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So, whatever you do, do something. Making every second count sounds cheesy, but you won't get those seconds back. Class of 2025, it's been a great year and hopefully we didn't peak these last four years of high school. There's potential with all of us to do great things and we have time to do just that. Just make sure you don't wait to do great things. We can relax now, but we still have an exciting future ahead of us. Have a wonderful summer and good luck on the journeys to come. Thank you. [Applause] Thank you, Santi. At this time, it is with great pride that I introduce to our superintendent, Dr. Chad Phillips, the CSA New Techch graduating class of 2025. Dr. Phillips. [Applause] [Music] Thank you, Mr. Geel, Darby, Santi, great job. I think I remember those tears. Santi was lucky enough to be several of these kids uh principal in elementary school when they were kindergarteners.
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You can't possibly make any difference." After listening politely, the boy bent down, pick up another starfish, looked at it, and threw it back into the ocean. Then he smiled at the man and said,"I made a difference to that one." The reason I tell you that starfish story, which if I may pause for a minute, that starfish story, our choir teacher, Miss Garri, put to a song, an original song created by Miss Garri and sang by our choir students for our special evening together, The Starfish Story. Thank you, Miss Garri, and choir for such a great song. But the reason I tell you that starfish story is because it will help you answer two of life's most important questions. Who am I? And why am I here? You're going to have to answer those questions at some point in your life. And to help you, there's a gift waiting for you under your seat.
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And many of them are here in the audience tonight. So, would our friends and family members who are in the audience of our graduates please stand? And students, can you find them, point to them, give them a round of applause, and thank them for everything that they've done for you. Thank you. Thank you, parents. [Applause] students. In addition to amazing family and friends, no Stephvenson education would be complete without the passion and expertise of the incredible faculty and staff here at Stevenson High School. Some of us uh who are here this evening. So would the Stevenson faculty and staff and administrative team members please stand? Students, would you join me in giving them a round of applause as well? This is an amazing group of educators. Thank you to our guests tonight. We ask that you help us honor each of our graduates equally. We're going to ask respectfully that you hold your loudest celebrations until the end of the ceremony so that each student's name can be clearly heard and properly acknowledged.
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As I call your name, would you please stand at your seat and remain standing until all are recognized? And I would ask a favor that you hold your applause until the end so that we don't miss anyone's name or branch. Elizabeth Castillo, United States Marine Corps. Donovan Diaz, United States Army. Alexis Hope Short Duncan, United States Air Force. Leonardo Flores Leon, United States Army Reserve. Joshua Garcia, United States Army. Adair Esau Aguilar, United States Navy. I'm sorry, that's United States Army. Sorry to do that to you, Esau. Ethan Holder, United States Navy. Madison Kirby, United States Navy. Brittney Lopez, United States Army. Sierra Newell, United States Naval Academy. Drake Knobblet, United States Navy. Joshua Padilla Medina, United States Navy. Zayn Kenneth Pum, United States Marine Corps. Caitlyn Palasco, United States Navy. Sarah Sebastian, United States Navy. Maril Lee Silva, United States Air Guard. Shaoli Paula Vasquez Cabayro, United States Marine Corps.
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So, it's a special night for me. Good evening, class of 2025. Welcome families, friends of our graduates, teachers, and staff. Graduates, congratulations on your achievement. You being here today is no accident. You are here today because you chose to do the hard things. Getting to this moment wasn't always easy. There were setbacks. There were times when your motivation was low, when life got complicated, but you kept going. And now you sit here not because the path was easy, but because you chose to walk it anyway. You trained yourself to take the harder path. That's what builds strength. Not talent, not luck, no shortcuts, just that quiet decision day after day to do the difficult things. Most of you are familiar with the 1962 John F. Kennedy speech, the moonshot speech. He said, "We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy but because they are hard." If I can provide you just one lesson, let it be this.
