001[Music] oh [Music] booty [Music] [Applause] oh [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] please [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] so [Music] this [Music] do [Music] do [Music] [Applause] [Music] good evening and welcome to the graduation of the ironwood ridge high school class of 2021 we have a few requests prior to the ceremony please take a moment to double check and silence your phones and devices in addition in order to provide every student and family the opportunity to recognize their child please refrain from using noisemakers we are looking forward to a wonderful evening celebrating our graduates once the ceremony is complete all will be welcome to join us on the field thank you for your support and cooperation please welcome our dignitaries as they make their way to the stage our ceremony will begin momentarily [Music]
002foreign [Music] um [Music] foreign [Music] so [Music] my name is sydney fox and i'm the president of the senior class of 2021 please remain standing for the national anthem and the pledge of allegiance first we will have the presentation of the colors [Music] oh say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we held at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight or the ramparts we [Music] so watched streaming and the rockets rocker the bumps bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there oh say does that star spangled [Music] or the land of the free and the home of the [Applause] brave now for the pledge of allegiance ready i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states
003of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all [Music] nighthawks of 2021 may now be seated it is my pleasure to introduce our distinguished guests mr todd jager superintendent miss susan zebrak governing board president [Applause] miss deanna day governing board vice president dr scott k baker governing board member miss vicki cox golder governing board member [Applause] mr matthew kopeck governing board member mr michael banjanero associate superintendent for secondary education [Applause] dr roseanne lopez associate superintendent for elementary education [Applause] miss michelle age tong associate to the superintendent and general counsel [Applause] ms kristin mcgraw executive director of student services miss tassie call director of 21st century education and miss michelle venezuela director of communication relations there's nothing left dr shannon mckinney director of curriculum
004instruction and assessment miss christine sullivan principal of wilson k8 ms elizabeth jacom principal of coronado k-8 mr michael mcconnell principal of innovation academy miss bethany papajohn principal of painted sky and finally our principal mr matthew munger i'd like to welcome governing board president susan brought to the podium to speak to our soon-to-be graduates good evening class of 2021 on behalf of the amphitheater school district governing board i am honored to congratulate each and every one of you it is such a privilege to celebrate you tonight and to be here live in person to do so we are so proud of you we know this year has been difficult last year was not easy either earning your high school diploma in any year is a great accomplishment to earn it during a global pandemic takes it
005to a higher level as i stand here before you i can feel the excitement the relief the anticipation about what's next for each of you most immediately many of you will be attending project graduation a special thank you to all the volunteers local businesses and community members that have come together to provide you with a safe and special celebration this is a tremendous and important event and i hope that you all will have the time of your lives i also want to say thank you to the family members that you have invited here tonight family members we know that you had choices and we are so grateful that you entrusted us with educating and caring for this group of outstanding young people class of 2021 please remember that no matter where you go next you
006will always be a nighthawk and you will always be an important member of the amphi family way to go class of 2021 congratulations and all the very best to each of you thank you [Applause] and now i would like to welcome mr todd jager superintendent good evening president zebra governing board members faculty parents guests but most of all you nighthawks class of 2021. one of the greatest honors in my lifetime has been to serve as superintendent of our incredible school district and to address each year the graduates of each of our three high schools but no year has felt like more of an honor than this one high school graduations always mark new beginnings in life for the graduates and their families and for the school teachers and other personnel who have invested so much
007of their lives into supporting you and like any year before those of us who surround you here tonight feel pride love and respect for you so to be a part of this annual rite of passage and to see you in person on this field which belongs to you forever is a gift beyond measure but for you graduates the class of 2021 your graduation means so much more to so many more for the first time in history you have captured the hearts pride dreams and hope of the entire world no surprise there because despite losing many moments that you deserved and that you wanted and that we all wanted for you you have risen above each loss with resilience understanding patience and grace that many adults would find and have found challenging to demonstrate so those
