001[Music] you [Music] you [Music] you [Music] [Applause] [Music] you [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] good evening ladies gentlemen welcome to the commencement of the class of 2018 we respectfully ask that you stand for the presentation of the colors as but as presented by representatives arm of our US military branches staff sergeant genteel Army National Guard Petty Officer Ewing Navy Staff Sergeant Haddix Air Force petty officer Walker to Coast Guard Staff Sergeant brown Marines and representing our district 201 color guard our Corey Allen Matthew Blizzard Haley Martin and Dawn Dallas Rogers [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] we needed I would like to introduce dr. Jeff Dozier superintendent of district 201 for introductions good evening I also would like to welcome all of you to the commencement ceremonies
002here at Belleville West for the class of 2018 very proud to be the superintendent here at district 201 graduates let me say this I know how much work that you've put in to get thus far this far so I want to be the first to congratulate you as a group to all of the parents grandparents and other family members that are here with us tonight or maybe you're watching on livestream I also congratulate you we we know what a powerful role parents and family members play and how you have been and will continue to be influential in your students life so I also congratulate you students let's give them a round of applause all right I would also like to urge each of the students to take time tonight to thank those parents family members
003and don't do it by text or social media put those phones away for a little bit and just talk to them parents you like that idea now it's my pleasure to introduce members of our board of education who are here with us tonight our president Kurt Schrader our vice president Carol Eckert Bryan Barton Mike iScan and Mark sourwine our central office staff with us tonight is dr. Brian Menzer Andrea Gannon Malcolm Hill Josh Lane and Melissa Taylor enjoy our commencement ceremony and thank you very much [Applause] tonight we celebrate the graduation of the class of 2018 students we thank you for your commitment to your education over the past four years you have grown as students and as people we wish you great success and joy at this time is my pleasure to introduce Miss
004Kelly Kulick student council president who'll give the senior proclamation I'm a little emotional so I apologize welcome everyone to the class of 2018 commencement my name is Kelly Kulick and it's my privilege to be speaking on behalf of my class as the student body president every one of you worked immensely hard to be here tonight with the support of your friends and your family who loved you you made it through 720 days of high school that's yeah that's over 5,000 hours of our lives that we spent at West not including outside homework extracurricular activities or early morning meetings in our final hours as Maroons the amount of time that we spent here doesn't really matter what matters is what we as individuals and as a class accomplished in that time every one of us has
005changed since entering West we transitioned from awkward freshman to slightly less awkward seniors we passed four years of growth or we passed four years worth of English classes reading almost 5 million pages in that time I can also say with confidence that if you are sitting here tonight you managed to pass the state-mandated Constitution test yeah that alone deserves some serious recognition thank you we learned how to navigate the buildings and hallways of school so that we made it to class on time usually we learned how to mix and match five different colors in two four years worth of outfits at the same time we developed our public speaking skills our note-taking our time management and our scientific reasoning we also discovered our true talents whether that be an art music writing performance service or
006athletics West offered all of us a welcoming place to find our niche and express ourselves we also found success outside of the classroom our senior class was the first to see a state basketball championship for West [Applause] that victory ties us together as we supported our team on the way to the final game on a slightly more disappointing note we managed to make it out of West without ever winning homecoming well this really isn't a success I know it is something that we achieved so but nonetheless all of us are now very adept at yelling school chants and screaming at the top of our lungs on command which I am absolutely sure will be useful in our adult lives but really school taught us more than just practical skills we learned who our true friends