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Go ahead. You can get your gift. The starfish pen that you are holding and the story that goes along with it that I just shared with you is what I gave to the teachers of Bluffton High School 26 years ago on my first day of principal. I now give it to you on my last day. The message has not changed. Make a difference. Make your life count. That is why I have worn a starfish every day for the past 26 years. Jane Goodall says it best. What you do makes a difference. You have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. You know, people always want to know if they're being successful in life in everything that they do. The problem is that success can be defined in many different ways. In fact, too many people equate happiness with success. Unfortunately, those people are often disappointed.
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It's a small courtesy that, as you will see in a minute, makes a great deal. And finally, to the members of the board of education who are here tonight. By the authority vested in me, I hereby certify that each of the students presented tonight has fulfilled all of the graduation requirements of Adli Stevenson High School and the state of Illinois Board of Education and is entitled to the diplomas they are about to receive. It is my privilege to present to you the Adlife Stevenson class of 2025. Congratulations students. [Music] Before we get started today, I think it's important to recognize the namesake of our great institution, Adli Stevenson, uh, III. Uh he was um a governor of Illinois, ambassador to the United Nations, and two-time failed presidential candidate. He actually lost spectacularly only winning one state and it was not his home state of Illinois.
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Braden Michael Yarbor, United States Navy. and Lillian Faith Jurgis, United States Marine Corps. With it being Memorial Day weekend, at this time, I would also ask any member of our audience who has served in the armed forces to please stand and be recognized with our students at this time. You may be seated. Thank you, graduates. While at Columbus North High School, you have developed strong habits of mind and you have learned to live the bulldog way. Use both as you transition to a world that not only awaits you, but to a world that needs you. Class of 2025, you came here with goals and aspirations, and today you leave standing a little taller, reaching a little further, and being a little better. You have entered Columbus North High School to learn. Having done so, we our charge to you now is go forth to serve.
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Strength is built one challenge at a time. Lean into the discomfort of growth. Don't run from effort. Run towards it. Choose to do hard things. Graduates, we're proud of you. You've already proven that you can do difficult things. Now go out and keep proving it. Congratulations, class of 2025. The world needs your courage. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] And at this time, by the authority vested in me by the state of Indiana and by the board of trustees, I hereby certify you as graduates of the Bartholomew Consolidated School Board. [Applause] Thank you, Dr. Phillips. As we prepare for the distribution of diplomas, please be aware that we have provided photographers to take a picture of each graduate as they cross the stage. So, you will not need to worry about taking your own and you can enjoy the moment. Also, so that every graduate's name can be heard, please hold your individual applause until the last graduate crosses the stage, and we will then celebrate together.
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I believe if you make a positive difference in some person's life, then you are a success. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "The purpose of life is not to be happy. It's to be useful, honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well." Well, let's go back to our two questions. Who am I? And why am I here? If you don't find the answer to those questions, somebody will answer them for you. Those questions are too important to let that happen. Mark Twain knew how important those questions are. He said, "The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why." Well, one of those days has already occurred. It was your birthday. Now, it's time to find out why you were born. It's time for you to make a difference.
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Um which I think is a great message for all of you. You can still go on to do great things even if there is a failure in your life. Um, Adli Stevenson was asked to speak to the graduating class at Princeton University and he shared this important bit of wisdom and I think it's important for us to consider that today. Don't be afraid to learn, 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 unreason. 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.
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At this time, I present the Columbus North High School class of 2025 to Dr. Chad Phillips, superintendent of schools. In doing so, I certify that they have met all the necessary requirements for graduation. Dr. [Applause] Phillips. Good afternoon, class of 2025. I'm going to try to speak loudly for those of you in the back. Uh, first, I apologize, Peggy. I'm going to go off script a little bit. I think we could have our own Army Navy game here today. Congratulations to each of you, but Marines, I think we can take them. Ura, welcome family and friends of our graduates, teachers and staff. Mr. Clark, thank you. Mrs. Nolting, congratulations. Graduates, congratulations on your achievement. You being here today is no accident. You are here today because you chose to do the hard things. Getting to this moment wasn't always easy. There were setbacks. There were times when your motivation was probably low, when life got complicated.