008of us gathered here and people all around the world should rightly marvel at you the hopes and the dreams of the world lay with you no pressure but here's some reassurance you are already fulfilling dreams and hopes right now not all that long ago people in the stands up there looking down on you on this field tonight we're looking down on you as you were crawling across the floor or as you laid in your crib or as you sat in their lap with your very first book and they hoped and dreamed of this very moment you see dreams are being realized tonight right now so can i ask you graduates for just one thing when mom and dad grandma and grandpa and other family and friends come down from those stands in just a little
009while be patient and let them take each and every picture they want to let them hug you until they decide to let go let them gush with the pride that fills their hearts tonight let them drink in their dreams that are coming true right now and in closing i also just want to say some thank yous thank you first parents and guardians thank you for entrusting your children to us you entrusted your dreams for them to us and you did so this year in difficult and trying times please know how proud we are to have played a part in making your family's dreams come true thank you teachers and staff of ironwood ridge who are sitting on the field tonight to represent all those educators and staff who have helped bring our graduates to this
010moment thank you for being there for our community and for this incredible group of young people who are about to join that community and thank you to the folks who have put together project graduation for our graduates this evening graduates you are in for the time of your life and finally thank you graduates you've inspired us as much as we have taught you over the last many years it seems actually that you have taught us so much more in just a year and a half in doing so you've given us renewed purpose and meaning and so much hope and so many dreams and now as you leave to pursue your own dreams your own purpose your own meaning i cannot wait to see the future and the world that you will build i can't wait
011to see all of your dreams come true congratulations nighthawks [Applause] and now we would like to welcome mr matt munger our principal to speak [Applause] good even ladies and gentlemen president zebra vice president day governing board members superintendent jaeger distinguished guests families and friends welcome to the 2021 ironwood ridge graduation ceremony welcome and congratulations to the class of 2021. before i begin my speech i ask that you please join me in acknowledging our students accomplishments as i read you these list of accomplishments that our class has achieved students if you have been admitted to a two or four year college please stand up [Applause] you may be seated if you are enlisting in one of our nation's branch nations branches of the military please stand up [Applause] you may be seated if you've earned one
012or more career and technical education certificates and are ready to enter competitively into the career industry please stand up if you have been awarded an athletic scholarship please stand up if you have been awarded a fine arts scholarship please stand up if you've earned an academic scholarship please stand up [Applause] thank you students for participating ladies and gentlemen distinguished guests families the graduating class of 2021 has earned in excess of 12 point million dollars in scholarships and awards and they have earned this during a time when it seemed the world had stopped and was stopped in its tracks due to covet and yet here they stand or sit before you having earned over 12 million dollars in scholarships and awards truly an amazing feat congratulations as we begin to comprehend these amazing achievements let us
013reflect on how we arrived here tonight while i have traditionally talked about perseverance choice character willpower camaraderie and more tonight i wanted to share these qualities with you in a manner that may be more familiar to our students our soon-to-be graduates through the marvel cinematic universe let us begin think of kindergarten in elementary school as phase one our students are perhaps for the first time coming together as a class they are just beginning to truly comprehend the world around them and the complexities of the world and during this time they are growing together as a class as a cohort as a team they are beginning to realize how amazing they are as individuals and as a class and then sooner than they may have realized or we may have realized we enter phase two middle
014school they have developed or are developing a strong sense of self-identity they have formed and reformed stronger friendships and developed an even larger view of the world around them they have had disagreements heartbreak and yet they remain steadfastly committed to each other and through this they are truly coming to terms with who they are as a class and yet a few short years later they arrive at phase three high school they have pursued new passions be it athletics fine arts clubs community organizations or all of them they are beginning to see that they have within them a tremendous amount of power and the ability to change the world there is a class and they are a team and then the blip happened covid rather than be derailed or deterred and let a pandemic prevent them
