've learned though is that you can't create a game plan for your life. Going into my time here at East, I had a whole vision of what my four years were going to look like.
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