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I have to read that, but I know you're going to celebrate anyway, so enjoy. Mr. Steel, please come forward and lead us in the distribution of diplomas. [Applause] [Music] We ready for Flint? Flint Santiago De Luna. [Applause] Little early on that one. Darby Claire Rocker, [Applause] Kaden, David Ammerman, Kyla Rose Batton, Hunter James Beasley, [Applause] Xavier Alexander Bennett, [Applause] Kylie Danielle BS, Isabelle Anne Random, [Applause] Keyn Zane, Marian J. [Applause] Clark, McKenzie Marie Clark, [Applause] Casey Cookar, [Applause] Josiah Sadique Deon Davis [Applause] Kaye Jane Day Caitlyn Clara Elizabeth Dixon, [Applause] [Music] Chelsea Jane Drifus, [Applause] [Music] Jackson Dunlop, [Applause] [Music] Caitlyn Janet Rose Dyer, [Applause] Nathan Lee Everline, [Applause] Chad Bryson, Ernest, [Applause] Daniel Espinosa, Juan Carlos Pere Costanetta, [Applause] Jacob Dean Fields, [Applause] Maline Nicole Fields, [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Matthew Xavier Fields, [Music] Michaela Marie Fields, Flint Lee Foley Cadence Rain Frazzy, [Applause] Arturo Garcia, Salazar, [Applause] Augustus Steven Gaylord [Applause] Bailey and Gooden Pool [Applause] [Music] Danielle Marie Griffith, [Applause] [Music] Brianna Lena Gryom [Applause] [Music] Lexus Riley Hall.
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But you may say, "Mr. Baker, I don't even know where to begin." So, let the starfish remind you that if you make a positive difference in just one person's life, then your time on this earth has not been wasted. You see, when you peel back the money and the possessions and the social media, all that really matters is what you did with your life. Choose to make a difference. Choose to make this place better than when you found it. John Gordon addresses this by saying, "Life isn't about money. It's about people, commitment, loyalty, relationships. In the end, we won't be measured by our bank account, our sales numbers, our wins and losses, but by the difference we make in the lives of others. Class of 2025, do something with your life that matters. Make a positive difference in someone's life. It's just that simple. The good news is that you're graduating from one of the best high schools in the state of Indiana.
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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 at a stirring time in the annals of men. With that, we've got the board ready to begin to present um our diplomas, and we're going to turn it over to the council. Amy Anduhar Cruz, Garve Bakshi, Alan Becker, Rashath Balam, Anastasia Beristova, Anna Bold, Vishwaxan Banu, Natalia Ia Bronowski, Carson Bugayan, Kenosha Kahigas, Tanoush Checker, Augustia Chadri, Ava Dolin, Alex Drachek, Patrick Inou, Aditia Gupta, Daniel Hammond, Priscilla Huang, Michael Intelligator, Max Kazibut, Noah Kim, Arnav Kumar, Ellen Lee, Helen Lee, Rachel Lee, Alan Lert, Botanical, Seth Levy, Daryl Louu, Sika Manava, Adrien Messi, Nigam Moanti, Ari Nastasin, Andre Nikantuk, Roman Nodman, Maximleian Noiki, Rahul Pyramana, Lincoln Pon, Naomi Ramirez, Brandon Rasoff, Nano Ruteri, Lillian Cet, Sophia Schlaka, Stuty Singh, Shrea Spatz, Arro Tech, Soma Tanaka, Jonathan Tao, Savia Tawari, Jeet Thakrar, Akash Tiramolaretti, Shrihan Tumala, Alan Vanacle, Prrenav Ventor, Ganov Vivec, Thank you.
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But you kept going. And now you sit here not because the path was easy, but because you chose to walk it anyway. You trained yourself to take the harder path. That's what builds strength. Not talent, not luck, not shortcuts, just that quiet decision day after day to do the difficult things. Most of you are probably familiar with the 1962 John F. Kennedy speech, the moonshot speech, when he said, "We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy but because they are hard. If I can provide you just one lesson, let it be this. Strength is built one challenge at a time. Lean into the discomfort of growth. Don't run from effort. Run towards it. Choose to do hard things. graduates, we're proud of you. You've already proven that you can do difficult things.