007are and how to trust others we learned the meaning of feeling bone-tired especially during finals week each and every one of us has grown and matured through these last four years and now they're letting us run free our class with the unique distinction of being born in two different centuries is finally graduating moving on to the next step in our lives after four years we've learned so much about ourselves we've laughed with each other cried with each other and loved one another so much that I don't believe there's anything that could hold us back no matter what these last four years brought you know that you are prepared you are capable and you will achieve whatever you set out to do I have no doubt Thank You class of 2018 [Applause] tonight we honor and
008recognize the retiring staff of Belleville Wesson district 201 these individuals have given tirelessly to the Belleville West and district 201 family their expertise and commitment the Belleville West and the community has been greatly appreciated I would like to recognize our retirees individualised that teacher Allen Albert our administrative assistant Debbie Alice ASCII mathematics teacher Jeff Boyles [Applause] speech language pathologist Beth Conroy individualized ed teacher Carol Frances Jorns administrative assistant Marty Haas custodian Dave hit bird teacher assistant barb Hulk individualized IDI teacher Bill Hulk teacher assistant Ken Jones individualized ed teacher jamie luttrell teacher assistant Don Schobert physical education teacher Jane Sperry and custodian Marc Wonderlic thank you for your tireless effort on behalf of our district and the students of Belleville West we also like to thank all the faculty who are volunteering this evening in
009order to make this a great event in an effort to recognize the highest academic achievement of students above the West we developed the program to on deter top 1% top two to five percent and the top six to ten percent these students are identified by wearing different colored stoles also students are wearing different colored cords for National Honor Society student council Running Start lifesavers around me and various metals they've earned during their high school career the students designated that the top 1% summa laude with delivered a class farewell ladies and gentlemen class of 2018 please welcome the representatives from summa laude Kiley Burke grant Engel Sarah fries grace Hickerson Kelly Kulick Quarry Padgett Andrew Romano Georgie Warren and Audrey young [Applause] I would like to begin by congratulating the class of 2018 as together we
010embark upon the next chapter of our lives we are all honored to stand before you and present the commencement speech for the class okay I would like to begin by congratulating the class of 2018 as together we embark upon the next chapter of our lives we are all honored to stand before you and present the commencement speech for the class of 2018 tonight we will share a few passages that embody the New Life passages that we will encounter in our futures we have completed the journey of high school and now we all have our own unique paths ahead of us through our selections we hope to display the different pathways we are about to explore and travel down the first piece we have is an excerpt from a poem titled your mission by Ellen M
011H gates presented by Kiley Burke [Applause] if you cannot in the harvest gather up the riches Chiefs many a grain both ripe and golden off the careless Reaper leaves go and glean among the briars growing rank against the wall for it may be that their shadow hides the heaviest grain of all do not then stand idly waiting for some greater work to do fortune is a lazy goddess she will never come to you go in toil in any vineyard do not fear to do or dare if you want a field of labor you can find it anywhere gates leaves us with the notion that nothing comes with ease the most rewarding experiences follow the hardest work we all work tirelessly for our great accomplishments thus far but it does not end here our experience is
012up to this point have prepared us for whatever journey we choose to embark on next defeat is the only thing that is guaranteed but despite our failures we will continue to work hard so we may find our own fields of labour and discover vast fortunes amidst the shadows and Romano and Audrey young will now read from Rudyard Kipling's if [Applause] Kipling addresses what makes a perfect man or woman in his poem even though he wrote this piece circa 1895 killings advice and virtues can apply to each and every one of us gathered here today if you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you if you can trust yourself when all men doubt you but make allowance for their doubting too if you can wait and not
013be tired by waiting or being lied about don't deal in lies or being hated don't give way to hating and yet don't look too good nor talk too wise if you can dream and not make dreams your master you can think and not make thoughts your aim if you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two Impostors just the same if you can make one heap of all your winnings and risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss and lose and start again at your beginnings and never breathe a word about your loss if you can force your heart and nerve and sinew to serve your turn long after they are gone and so hold on when there is nothing in you except the will which says to them hold on if you can