015from achieving their goals they found a way through it coming together helping each other and offering us their adults the concept of hope this class the class of 2021 persevered through the last 15 plus months they did not lose hope in fact they offered us hope now as we sit here tonight on the verge of entering phase four which will see our heroes and you all all heroes because you never lost hope you never gave up you will branch out after tonight begin new projects start new pathways whether it's in the military college a career trade school or ending directly into the workforce never forget who you are here assembled as the class of 2021. now as all heroes face your next challenges are to continue to discover who you are and what you believe
016in and to share those gifts the gift of hope commitment perseverance with the world around you you the class of 2021 will profoundly shape and reshape the world around you that is your true power never forget that you will solve the problems of today and lead your communities the nation and the world into a new era i know that each and every one of you on this field will achieve success which doesn't mean there won't be obstacles yet to overcome however know that these moments are fleeting and you and those around you can most certainly overcome them my final request to you this evening as your principal is to ask that you take a moment this evening after the ceremony has concluded to thank your family to thank your parents to thank your guardians to
017thank your friends and to thank the educators who have helped you through this 13-year journey and prepared you for the next journey on behalf of the faculty and staff of ironwood ridge thank you class of 2021 [Applause] and now i would like to welcome our valedictorian ryan haymore [Applause] good evening fellow classmates parents teachers and administrators congratulations class of 2021. we are finally here and i'm so glad that we can all share this experience together in person i'm very grateful for this opportunity to speak with you all it is my hope that from my comments we'll leave here with a feeling of motivation and excitement for the future i think we can all agree that this year has been one of the most unique school years any of us have ever had and probably will
018ever have hopefully one of the most prominent takeaways from this hectic senior year is how accurate the statement the only constant in life is change truly is starting with an abrupt end to our junior year coven 19 has changed the lives of each one of us here lives weren't changed only at ironwood ridge but across the globe this virus affected people in many different ways there has been lots of jobs travel restrictions supply shortages new social customs and many more changes now rather than spend my time reflecting with you on the many changes that were forced on us i would like to discuss changes we do have control over a change within ourselves to become a better person and to change the world to be a safer kinder happier place you all have shown strength
019and perseverance by overcoming the many obstacles that the coronavirus has brought to the school year and to our lives including switching from online learning to hybrid to in-person having to social distance and wear masks and coping with the stress and fear that a worldwide epidemic causes i know that each one of us graduates have unique talents and abilities and these past four years especially our senior year has demonstrated that imagine all the good that can come if we use our various talents strengths and abilities to serve others and to change the world for the better i'm sure some of you wonder what it really means when people say we can change the world you may feel small or insignificant and wonder what effect if any you have on such a massive and diverse world well
020although changing the world is a global goal it is an individual process and each one of us can make a difference changing the world happens one person at a time beginning with ourselves as a desire each day for improvement to be just a little better a little more kind and understanding once that change happens within we can look for those to join our cause to change the world abraham lincoln stated if you would win a man to your cause first convince him that you are his sincere friend what better way to show you are a sincere friend to someone than to serve them although i lack experience and i'm a high school graduate who's just beginning my years of learning one piece of wisdom that has never failed me is that service brings joy and
021light not only to those who are served but perhaps even more so to the person who is selflessly giving their time and effort to help someone in need this will make a change in their lives this will make a change in the world sometimes service may not seem very glamorous or exciting and it often seems too hard life may feel too busy to have time for helping others that is why the change within ourselves must come prior to the change we seek through the in the world through service as we change ourselves and improve our character helping others will come naturally we will have a desire within us to serve others and to return the service will give us happiness and a fulfillment in life a wonderful story comes to mind as i think of
022the impact service can have on changing others and changing the world during world war ii a pilot named gail halverson flew under the command of the royal air force in the years following world war ii a time known as the berlin airlift halvorson was assigned to fly supplies into west berlin during the block berlin blockade when the soviet union blocked the flow of supplies into the allied control areas of the city one day after landing his c-54 cargo plane in west berlin with supplies halverson noticed a group of about 30 children near the templehof airport fence and he spoke briefly to them as he turned to leave he felt prompted to give the children two small sticks of gum he had in his pocket seeing how they valued his little gift halverson felt he should
