001foreign [Music] Harley yeah we gotta get it going you gotta get right on top of it with the wind can't hear it at all absolutely [Applause] [Music] good please remain standing for the presentation of colors thank you my name is please remain standing for the start today [Music] oh say can you see by the dawn's early life what's so proudly we had the twilight's lastly me who's brush stripes and bright stars through the [Music] perilously streaming and the rockets the bombs bursting in a gay proof through the night then our flag was still there oh say does that star spangled banned away foreign [Music] [Applause] please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation
002under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all please be seated my name is Carly Bry I am president of the senior class of 2023. it is my pleasure to now introduce our distinguished guest assembled on the stage Mr Todd Yeager superintendent Miss Deanna day governing board president Miss Vicki Cox Golder governing board vice president Dr Scott Baker governing board member Mr Matthew a kopeck governing board member Miss Susan zebra governing board member Mr Matthew Munger associate superintendent of secondary education [Applause] Miss Tassie call associate superintendent of Elementary education Mr Scott little chief financial advisor [Applause] Miss Elizabeth hakome director of curriculum instruction and assessment Mr Richard lanasa executive director of Operational Support Miss Kristen McGraw executive director of student services [Applause] Miss Elizabeth rusecki equal opportunity and compliance director Miss Julie Valenzuela director of
00321st century education Miss Michelle Valenzuela director of community relations Miss Stephanie hilling principal of Copper Creek Elementary Miss Jennifer Lutz principal of Coronado K-8 school [Applause] Mr Michael McConnell principal of Innovations Academy [Applause] Miss Bethany Papa John principal of Painted Sky Elementary Miss Christine Sullivan principal of Wilson K-8 school [Applause] and finally our principal Dr orante Jenkins [Applause] thank you all for attending this event please welcome to the podium our governing board president miss Deanna day thank you good evening class of 2023 I'm going to start by asking you what you see might seem is a very strange question how many of you know what the Westminster dog show is anybody for those of you who aren't familiar with it the show is like the Super Bowl for dogs and their handlers this show gets
004a lot of Buzz every year and most of the time it's because of the dogs but the Highlight for me was something the winning dog's Handler said her name is Janice and Jenna said that she knew from the time she was nine years old that she would show the winning dog at the Westminster dog competition someday nine years old and she was right she did it just last week as I look at it at all of you I'm wondering what dreams you have from when you were in elementary school or middle school or high school or even something that might strike you right now this minute what are some of the goals you have for your life I bet there are some big ones and there are some little ones Fame Fortune a family a
005successful career good friends fun times most of us aren't like Janice though most of us aren't certain about our futures when we are nine or even 18 or even older you may be feeling a bit uncertain as you close the chapter on high school tonight maybe all of you are truly certain that you are going to have a great time at project grad thank you to all the volunteers who have worked tirelessly to be sure of that and we just had a look wow you guys are in for a good time the reality is that for most of us dreams and goals can change and that's perfectly okay life brings unexpected twists turns and opportunities nine-year-old me never imagined she would be standing up here talking to all of you like this but here I
006am more importantly here you are you are here because you accomplished a big dream a big goal you have earned your high school diploma you have earned your way to the next step to the next goal or the next dream nine-year-old you is very proud of you tonight and so of all so are all of us so on behalf of the entire governing board to the class of 2023 one thing we are all absolutely certain of you are and always will be the pride of amphi congratulations [Applause] foreign thank you governing board president day now I would like to welcome to the podium our superintendent Mr Todd Jaeger [Applause] good evening governing board members I'm Woodridge faculty and staff parents and guests but most certainly most of all our Nighthawk class of 2023. [Applause] it
007is my very great honor to be standing here tonight with this opportunity to speak with you in the shadow of the tortolita mountains and despite that natural wonder all around us I actually find myself more awestruck just gazing out on all of you from up here everything looks bright and beautiful and why shouldn't it just as the Sun is setting here tonight the sun will also rise tomorrow to illuminate the next chapter of your lives the next chapter of your stories it seems appropriate therefore to talk for just a little bit about the stories of your lives as the ancient Roman philosopher Seneca wrote centuries ago as is a story so is life it's not how long it is but how good it is that matters for several years of your young lives the Broadway