014walk with crowds and keep your virtue or walk with Kings nor lose the common touch if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you if all men count with you but none too much if you can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distance run yours is the earth and everything that's in it and which is more you'll be humble my friends none of these virtues Kipling describes are loud or extravagant none require a cape stardom or wealth but all embody humility morality and sincerity graduates all of you possess something great we have a mission and today is ours so remember don't ever lose sight of your pretend your strengths and your promise now class of 2018 let's go and now we'd also like to offer some advice from people much more qualified
015than us to give it in the words of motivational speaker mark Hanson don't wait until everything is just right it will never be perfect there will always be challenges obstacles and less than perfect conditions so what get started now with with each step you take you will grow stronger and stronger more and more skilled more and more self-confident and more and more successful well none of us are fully prepared to start high school none of us were fully prepared to start high school we didn't have a choice and now once again we are on the precipice of taking another step in the journey of life as Hanson said you will never be fully ready for anything but each step along your path prepares you for the next as you leave this room acknowledge your fears
016your doubts and then despite them step [Applause] just as Mark Hansen tells us to take another step Franklin D Roosevelt tells us that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself do not be afraid of the next step whether from a coach and a pep talk before the big game or a caring teacher before a final exam or a best friend before a performance we have all heard this quote in one way or another just as those coaches teachers and friends have challenged us in the past let the challenge remain let us not shy away from new opportunities exciting journeys and of course the new passages that lay ahead of us in life life is short don't be afraid the new adventures instead make them count [Applause] and as we embark on these
017new adventures I offer the words of poet CP Cavafy keep it always in your mind arriving there is what you're destined for but don't hurry the journey at all better if it lasts for years so you're old by the time you reach the island wealthy with all you've gained along the way not expecting ethica to make you rich in Greek mythology King Odysseus spent ten years travelling through the most magical and monstrous of places trying to reach his way home to the island of Ithaca every graduate today has a destination we seek akin to this be it an educational career centered or personal goal remember as you go off on your life's next great passage in search of them to enjoy the journey Homer's epic poem was called The Odyssey not the Ithaca for a
018reason [Applause] what a ride these past four years have been it's crazy to think that our time together has come to an end but as one if the COS reached a new Odyssey begins and I know that we've all worked long and hard to reach our next destination Mark Twain once said life is short break the rules forgive quickly love slowly kiss slowly love truly laugh uncontrollably and never regret anything that makes you smile so on our next Odyssey I invite everyone to step back take a breath and revel in all that life gives you to close Grace Hickerson will leave us with two additional passages reminding us that our futures are indeed bright that our goals will be met that our dreams will be fulfilled and that the Stars will be reached in the
019wise words of Roald Dahl in an r and if you are interested in something no matter what it is go out at full speed ahead embrace it with both arms hug it love it and above all become passionate about it lukewarm is no good hot is no good either white hot and passionate is the only thing to be do not let your fire go out spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite the not-yet and the not at all do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserve and have never been able to reach the world you desire can be won it exists it is real it is possible it is yours congratulations class of 2018 [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] tonight is your night
020graduates we celebrate you the class of 2018 all of us gathered here in the gymnasium and the Performing Arts Center and online are collectively applauding your accomplishments feeling proud of you and wishing you happiness and success 35 years ago as a member of the Buffalo West class of 83 I wore a cap and gown and was waiting at the old Belleville s for commencement to begin parents I know that many of you can relate seniors I have dressed you numerous times over the past four years and today I proudly address you as the graduating class of 2018 for the students gathered before me the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year was destined to be as special as they entered campuses seniors one final year to you a long time to your parents or guardians a