023start dropping candy rations using little parachutes as a way to help the children when his commanding officer found out halverson thought he would be reprimanded instead he was encouraged to keep going word spread and donations poured in his effort changed many lives and endeared him to people around the world two sticks of gum in july 1948 turned into 23 tons of chocolate and goods that were dropped before the airlift was over simple acts of service can lead to significant changes in the world i am blessed with a mission call to argentina where i will serve the people there for the next two years of my life i know that for me to be the best person i can be and to change the lives of those in need i must change myself each day and
024strive to be better for them whatever path we choose to take after tonight let us as nighthawk alumni be beacons of light and happiness in the lives of those around us don't be afraid to act on the thoughts or promptings you feel to go help or serve that person or give that gift or show your gratitude for someone serve the weak lift up the hands which hang down and strengthen the feeble knees high school is a very memorable experience full of valuable lessons and friendships but i have to say as i'm sure many of you will along with me that i am glad it is finally over look back on all that you have accomplished and the many challenges you have overcome for strength to succeed in the times ahead i'm so grateful to have
025come to know many of you during my time at ironwood ridge and i'm excited to see the many wonderful things in store for our future coven 19 has been a long dark tunnel however there is light at the end the future is bright and each one of us can change ourselves and the world around us to make it even brighter be good and do good nighthawks the world needs us now some of you especially my mom may be expecting a backflip or something cool at the end of my speech but there isn't quite enough room up here and i played basketball too a little too hard last night and jammed a couple fingers and hurt my hip so i hope a push-up will suffice [Applause] now i'd like to introduce our class salutatorian pari patel
026[Applause] hello sorry i'm just making sure i'm not on mute that's already happened too many times this year good evening administration principal munger our amazing teachers and faculty families friends and most importantly to the class of 2021 i know many of you never saw me in any actual classes this year between online hybrid and finally to in-person school so i would just like to start off by introducing myself hello i'm pari patel from cohort 2 and i'm your senior class salutatorian we already had four years to get to know each other so i'm just going to move on now we learned a lot in high school just nod and go along with it in english class we were taught to do research before starting writing assignments so that's exactly what i did i looked up
027funny good graduation speech hundreds of videos popped up telling me to speak about prom or senior pep assemblies or other events that you know never happened since i obviously can't speak about any of that and i never learned what to do when the internet doesn't give me the answers i was stumped i stared at my computer for a couple minutes and then realized that i only had a couple minutes until the speech was actually due so i did what any normal person would do i picked up my phone and scrolled on tick tock then i went back to my speech and this is what i came up with most things in life don't go as expected many of us expected this to be like high school musical others expected to make the best memories of
028their life on this campus instead we were met with 12 page papers about the golden ratio or bug projects in biology class and let's not forget about the pandemic not only did this pandemic take away our last year and half of high school it also took away the bottom half of our faces and kovitt continues to take so much more for so many people so yes it is a privilege to be seated here today one last time as a class while the world is facing this tragedy but each and every one of us made the hard choice to push through and succeed this year we weren't supposed to play in varsity sports with no audience cheering us on we weren't supposed to perform our last musicals with masks on our faces and we certainly weren't
029supposed to meet our teachers via zoom none of this was supposed to happen and yet we are still here today we can all agree that we've been counting down the days to this moment some of us since freshman year but now we sit here and look to the person next to us and we think to ourselves is that the girl from my freshman year math class i'm not even kidding we might not even recognize the people around us but even if we don't know every single person on this field each of us has someone here who we've developed an unbreakable friendship with through all the ups and the downs breakups and makeups from football games to non-existent proms we've been there for one another even when we were separated by a phone screen and of
030course we've had some fallouts along the way but maybe we can use tonight to make some amends that way the snapchat memories are a little less awkward to all those people who have helped our class make it to this point thank you thank you to our teachers who stuck with us through the silent and awkward zoom classes this year especially one of mine who continued teaching for a single 11 person class during the most unpredictable year thank you to our parents and families who have stood by us through thick and thin we wouldn't be anywhere if it wasn't for your tireless effort and to my parents thank you so thank you so much i know only two of you and our plus fours understood that but the rest of you can google translate it later