008musical Hamilton has captured so much public attention not to mention insanely High ticket prices certainly like no show before it became a phenomenon the play of course is about Alexander Hamilton one of our nation's founding fathers and Hamilton's story as yours is is an American story he was a destitute teenage orphan when he immigrated from the British West Indies to the shores of what were then the British colonies of America he went to college he studied along the way he served as George Washington's most trusted advisor and aide wrote many of Washington's speeches in fact and wrote the bulk of The Federalist Papers supporting ratification of our Constitution and the Very formation of this country and he created our entire Financial system as the first treasury secretary for that brand new nation now in particular
009reference to Hamilton but applicable to us all the play asks the central question who tells your story and it answers that we all should that we're all responsible for telling our story it reminds us that we therefore have an obligation to do something with our lives in doing so the play also challenges us to make our own stories Our Lives something incredible something meaningful and something of lasting value to ourselves to our families and to this world the very posterity referred to in the Preamble to the Constitution in the years to come you will write the amazing stories of your lives by how you live them along the way you will have many choices to make and they will be your choices so I beg you don't let your choices or stories be driven by
010the number of page views likes hashtags or retweets you receive instead be guided by the advice of loved ones your trusted friends and most of all your inner compass for those of the things that truly matter in fashioning a story and life that you can be proud to call your own along the way keep your minds and hearts open always be willing to learn always remember to love knowledge and love after all amass absolutely no weight and will always be the true Treasures in life that you can carry with you anywhere be prepared for detours and your stories life won't always go exactly as you planned sometimes the plot will thicken when it does persevere if you still have something to give don't give up no part of your story ever ends until you decide
011to stop trying and remember that the most important part of your story will always be in the present tense don't let your story slip through your fingers by focusing only on your past or your future and graduates while we focus tonight on your futures and your stories to be told please remember that you were already the part of stories of so many others take a look for example at your loved ones in the stands tonight as you sit here their dreams are coming true not all that long ago the people who are in the stands up there looking down on you on the field tonight once looked down on you as you were crawling along the floor or as you sat in your in their laps with your very first books and they dreamed of
012this very moment and ever since then they live their lives they told their own stories with you a part of them to ensure this moment would happen in yours look also to the teachers and other school staff who sit among and before you you and every student they have ever known are part of their stories look at the friends and classmates that surround you and remember that you will always share a common narrative in your stories that you were once Nighthawks together tonight marks the moment your stories begin to diverge from all those others and as joyful as that is for those who care about you know also that it is Bittersweet for them like putting down a novel you hope would never end so when Mom and Dad Grandma and Grandpa and all your
013other family and friends gather with you on this field in just a little while be patient and let them dwell upon this page of your story as long as they might like let them for example take each and every picture they want to take let them hug you until they can finally bear to let you go give them this moment in your story to realize that one of their dreams did just come true and let them gush with pride as they Imagine The Story to come I feel so honored just to be a witness to the beginning of your next chapters as you turn the page I like everybody else here can't wait to see how your story turns out congratulations Nighthawks [Applause] family and friends it is no secret to you that it is
014raining and so what we are going to do at this time is we're going to alter our program and we are going to present our graduates at this time [Applause] and then should weather permit we will have our speakers but at this time we're going to present our graduates thank you [Applause] [Music] thank you [Music] superintendent Jager thank you for joining me at the podium for the presentation of the Ironwood Ridge High School class of 2023. I have the honor to present and recommend for a diploma the assembled diploma candidates of the class of 2023 of Ironwood Ridge High School Nighthawks would you stand [Applause] superintendent Jager The Faculty of Ironwood Ridge High School and I present these candidates for a high school diploma and hereby certified that each of them has met the rigor
