001[Music] um [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] thank you foreign [Music] okay [Music] thank you [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] thank you foreign [Music] thank you um [Music] look up watching um foreign [Music] thank you [Music] dude [Music] beautiful [Music] friends welcome and please be seated good morning my name is Carly charcoal principal at Sudan High School I would like it to welcome you to the graduation ceremony for the class of 2023. I would like to start by thanking the Board of Education and staff at ousd 286 your dedication and commitment to education have helped me students succeed and prepare them for Bright Futures I would also like to thank our senior sponsors Katie Sears and Jordan plan to the parents Guardians family members and friends thank you for all your support you have
002given these young people throughout their school careers class of 2023 I should embark on this new Journey Remember You Are Not Alone you are part of a community that will support and cheer you on from afar cheers cherish the member memories you have made the friendships you have forged and the lessons you have learned it's a great day to be a Blue Devil this staff could not be prouder please stand as graduate Justice Norris leads us in the Pledge of Allegiance [Music] uh the United States foreign foreign [Music] foreign [Music] thank you foreign [Music] [Applause] good morning everyone I'm K Hill I'm Superintendent at USD 286. seniors what an impact you guys have been great this has been one of the best school years these seniors have just been so impressive for for years I
003want to acknowledge our exceptional faculty and staff who have dedicated to providing them with an exceptional education a nurturing environment and their passion for teaching and their commitment to Excellence their unwavering belief in the potential of each one of you seniors I'm going to give you three pieces of advice today really easy ones I hope you keep a kind heart all of you out there I want you to have a solid work ethic and probably everyone in this room would agree with that go to work go to work on time be respectful and also keep a positive algorithm these three things will help you to remember that Success is Not only measured by the external achievements that you have but the impact you make on others and the difference you're going to make in this
004world it's a great day to get Blue Devil it is my honor today to introduce the 2023 salutatorian Mallory Draper Mallory is the daughter of Dana Draper in the late Christian Mallory [Applause] good morning everyone and welcome to the graduation of the class of 2023. I personally would like to start by thanking you all for coming out this morning to help celebrate with us and all of our accomplishments today is a day we have been all been anxiously waiting for since we were little who knew 14 years would go by and what feels like a blink of an eye I don't reflect back on the last couple of years I wish I would have gotten more active gone on more trips and soaked up more of the good memories my advice to other Craftsman would
005be to encourage you highly to get more active in the activities you are already involved in because I promise when you get to be a senior you will have wished you would have done the activity apply for that reward or even try a little bit harder to let you know that likely nothing will go as planned and that's okay because it doesn't matter what went as planned or what didn't but what you did instead and to know that you don't have to wait to graduate to be great it all starts somewhere so why not now I want to thank the community school teachers and staff that have helped us through all 14 years I would like to thank Ms Bernard specially for pushing me to be the best throughout High School I would have never
006accomplished as much as I have in the past four years without your content support always agreeing to my ideas and literally taking me all over the United States I would like to thank my families and friends Abby Grace thank you for coming into my life when I really needed you thank you to my aunts and uncles who are always provided a getaway house when I really needed to get away I wanted to my brother I can't wait to continue to watch you grow into the man that dad always hoped you would be remember no matter how far I go or how old I get my drawers are always open for you to come visit and no you cannot turn my room into a brocade and I still plan on coming to visit yeah and thank
007you to my grandparents for being some of the best two Role Models a girl could have show me strength love and even more faith and to my parents my mom who always works very hard to make sure that we have everything and no matter how hard it is waking up and choosing to be the best for us my brother and I so one of the biggest blessings ever received the man who watches over our family every single day said man who should be here but isn't to my father my father forgiving me my very contagious laugh and always reminded me that I was going to be someone great one day finally to my class thank you guys I can never sum up how grateful I am for each and every single one of you from
008waiting on the curve outside formatting her to come play with me to walking through those doors as shs students for the very last time from pushing Justice out of his chair in first day of kindergarten to finally say in our goodbyes or from exchanging Pantry items with the twins next door to go into college with them as we leave here today always always remember where you came from who you are and who you want to be the world has endless possibilities and I believe in each and every single one of you I will end with this whatever you do do it from the heart for the Lord and not for the people Colossians 3 23 thank you [Applause] [Music] thank you [Applause] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] hey come on [Music] again [Music] so crazy now
009the best day of my life [Music] videos [Music] [Applause] [Music] controls [Music] foreign thank you to our Senior Choir members Cody nation and Palladio Cabrera it is my honor to introduce Melody Holt class of 2023 ballad Victorian Melody hole is the daughter of Lisa and Mick Holt Melody finishes her High School career with a 4.0 GPA congratulations Melody [Music] first I'd like to say my allergies are pretty bad today so if I have to cough and take a drink that's why that's why my eyes have been swollen all week besides that good morning and welcome to the graduation for the class of 2023. it is my honor that I am able to give this speech to you all today I would first like to thank all of my parents teachers coaches friends and everyone else
010who got us to where we are today I know without everyone pushing us to do our very best we wouldn't have made it this far thank you to my parents for always pushing pushing us to do our very best and being for us every step of the way thank you to the teachers and administrators for giving us the opportunities to learn new things and make school enjoyable for the most part and thank you to all that coaches we have had throughout the years that pushed us to work hard and be good leaders not only in sports but also in school in our everyday lives JC thanks for being one of my best friends since you're working to now almost having every single class together since the fifth grade and playing every single sport together possible