031we're all professionals at that by now i would just like to end by saying congratulations to the class of 2021. you only have a couple speeches left lastly i'd like to remind you to thank the people in your life that helped you get here because none of us did this alone so congratulations parents teachers and class of 2021 eon now i'd like to welcome our senior class speaker shannon bailey [Applause] welcome graduates teachers staff administrators families and guests many of you probably know me as one of the girls on the sidelines of the sports games and i am working with our sports medicine program has allowed me to see the best of the nighthawks the athletes working as one the amazing student section cheering loud and proud the band playing the fight song making the
032crowd feel amazing i have also seen the other side and how we all come together as a community and support one another when something doesn't go quite right incredible vision has been recognized as a major characteristic of hawks this is according to wikipedia so i apologize to all those teachers who have taught us not to use the as a reliable source over the last four years what does incredible vision mean for us graduates of 2021 it means that we have the ability to see the highlights from the last four years such as our freshman football team going undefeated our actors and actresses coming together junior year to do a performance all together going to the state competition as our band has done many times or just being able to express ourselves and do things that
033all of our clubs have granted us the opportunity to do incredible vision gives us the foresight of knowing no matter what you choose through the years ahead you are prepared to do due to the amazing teachers coaches and staff many of who are present now and to these wonderful people who have helped us become who we are and who we are going to be on the behalf of class of 2021 i thank you the sea of navy blew ahead of me shows just how much we can endure similar to our namesake the ironwood tree according to the sonoran desert museum the ironwood tree and its wood are used in places with the toughest conditions due to its strength we have had a difficult school year but here we are getting to sit with all of
034our classmates in front of family and friends acro about to cross this very stage we should be proud we protected the ridge when it mattered most we got us to where we are today we have stood strong against the harsh conditions and now we are about to leave the nest of the ironwood tree no matter if you are nervous excited or confused about what the future holds take these beautiful words from the beloved mr rogers often when you think you are at the end of something you are at the beginning of something else now i know it may sound cheesy but let's look at the beginnings that are to come my closing words are from our very own fight song with unity until the end 2021 graduating nighthawks spread your wings and let's take flight
035and now mr munger for the presentation of the class of 2021 superintendent jaeger if you will please join me at the podium for the presentation of the arnold class of 2021 superintendent jaeger i have the honor to present and to recommend the graduates of arnold ridge high school graduates will you please stand [Applause] superintendent jaeger the faculty of arnold bridge and i present these candidates for a high school diploma and hereby certify that each of them has met the rigor and requirements for the same as established by arizona state law by the arizona academic standards and the policies of the governing board of amphitheater unified school district thank you principal monger acting upon your recommendation and that of your faculty and by the virtue of the authority vested in me by the state of arizona
036and the governing board of the amphitheater unified school district i hereby confer upon each of the candidates assembled here the diploma of ironwood ridge high school and amphitheater unified school district which each of you has earned with all the rights honors and responsibilities deriving from the same congratulations graduates [Applause] now for the presentation of the diplomas arnold ridge counselors if you'll please [Music] um blind leaders please join us to begin reading the names of our graduates [Music] ah [Music] ryan knight haymore i apologize let me interrupt graduates you may be seated ethan gregory de silva [Music] [Applause] sydney nicole fox shannon rose bailey catherine riley abel jensen alexis abel lana louise adams bryce anthony adams [Music] julian demarco alarcone owen thomas affeld emma ashlynn almadoba maggie michelle allen diego benito alvarez abigail alexis alvarez [Music]
037bailey rhys anderson gerard angelo tua manga [Music] amaranto stephen andrew askey tyler allen anderson aidan j russell badrujo doja jayden salongod azares [Music] lauren mackenzie barbari rebecca barney [Applause] sophia yasmin barrera nolan christopher bates levi austin beach elizabeth catherine baloo reagan gabrielle blanchard shea marie bitters joshua samuel blank charlie maya blanchard nava brennan christopher bach aiden jacob blow [Music] alexis josephine bolan [Applause] standing next to his proud papa brad beau instructor jordan hale bow [Applause] marie joset jose ashton nicole bollinger jonathan scott bowers annalise noelle bouldin caitlin marie boyle ellie catherine boyer jordan elizabeth brady andrew joshua lincoln bradford leo harold brandt anna paula brakey [Music] tyler joseph brown selena brauer robert charles buckwalter megan lee buckner [Music] adriana christine cahill mackenzie faith budkins [Music] shay michael carlson [Music] charles thomas cantrell justin tyler caro