015and requirements for the same as established by Arizona state law the Arizona academic standards and the policies of the governing board of Amphitheater Unified School District thank you Dr Jenkins and acting upon your recommendation and that of your faculty and by virtue of the authority vested in Me by the state of Arizona and the governing board of Amphitheater Unified School District I do hereby confer upon each of the candidates assembled here the diploma of Ironwood Ridge High School which each of them has earned together with all the rights honors privileges and responsibilities deriving from the same congratulations to our graduates of Ironwood Ridge High School [Applause] graduates please be seated [Music] Amy you guys should be over there [Music] let's go Amy Laura sin Carrick [Applause] Rachel Sarah barriga [Applause] [Music] vikas P Patel [Music]
016Kira Faith Douglas [Music] Carly Tyler Frye Araceli Jasmine Aguirre [Music] [Applause] Noah David Acevedo [Music] [Applause] [Music] Araceli Gabriel Eduardo ahumada [Music] Ariana Nicole adire [Music] [Applause] Isabel Alexandra Alvarez Robert Earl Allen and yoso chenoso Emmanuela Baba [Applause] Fernando Eddie Archuleta [Music] Richard [Music] Gabrielle Baez [Music] Balor [Music] Jordan Jace Baker Jesus Barajas [Music] Camilla Adeline bayesteros Garcia [Music] Noah Delano Barbie Paulina Christina Barbieri [Applause] Brandon Reed Barlow [Music] Zooey Alexander lapidario bardion [Music] Jaden Renee barriga [Music] Blake Michael Farney Emma Elizabeth Bartlett [Music] Michaela Ann Barron [Music] Tucker Sullivan Bates [Music] Hannah Maria Bartlett Austin Allen Bain [Music] Kalin Therese Beatty [Music] Ethan Kyle bembenek Tyler Joan Ryan bikes Audrey Adriana Bernal [Music] cash Lynn veneer Janae Davina bitsui [Music] koi Leroy Bernard Marie bowling [Music] Alyssa graceful guard Andrew Douglas Bowers Jr [Music]
017Jack Riley Boise Trista Michelle Brady [Music] Paolo ilyan bracamonte Eden Christopher Christopher Brown IE Rose fransky Charlotte Grace Burge [Music] Thomas Sean brusca Lynn Luis Busby [Applause] [Music] Haley Lynn Burgess [Music] Leonardo velezi cashiweta [Music] Brittany Marie Cabral he drew Thomas Kane Catherine Teresa Cahill there you go Evan James Calhoun Reuben Anthony kahigas III Luis Angel camilladas [Music] Trayden Kyler Calhoun Beckett Sheldon Carlson Abigail Ray Carlson Lily Rebecca Cason [Music] Micah Paul Carlson Haley rain Catalano Leah Nicole Castillo [Music] Marcelo chanaba [Music] Sophia Claude Caulfield Jacob Alexander chew sherrington [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Adam Michael Clark Luke Andrew fritton cedelli [Music] Noah Carson Clower [Applause] ladies and gentlemen as we move through this ceremony if you could cut hold the air horns so we can get all the kids recognized before we have to go
018inside thank you [Music] Jackson Christopher Clark Alexis nylin Cota Brooklyn Marie Colby Phoebe Kramer Alexis Jade Craig Hill Holly Joe D'Agostino [Music] Taylor Lee Crawford [Music] Rihanna faith danhoff [Music] Evan David Dalton Cassandra and Davis [Music] Emma Len Daniels Emily Kate degrude Mia Nicole de la Rosa [Music] John Liam Doris [Music] Jaden Matthew Delgado Denisa Celeste dunloud [Applause] Braden Michael draher Trevor Billy Anthony Ellis foreign [Applause] [Music] James Anthony Ellis [Applause] [Music] Melissa Faith Felix Gabrielle amondo Felix [Music] Robert Thomas Fields Jacob winifield Fick [Music] Diego comaneco Flores [Music] Michael Anthony femrez Connor Tobias Ford [Music] Braden Andrew Ford [Music] Shelby Grace Frederickson alanzia Ivory Frederick Lucas John Garcia Aiden Donovan gallo Alexis Pamela Garrick Keaton Michael Garrett [Music] Ethan Michael jindro Matthew Alexander gelshin [Music] Gabrielle Ryan Herron [Music] Hannah Kylie sake estua Gilbert
019Jaden Grace Goldberg [Music] Olivia Chloe Gehring Gabriella Sierra Gonzalez [Music] Roman Alexander Goldstein Oscar Salvador Gonzalez Cuevas [Applause] Nathan Frank Gonzalez [Applause] Solaris Marie Graves [Music] Dawson Wyatt Goff Grant Edward Grimmett Kylie Marie Grimes Alberto Alfredo Gutierrez [Music] Paul James Grunwald [Music] [Applause] Ryan Nathaniel hacker [Applause] [Music] ladies and gentlemen at this time we're going to need to pause our ceremony due to weather graduates you have been given Instructions make sure you get back to the auditorium family and friends that are here with us um it would be a great help to us if you would return to your vehicles and we're going to pause on our NPR um we'll be available preferably your vehicles and we'll send information around when we are able to resume uh pending weather graduates if you would at this
020time reconvene in the auditorium [Music] okay [Music] and ladies and gentlemen we're doing this because lightning is now within three miles of our location