011I don't have anything special to say to you because I'll see you for the next four years and thank you to everyone else for linking this class and all the Amendments we made one to remember most importantly I would like to congratulate the class of 2023 we are here today to celebrate all of our hard work for over the past 13 to 15 years you have been in school and reflect on the memories we have made creative Journey our time at shs sorry I wasn't very shaking everyone always says High School flies by in the blink of an island I didn't realize how true that was until now standing here in front of all of you I think we can all agree our senior year has flown by the fastest I have known some of
012you since I was very little even though I hadn't gone to school here yet informed many friendships that I would hold on to for the rest of my life I know most of you have done the same too our class has been very close throughout our whole school career even before I came here to witness it we have all learned that it truly needs to have blue double prime it means being kind respectful and hard-working students and athletes with strong school spirit as we grew up many teachers substitutes parents and grandparents always ask us what do you want to be in Europe I'm sure many of you said dancers doctors firefighters NBA players and I remember Jason always wanted to be an astronaut I knew she still has that room today [Music] especially these past
013couple of years the question has held more stress to less than a day when we are in elementary school the question what do you want to be in Grants us with the idea that what we do and accomplish defines our work many of us have chased titles Awards athletic owners or good grades but the most important and joyful moments were those it was the memories and moments that we got to share as classmates when I think of our class at shs I think of all our field trips to the zoo and Exploration Place dancing at prom especially Ashley because she can liven up the dance floor at any dance decorating for homecoming every year while covet and Justice play hide and seek while the genius at our cars outside Levi missing everyone up in class
014in the most recent actually throwing up in the sky parasailing while at the same time magic breaks her foot in four places Down Below in the boat looking back at this perspective I challenge all of you to re-evaluate the question what do you want to do when you grow up with a substitution of one word that takes on an entirely new meaning they friends our future around oneself instead of allowing it to be defined by what one achieves who we are is a decision that you get to make and is the only thing that you have control over so when you consider what qualities are important and making you happy with your identity ask yourself if your actions reflect those values if you want to be king are you taking the time to help others
015if you want to be closer to God are you praying to him and taking steps to get closer to him if you want to be happy are you taking care of yourself accents actions such as these will allow you to create your own identity and perform how you are remembered yeah now on the crossroads in our lives where we begin to make decisions regarding our future many of us are going to further our education some attending a trade school and other starting new careers in any of these environments it is easy to get lost in what we do how much money you make or what we want to achieve if we focus on the material things we lose our identity and become a What defined by statistics labels and career positions instead of a who
016founded by our beliefs and values so I asked the graduates here today who do you want to be when you grow up whoever you decide to be I pray that each of you experience what it is like to truly live rather than just to be alive so to end this speech I hope you all remember everything you have learned from shs and all the memories that have been made and never forget them I know many of you will become great people and do great things no matter what that might may be I also hope you remember the many blessings God has given to us to be able to grow up in a safe School environment or typically with two things Joshua Moore 9 says have I not commanded you be strong and courageous do not
017be afraid do not be discouraged for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go and lastly as Coda likes to say it's a great day to be able thank you [Music] [Applause] whatever he's in that door [Music] already [Music] right [Music] stories [Music] things [Music] you say foreign [Music] online songs [Music] you are good right now I see the things [Music] let's go foreign [Music] I was thinking about the band I was thinking about the bands we were underground a lot of emergency not 12 passenger van and a small Club of Minnesota I just ordered my name on the star I forgot the career we asked the world [Music] but it told me be the good old days [Music] and you're not who I want us [Music] foreign [Music] let's go [Music]
018that's gonna change [Music] who said that soon [Music] but we can't talk about these things is [Music] foreign [Music] we're here guys hello [Music] online [Music] remember [Music] foreign [Music] one of my best friends since elementary school and this is Mr Hall my football coach he's amazing very good at chemistry that's that's all for today folks peace out foreign [Applause] members of the Board of Education it is my honor to present you the class of 2023. on behalf of the Board of Education I accept the class of 2023 as they have successfully completed all the requirements necessary for graduation as set forth by USD 286 and the state of Kansas class president Melody will introduce our graduates thank you totally Blankenship [Applause] do you like the English [Applause] Abigail murder you power [Applause] Danielle Elaine
019Bauer [Applause] solaudia Lester cabretta [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Kiara kazani [Applause] thank you foreign [Applause] [Music] thank you occurred Ariana Rochelle Schneider dead [Applause] Levi Russell now [Applause] Mallory Draper [Applause] Crystal Marie Gilmore [Applause] thank you wonderful Madison Nicole Holt [Applause] Madison Lee hurts Ashley and kitten [Applause] [Music] congratulations [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] Fatima Mendoza [Applause] congratulations right 30 Timothy Nation [Applause] Alexander Michael Newton [Applause] Justice Patrick Norris [Applause] congratulations thank you Taylor Levi Tindall [Applause] being right [Applause] thank you congratulations [Applause] [Music] thank you foreign [Music] it is my pleasure to present to you the senior class of 23. congratulations [Applause] [Music] thank you all the time time [Music] knowing it's hard [Music] enough I was alive and I've been lucky [Music] enough [Applause] [Music] foreign [Applause] foreign [Music] [Applause] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause]
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