038[Music] chase robert castle braden joshua carson [Music] harper tyson chadas caleb mitchell cessna chloe michelan chokette christian chan thomas corey iii [Music] michael daniel [Music] kennedy hope chuck ben oster tag cole clarkson [Music] brendan michael clanfield kevin conforti [Music] christopher robert cleary congratulations carson fielden cooley [Music] dylan michael cook [Applause] [Music] alicia may [Applause] [Music] kyler ethan crowe hugh dean matthew disarro karen corona de leon [Music] leah brianne de spain gabriel de razo aldacoa samantha eigen [Applause] levi thomas elmer [Music] [Applause] charlotte farnall nakayli rose federico [Music] alyssa marie feltman [Music] christine foster [Applause] ryan jeffrey gabatos or gabby scott raymond french jr leonardo garcia richard nicholas galloway [Music] [Applause] [Music] joel zachary gardner [Music] caesar eli garcia alvarez [Music] elena maria gennaro kiera langley gassen alicia jerecy [Music] keeley shay george sophia lucia gomez
039alexander michael johnny joseph ray gooden [Music] jordan alexis goode now tony joseph gorman proud daniel mitchell goodwin [Applause] luke richard grimmett [Music] and lisa marie gray eliza guzman santi quinn groat [Music] peyton hall matthew alan hansen john henry hart evan lawrence harvey karame adriana herreria dominguez vilata celeste hello kendall reese hicks liliana isabelle herrera madison brooke honor michael okay here we go michael david hill [Music] timothy andrew huber ashley gabrielle horger hannah elizabeth hunter [Music] brant evan hughes [Music] aiden alan ingold [Music] alexander michael ignot kill jedi jarvis kiana may win jackson kaylee jean jukes [Music] madison jolie jeter [Music] christina caffenteros [Music] tyson bear junior [Applause] sigil kangura [Music] carlin thea kelly congratulations madeline grace king brooke jilly campbell congratulations deja and [Music] richard gabriel elijah ma kluin [Music] alexander joseph coleos aiden michael
040lakowski mia anisley [Music] madison larson lauren kathleen lennon [Applause] lillian lay stephen james victor leonard luke preston marlena rose lydic alexis nicole lee amanda rose low [Music] logan richard lewis olivia ortensia lopez joshua todd lytton [Music] luke david luciano connor alan long jacob sebastian maldonado and zuetta alexis joan lose [Music] conor alexander markham antonio madera jr irini therese martin michael brandon malindo and zunto [Music] madison margaret martin [Music] alexis juliana martinez [Music] ethan jerome mayor [Music] nicholas joseph martinez emily ann marie mcdonald [Music] mcclelland annika joy miller [Applause] mason john minky britain larue millard sophia joy metzger [Applause] [Music] jackson lee mowbray [Music] julia elizabeth mohan dinah lorraine mingle ryan alexander montgomery zeb david moffat [Applause] rafael moreno jr [Applause] [Music] josue francisco monreal audrey elise morrison [Music] [Applause] wyatt clay nelson eliza jane morrison
041gabrielle shane guan win brady kenneth nelson sawyer lynn noble tristan michael newton [Music] james thomas oldenburg isaiah lawrence nicholson sebastian michael overman [Music] olson [Music] matthew david pardoon [Music] isabella osorio ewan harris pate jasper yuri otero prince sunil patel [Applause] [Music] [Applause] gerard [Applause] [Music] jared kurt peterson [Music] jamison gerard payton mahi patel [Applause] jesse tykeys phillips nicholas allen brandon alexander pippins karime penuelas aubry cecilia petit alicia tonay pruitt william andrew phelps hannah lynn rocky [Music] billy robert pierce olivia sedona rasmussen [Music] ashley marie pollock andrew john reinhold [Music] andrew bryce reimstead hannah pulliam [Music] emerson christopher ram [Applause] ireland malone roark [Music] adam isaac reznick grace elizabeth roberts andrew gregory reinholds [Applause] lilly ann rogers trent scott ritchie dylan rossus charlize cecilia rivera rumor isabella amidala roulet [Music] [Applause] carter bryce robbins ryan reece
042reagan carrie robinson alexander emerson ryan ariana tahil rozada mahima shanti saxena [Applause] perez salis [Applause] anthony dylan buffalo ruffalo gabriel anthony sanchez annie caroline russell [Music] quinn michael sauer [Applause] athena marie sackles kyle james sharingan damien armand salis emeline gene siegmiller maya chriselle sanchez jonah michael simone ryan gregory shaffer adriana michael adriana nicole smith michael anthony schoolcraft [Music] katrina carter sophia smith emma rayanne seabourn sydney taylor soloway john paul jp elijah simone [Music] [Applause] hannah alexandra spallas rebecca beck's leanne sides samantha rachel speer ashley taylor smith vincent charles spina [Music] thomas zachary smith molly grace stevens sayana angela sotelo nicholas alphonse strident nicholas omley spallas gabrielle rose sores paulina and spicker garrett william sutliff chloe rose stapley [Music] gabrielle rose torres there's a guy's name here garrett was over there noah emerson stevens okay no
043no i jason thomas stutzman sophia andrea taveras serrano kelly ann sugo [Applause] [Music] kayla katherine teters hannah hope tarpley ryan thomas ryan william thomas ethan drew tease dylan newton-tersch ashton riordan perry teo [Music] aiden ryan tucker jimana s torky jason anzila ricky doe trueng nathaniel edwin van wort [Music] julian alexander tyrone trevin patrick vanani [Music] santiago miguel vallejo alexa lynn varner samantha danielle yes vanessa [Music] [Applause] vargas ever rain wellander kayla nicole vasquez lauren elizabeth whitesides [Applause] brent franklin ward julia lindley williams notice worry [Music] tyus ramon williams [Applause] [Music] alecia ann williams owen nicholas wilson lincoln romney williams james witkowski dominic scott willman tyler daniel werkiser andrew michael wintroud [Applause] jalen chen you alyssa rose woods gabriel cara zaldo gutierrez cheyenne marie yaris [Music] david joseph young [Music] jamie kai you go kill it