021blink of an eye just a few days into the school year on August 21st we went with one of nature's most awe-inspiring sights the total solar eclipse the last time you consider iski that us saw a total eclipse was in 1979 I was 14 for the first time since 1442 five hundred fifteen years ago many of the Metro East residents would be able to experience the phenomenon of totality and Belva this event began at 11:50 a.m. and peaked at 118 and was completed at 244 in a matter of 2 hours and 54 minutes all of them all of the months of anticipation and solar eclipse height was over but the incredible journey from start to finish was remarkable and sprinkled with visual gems that will be remembered for a lifetime graduates your time spent here
022above LS is synonymous to the solar eclipse as that was a remarkable journey one that we remember for a lifetime as your parents wondered just how high school graduation day is arrived so quickly the phases of the solar eclipse may help to explain this phenomenon also just as the Eclipse kicks off with what was called first contact when the moon starts to pass across the Sun your parents recall the first contact with you when they were over the moon with the thrill of becoming a parent a family and they saw stars in your eyes and the possibilities were as endless as the universe graduates you may recall your first contact with new friends new experiences and new teachers building bonds over your time here above all West coming in your own revealing many new facets
023of yourself as the moon continued to cover up the Sun revealing first a crescent Sun and after about an hour almost completely blocking out the Sun nearing the point of totality night times seemed to take over where daylight was just moments before our senses seemed to be confused by this phenomenon of nature and seemed anything but natural for some in this gymnasium you had moments during your high school journey that caused you to traverse a moment of darkness discover ways to once again see the light and through it all you grew as a person just as the light started to radiate out of the silver distance sliver of distance between the Sun and the moon a time known as diamond the diamond ring may you always see the gems that are hidden just beyond the
024darkness radiate with light of the clearest diamond show others what a gem you are to this world the class of 2018 had many moments this year that were just as unique inspiring and momentous as the solar eclipse members of maroon magic in our band and chorus performed with the United States Air Force Concert Band and singing sergeant the boys basketball team brought home the state championship with Miles Wilding Tain's singing the star-spangled banner and many accolades earned by so many students in drama debate band numerous clubs and athletics these students that sit before me today certainly know how to use their talents to be the brightest and the best during the Eclipse totality lasted for a maximum of 2 minutes and 43 seconds and yet as a moment of time that is truly unforgettable parents
025I'm sure you feel that your child's high school career seemed to have passed just about as quickly graduates remember the great moments don't take a lifetime to create use each minute wisely let your light shine and whatever Avenue you choose to follow beat a career college or military service and the words of Beth Conroy he was retiring this year just like the solar eclipse don't forget to be awesome I now certify the class of 2018 to the Board of Education and superintendent Dozier is having met the requirements of the state of Illinois the Board of Education of district 201 and the Faculty of Belleville West and now I asked the president of Board of Education of district 201 mr. Kurt Schrader come forward to present the diplomas to the class of 2018 on behalf of
026the Board of Education it's my pleasure to accept the class of 2018 and the board extends to all of the graduates all of our best for you to have a bright and happy life congratulations mr. Burton's will you please read the roll [Applause] [Music] Kelly Kulick student body president Sara Hayden class president just encoder hand class vice president Kaley hanger class secretary Elena bisher Renaissance Eagle art winter along with Kelly Kulick the next eight students to receive their diploma have the designation of graduating summa laude on our weighted grading scale that reward students for taking the most difficult of courses the school offers they ranked at the top 1% of the class of 2018 in addition those qualifying for Renaissance distinction and for maintaining high honors for four years are wearing maroon and white cords