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Good job. Leilani Elizabeth Paulie Marcato, [Applause] Gavin Lee Hayes, [Applause] Hector Hernandez Medina, [Applause] Ingred Joshelyn Ibara Vasquez, [Applause] Kimberly Elise [Applause] Juel, Brienne Lydia King, Maline Francis Claire, [Applause] Sophia Leanne [Applause] Katowski, Gavin Joy, Lackey, [Applause] Natalie Ellen Lewis, [Applause] Mitchell Martinez, Viviveros, Adia Marie Massingel, [Applause] Alejandra Liz Miguel [Applause] Domingo, Kenley J. Lane Miller, [Applause] Matthew Allen Moore, [Applause] Austin Andrew Morrison, [Applause] [Music] Sydney Elizabeth Morrow. [Applause] Christopher Elijah Wayne Mullins [Applause] Christian William Nef [Applause] Victor Okampo Sanchez, Marley Telman Oaks, [Applause] Beatatric Foster [Applause] Orbin, Christopher Ortega [Applause] Gonzalez, Abigail Jean Parker, [Applause] Haley Michelle Parks, [Music] Ezekiel Eden, [Applause] Joseph Gregory Perkins, Lillian Jane [Applause] Phillips, Allison Jean Pull, [Applause] Brianna Lee B. [Applause] Sahara Nicole Desiree Rainey [Applause] Joselyn Alyssa [Applause] Recendes, Aiden Matthew [Applause] Rice, Gage Kennan Riley, [Applause] Lindsay Rodriguez Herrera, Sydney Lane Ruth, [Applause] Aaron Koy Scott, [Applause] Grayson Kendall Scott, [Applause] Alexandria Grace Surmer, [Applause] Jared Logan Sharp.
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Our school was named a four-star school five times in eight years. This is the highest award given by the Indiana Department of Education. Blumpton High School has also earned an Agrade from the Indiana Department of Education for many years. This is the highest grade awarded by the state. Blton High School is recognized as one of the best high schools in the state of Indiana thanks to you. I have personally watched the class of 2025 go out of your way to be kind to others who needed it. Whether it's in the cafeteria, the hallways, the classrooms, or your giving spirit for uh the giving spirit for Riley's Children Hospital, you were intentional with your compassion for others. I guess what I'm trying to say, you've already made a great start down that path of making a positive difference. Graduates of 2025, I want you to know it has truly been an honor to be your principal.
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Now go out and keep proving it. Congratulations, class of 2025. The world needs your courage. At this time, by the authority invested in me by the state of Indiana and the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation Board of Trustees, I hereby certify you as graduates of Columbus North High School. Congratulations. [Music] First two rows be right over your Rebecca Natalie Ku [Music] Garcia, Lindsay Marie Hartwell, Grace Hang, Karen Kawamura, Sierra Danielle Newell, Greta Pearl Schutz, Shri Lakshmi Trevson, Annabelle Yuna Sun, Michelle Aosta. Oops. Give me a minute. We'll do that again. Michelle Aosta, Ethan Cullen [Applause] Adams, Lindsay D. Aguilar Ramos Luis Aguilar Simbrris Mia Michelle Agaga Agenyaga [Applause] Gutierrez Elizabeth Alejandro Mora Elizabeth Noi Alimon Harrison Marshall Allen [Applause] [Music] Brooklyn Dawn Alman [Applause] Destiny Michelle Alman [Applause] Maxine Andrews Ariana Jade Erahill Serenity Evangelene Arnold Gage Paige E. Asher Roxanna Avalos [Music] Jimenez Angelie Avalar Haramo Adam [Applause] Daniels Reagan Claire Baba Carolyn Baird Grant Davis Barker, Amber Nicole Barnett, Jonathan Emanuel Barrera, Carter David Lee Batton, Nicholas Adrien Mateala Bomb, Gabriel John [Applause] Bane, Skyiana Marie Bae, [Applause] Emily Anne Beaver, Blay Beth Bennett, [Applause] Evan Robert Benzy, [Applause] Taha Bayonal, [Applause] Harmony June [Music] [Applause] Black, Elizabeth Irene Bodart, [Applause] Lydia Lane Bodm, [Applause] Ruben Gabriel Borha, Braden D.
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