044thank you you would have jumped in if you wanted [Music] thank you [Music] hmm and now for our final remarks our student body president mr ethan de silva [Applause] what's up class of 2021 [Applause] i'm truly honored to stand before you today as your student body president i have seen firsthand how truly powerful this class is and i'm so proud of every single one of you for how far you have come we've all grown so much since we started school at ironwood ridge and it doesn't stop here all of us have worked so hard to get here and the time has finally come where the caps will fly and the parents will cry on august 10 2017 we began our journey in high school we walked these halls as the smallest people on campus and
045we're all deathly terrified of what was to come i remember when i was incoming freshman i was told about this thing called freshman friday where on fridays freshmen would be pushed into the trash cans luckily this was something the only kids were just joking about to scare us but before high school started i was convinced that being pushed into a trash can was going to be the biggest hardship i would face little would i know that was actually going to be a pandemic that i would be part of a historic senior class that would have to battle through all types of physical and mental obstacles thrown at us everything that we have been through over the past 14 months will only make our generation stronger history has proven that difficult times shape society for the
046better on august 2nd 1955 the space race against the soviet union began in order for the u.s to get men on the moon we needed to vastly improve our current state of computing power we were able to get humans 240 000 miles away from earth and onto the moon with computers that had less operating power than a toaster the apollo guidance computer had a memory of 64 kilobytes and operated at 0.043 megahertz just to put the into perspective an iphone which is a huge part of our teenage lives has a memory of 128 gigabytes or 128 million kilobytes and operates at 1900 megahertz americans knew how important beating the soviets to the moon was so the pressure that was created allowed them to adapt and overcome obstacles just as we have this year what a
047lot of people do not realize is that we have such powerful technology today because of the space race the race against the soviet union put pressure on americans to improve our computers for years to come the generation that grew up cheering on neil armstrong to take the first steps on the moon essentially shaped our society today but guess what we're next our classes learn how to overcome so many challenges that we are going to be the next ones changing the world we may not know exactly what will change right now but it's your job to find that out now it's time to take on the real world and pursue our passions as the great chinese philosopher confucius once said wherever you go go with all your heart the ability to be great is never taught
048it's found within one's heart we can all do great things it's just a matter of how badly you want it whether it was in the classroom or on a zoom call we all found a way to persevere we had some challenges here this year but every single one of us proved something that we have what it takes to be great i hope there's at least one thing that you can take away from this year and that is to believe in yourself believe that no matter the circumstances you have what it takes to succeed whether your success is recognized by the whole world or just some friends know you tried your hardest take all of the new skills you learn in your time at the ridge to whatever your next chapter may be whether it's the
049military trade school the university of arizona pima community college or the school up north be the change you want to see in the world to finish the speech i'd like to thank all the staff at ireland ridge for giving us students an amazing environment to grow without you guys we would never be the young adults that we are today and to the rest of my fellow classmates remember once a nighthawk always a nighthawk now will the class of 2021 please rise please move your tassels from right to [Music] [Applause] left [Applause] on the count of three we're gonna toss our caps three two one [Applause] [Music] congratulations a crowded one thank you very much thank [Music] you [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] so [Music] where the music don't stop [Music] [Applause]
050[Music] baby [Music] i'm one of the greatest ain't no debating i'm still levitated i'm heavily medicated ironic i gave him love and they end up hating on me she told me she love me and she been waiting been fighting hard for your love and i'm running thin on my patients needing someone to hug even took it back to the basement you see what you got me out here doing mighty threw me off but can't nobody [Music] i had to lace my shoes for the blessings i was chasing if i ever slip i fall into a better situation so catch up go put some cheese on it get out and get your bread up they always leaving you father but you run together way to the world on my shoulders i kept my head up now
051baby stand up cause girl you want me i want you baby [Music] come on dance with me