027kylie Burke grant angle Sarah fries grace Hickerson Cori Padgett Andrew Romano Georgie Warren Audrey young class treasurer along with Sarah Hayden and Elena be sure the next 15 students received their diplomas have the designation of magna laude they rank at the top 5% in the class of 2018 Kayla Bell Kayla breakers Emma bad key Megan's A's Cassidy Farrar Addison handy sack Abigail Scott Jacob McCloskey Andrew moss Gavin McCoy Reese I'm ER Connor Odom Michaela Kuhlman pooja Patel Taylor Matheny ax along with just encoder hunt the next 24 students have earned the distinction of graduating laude they rank at the top 10% of the class of 2018 Tierney Burke's Bailey redden hailey Fisher Matthew Schmidt Hannah Khan check james Bagby Sophie Rock and I'm Eastwood Alison Winkelmann Travis Allen Abigail Hobbs Robert stock grace Odom Rainey
028Scheidler Lana Downard Melanie Kulig anak Walden guardo knee Kevin shrum Skylar Kaler Sarah bussing Andrew Winckelmann Tyler Adams Emily Smith injure Nisha walls [Applause] islam i brahim Jeremy Agee Ryan Agni gage Geary Cameron Alan jameelah Alan ivory Anderson Spencer angleton Justin Araiza Jacob Michonne Kayla Austin Elizabeth I angel beachy Jackson Barger Jalen Barkley Connor Barton Nicole Bart's Garrett bass Caleb Bassett Michaela balsa Jared Beeman Joshua Bernard I brahim I'm Ahmed Bedouin Morgan Bell Roger Bennett [Applause] Jonathan Bertie Douglas Bessie Tyler Betts Drake Berkner Lindsay Bischoff Fey Blakeley Matthew listen back Allison bogan a milah bonds faith Boyd Charan Boyd Taylor Boyd Herman Bragg's the third diamond broad knacks Djem Isaac Brock Tony Brooks Alexis Brown the Shawn Brown Xavier brown Jack brooding Cody buck Kirsten Bunyan Brandon Burks page Burris Jacob Burton summer aya Bush
029Eden bus [Applause] Desiree bird treyvion bird Cassidy caliper Brendan call to Myra Callahan [Music] Kaneesha Carol Quarles [Applause] Yolanda Cartagena Lomond ray Carter Nigerian casein Stephan Caswell Antoine Celestine Darrell Chapman 2/3 [Music] Maria Chapman Bartley Jessica Charles [Music] Sanchez Sisneros Kaley Clayton Jenna coil Olivia Collins Brayden Connors Tammy cook Wade cook [Music] [Applause] Amy Corrales Shirley Crawford Dylan Crosson Courtney Cruz Adam Cruz Steven Cruz [Applause] amber Curtis AV cusamano's Stevens Luke Davidson Jacob Davis Kristin Davis Jay Davis racionais Davis Tiana Davis sir lothario Tabo Michael DS Renee Payton dens ur rehman Dewalt [Music] Ania Dickens Adrianna deets Abby gentlemen [Music] Lindsay dare Emily Donahue Alya Douglas Mason dubs Jada done Aaron awkward Natalie Eckrich Justin Edwards [Applause] Merrick Ellis Deshawn Emerson Braden Espinoza Emily feasel Mary Farrell Bryce Fisher jaslyne Fisher Logan Fisher Hannah Flanagan
030Kelsey Fleming crochet flowers Jordan faux Kurtz Veronica foot Kristin Ford Joshua 4e Delaney Foster [Applause] Jackson Forney Michaela Foxworth Alisa Frakes Jordan frost Scylla gage China Galloway Zachary gamblin Kaelin Gibbs Tyler Gibson Lance Glaser Kyla go leaner paws good Dariana Goodwin Jonathan Goodwin Darion green Cristian green [Applause] Lake gross hunter groupie Isabel guardian Heather Gunlock Andrew Hague Caitlin Haggerty Emily Hager Kimberly hegwood Candice common page Hampton Paul hung comer Alea Hardaway a Landis Harris Gabriel Harris Marcus Harris Haley Harrison Ian Haas Ct Hassan Annabel Hetal Felix Heitmann Alicia helm [Applause] Kamiya Henry Tanner Henry Stephen Hernandez Madison Hill Nile Hill Cole Michael Hill perd Jacob Hoffman Constance Solomon the Kayla Holloman [Applause] [Music] Taylor Holloway Denisha Holman gabriela homes Emily horn crystal Holly yet Taisha Hubert Brittney Huddleston [Applause] nickimja hues Megan Hundley William Hunter
031Jordan Hyatts Carl Jackson DeAndre Jackson nya J Jackson Kelsey Jolla Bay East and German Aaron Jefferson Kevin Jefferson Tatyana Jennings Evan Johnson I Keshia Johnson [Music] Jack Johnson Larry Johnson jr. Alessia Johnson rashon Johnson Tehran Johnson [Applause] Hannah Jones Jada Jones Jamila Jones [Applause] Kane Jones and xariah Jones [Music] that DNA yes yes thank you okay here we go William young Demetrius carthon owes Korean calf old Dylan Kelly jamesha Kirby Joshua Kersting Jacob Kettler Zachary Kaiser Joseph kinder Eric King Kenyatta King Tristan nap khari calor [Music] [Applause] Jacqueline Conrad Nicole Laughlin Zachary Lange Lauren Lamar Isabel lamonta Kaitlyn Langley Starla Largent Carl layman Emily Lise Ariana Lafleur [Music] Jacob Lennon's hope Lesniak Jalen Lewis [Applause] Ryan Lewis Helen Libby Damon little [Applause] Jayla little Justin little Isaiah love mckaela Lovelace Lovelace apologized Nathaniel liuqing William
032luking Trevor loogie John monk Macallan luster John Lynch Kiyo McCovey not of my mood Briley Maisel McKenzie Marshawn Charlotte Mastan Cade Matthews Willie Matthews jr. [Applause] Cameron Mattox Brandon Mauer DeMarcus MacDougall Garrett mcevil II a Bria McGee Dorothy McGlinn Latrice McIntosh Tyler McIntyre [Music] I'll see McGee McLaughlin thus Andrea McMillan Garrett McNally [Applause] Kimberly McWhirter Ariana Medina Delilah Delilah McGahee Amanda miring Seamus Meneely [Music] Brianna Miller charissa million Lake more Garrett more Kendra more Beyonce Morales Mariah Moran Joseph Morris Inga Morton Jalen Mosby [Applause] Lusaka Mosby Camden me Aidan Munn lock Ashley Munoz Kristen the res Cory Neil Catherine Neil Friday Nelson Nicholas Nelson Marshawn Nixon Isaac Norris [Applause] Vincent Norris Erin O'Brien Caprio Olson Caitlin Osbourne Alejandro as Guerra Makai at Timothy Overman jr. Jamie Owens [Applause] Michael Papa chrysanthus Devon parks Praia Patel
033Bria but repeal Herbert Patterson Brandan Perry Christiana Pickett Joshua pick us [Music] Brandon Piper Devante play erson Kristen Powell January Probst Josie profit Sybil Pruett - Marcus quilling gage Racine jameelah Radford [Applause] Harrison Randall James Reed Tyler Reed [Music] Jalen Reeves [Applause] [Music] [Applause] nygel rice Abigail Richardson Amari Ridley Jenelle Riggins tyreal Riley [Applause] [Music] Abigail Roark Lucas Robin [Applause] Terrence Robinson Nigel Romeo's Joshua rosebud our Monty Russell Sara Sanchez [Applause] our mod Sanders Briana Sanders Chad saws [Applause] Agnes of each sky to Jordan slicing her Owen Schmidt Emily Starr [Applause] Austan Schobert [Applause] Adrian Scott Spencer Scott Alex sheikha Caleb's Rama Jordan Sims McKenzie slack tamyra Smalley Alex Smith Danny Smith Jr Kaylie Smith Malachi Smith [Applause] Mikayla Smith Raven Smith Richard Smith Jr Taylor Smith Christina Snipes Savannah subject Dakota Sanger Tierney Spearman
034Alisa Spears Maya Spivey Bethany Stalder honoree Stevens Kaneesha Stepney Elizabeth sterling Trinity Stern a milah Stephenson Malik Stevenson Alyssa stirrup Antoine stiff [Applause] Stephanie stock Maxwell stone Brendon Sully Dylan Sundquist Liane Sweeney Michaela Sykes man and I talked it to taça de Nova Kyle Tate Andrew Tavares Jacob Taylor Mackenzie to Train Nicholas Thomas Tyler Thomas [Applause] Tyrese Thomas [Applause] destiny Thornton Trayvon Tramel Austin Valerius Andrea vessel Michael Vincent dillonvale and miles Watlington Britney Walker Reese Walker [Music] [Applause] Rodney she walk Britney Wallace [Music] [Applause] Brianna Wallace Justin ward [Music] Amma's a Warren James Watkins Samuel Watson Taylor web ransom Widener Niklas Westar hide [Applause] Courtney white Cheyenne Whitfield Desiree Whitfield Elena Rikard James wiggers [Music] Justin will born [Applause] Katrina Wilkes ah Selena Williams Blake Williams chasity Williams Curtis Williams divine Williams Erica Williams [Applause]
035Jaylyn Williams marquita Williams Naya Williams Renisha Wilmington Donald Wilson [Music] [Applause] Kylie Wilson latarian Wilson Jermaine Windham James Whithouse Christopher whoa check James Wolf's felt Joshua would Diane woody - Jai right Cleo sure whyatt William Wyckoff Kalyan Wiley Philip win [Applause] Tiana young Mallory's as though Bailey Cruz [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Genisys ball mishaela boatman [Applause] Annamarie gertie our mod wilson rachet rush Araya pair ahem and even a garner [Applause] [Music] well the class of 2018 please rise you may now move your tassel as a sign of your graduation you may be seated I asked the audience to remain seated for the senior farewell and recessional please welcome Miss Sarah Hayden class president as she gives a senior farewell [Applause] [Music] all right well we finally made it after four years this could very well be
036the last time we're all sitting in one room with each other I know High School's affected each and every one of us in our own ways whether that was discovering friends you never want to forget learning what you want to possibly do for the rest of your life or even meeting someone with whom you wouldn't wouldn't mind spinning forever with high school held numerous amounts of opportunities for everyone to show who they could be and learn something new about themselves but as of tonight high school was over now that we have graduated we are considered adults how scary is that even though I've been waiting for this day I still liked being considered a kid but now reality has set in we will have to pay our own bills soon if you don't already but
037now we can go to the restroom without raising our hands we all know how different life will be after this remember how different high school was at the beginning we all came from significantly smaller schools to one school of over 2,000 students I know that was a crazy change for most of us I can only assume that's how life will be after this it might be harder but it might be better to the one thing I know for sure is that we couldn't have made it this far without the help from our friends families teachers principals and everyone else who is sitting here in this audience today to support us today is our day and we couldn't have done it without the unconditional love spread throughout our families our cities and our schools don't forget
038to be selfless sometimes and thank those around you here I'll start Thank You bubble West class of 2018 for helping me achieve something greater these past four years [Music] [Applause] don't forget to be respectful responsible and kind congratulations [Applause] ladies and gentlemen please remain seated for the processional of the above OS class of 2018 and thank you for joining us this evening [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music]