CorpusRecord 21411

Delta Summit Learning Center Graduation 2020

A searchable transcript preserved as part of the Discourse Corpus. Passage numbers provide stable references within this record; verify quotations against the original recording when available.

Source
YouTube / Community High School District 218
Date
2020-07-07
Location
Cook County, IL
Material
Transcript
Extent
5,286 words · about 30 min
Collected
2026-06-05

Transcript

Verbatim source text

001[Music] n [Music] he [Music] he [Music] he [Music] he [Music] e [Music] for [Music] yeah [Music] he [Music] you [Music] n [Music] he [Music] that's [Music] good [Music] he [Music] he [Music] he [Music] I [Music] w [Music] oh [Music] e [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] y [Music] he [Music] e [Music] e [Music] he [Music] he [Music] he [Music] yeah [Music] he [Music] e [Music] e [Music] for [Music] he [Music] he [Music] that's [Music] good [Music] he [Music] he [Music] he [Music] hi [Music] w w [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] he [Music] he [Music] e [Music] n [Music] n [Music] he [Music] he [Music] yeah [Music] he [Music] for [Music] yeah [Music] [Applause] yeah [Music] h [Music] a [Music] for [Music] he [Music] hey [Music] that's [Music] good

002[Music] he [Music] oh [Music] he [Music] now [Music] w [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] w [Music] he [Music] e [Music] he [Music] n [Music] he [Music] he [Music] yeah [Music] he [Music] good morning how are you doing good all right I know we're running a little bit late we're waiting on four other or five other students um we going to get started okay so just I'm going to give you a little um some instructions or some explanation what's going to happen since this is a little different than the normal ceremony um so the students are lined up in hallway we're going to proceed in with the administration and the students behind us okay they will they will be seated um we'll welcome Mr bino will call me up I'll give

003a farewell address to the to the seniors okay we will call their names they will come up pick up their certificate from here this is a certificate not the high school diploma that'll come from the home school okay um so when they get that we're going to say um then we will present the class of 2020 or part of the class um we're going to have them remain seated and then we'll release them one at a time and what we have is uh a photo opportunity set up in the Sumer cafeteria so when the when your student leaves you can exit with them head to the summit cafeteria and there's uh one of our technology staff where there to be able to take photos and then once uh we get through the next couple weeks

004right Dan we'll be able to print those up and let you know when they're ready okay so you have a graduate app photo here and also the video Mr D young was one of our Tech um specialist here at Delta Summit he's videotaping and he's going to edit the whole thing and put it on our web page page and it's also Facebook live right now right okay and huh I'm sorry I keep saying Facebook YouTube live um and before we get started I just want to say thank you to parents and siblings and relatives and Guardians and all family and friends for all your efforts and hard work this was a very weird um different unique year and and for our young people to survive through that and get through their education um I think

005is is remarkable in speaks volumes about their dedication and effort to get to graduation so thank you okay um all right so with that being said I think we're going to get going okay for that graduates please be seated members of The Faculty honored guests and graduates of 2020 I welcome you to the 2020 graduation graduation ceremony for C my name is s basino and I am the dean at Delta Learning Center in C at this time I would like to introduce our principal Joe fer who will share his remarks with the class of 2020 M Mr fer graduates parents Guardians members of The Faculty staff of C I welcome you to the graduation ceremony for the class of 2020 during these very difficult and uncertain times I'm very glad we were able to bring

006you together today to honor our graduates our seniors have showed a great deal of resilience and dedication in reaching this milestone in their young lives they have over overcome and conquered more obstacles than any other excuse me graduating class in my 30 plus years in education I commend you respect you and thank you for all of your hard work while dealing with remote learning in all the struggles and social injustices we have seen in our world today while there have been so many unknowns in our world from the health concerns to the unfair treatment of human beings I hope this day allows us sometime to look back and appreciate the accomplishments of our graduates it is a proud and successful ending of one chapter in their life and it is a beginning of another reaching

007this goal has required the support and dedication of many today we not only honor the graduates but also their parents teachers and all who have played an integral role in today's celebration without the understanding compassion and love shown by all those involved in young person 's life a day like this would not be possible on behalf of the graduates I thank you for a job well done although today marks the end of your high school career it also opens up a world full of new challenges and opportunities with those challenges and opportunities come tougher choices and decisions especially in today's world where are seeing more and more social injustice racism sexism and a blatant disregard for human human beings in their cultures beliefs and lives these injustices need to stop and will be up to

008all of us but especially young people like yourselves who can charge ahead and make the necessary changes for all people to get along and respect each other graduates you are the future of the world and they will be looking to you our Future Leaders to work with others to make our world a better place for all people as you know we all have choices and decisions to make every day those choices and decisions will test your character and resolve as a time like this you will have to draw upon all that you have learned from your families and your teachers to make good decisions your decisions not only reflect upon you as a person but also upon others it is imperative that you always consider those around you and make decisions that will have a

009positive impact on those around you as as a next generation of leaders it will be up to you to help shape our world to promote tolerance acceptance and cooperation as Dr Martin Luther King said the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience but where he stands at times of challenges and controversy when you leave here today to continue pursuing your goals and dreams I encourage you to keep things in perspective as you know it requires dedication and sacrifice to achieve your goals however don't forget to enjoy life while you must work hard to be successful you should always take a moment to appreciate life and those loved ones around you cherish each day and make the most of your life in closing I would like to

010congratulate the class of 2020 for their achievements during the past four years you have many challenges and opportunities that lie ahead and I'm sure you will make the most of them I wish you a life full of Happiness good health and success congratulations class of 2020 at this time I'd like to call Mr Sam bino to come forward for the presentation of the certificates graduates when I call your name come up grab your certificate kit their names are on it and then you can stand up here for pictures and then move on a Stephanie maras [Applause] Gonzalez want to take a picture for Martin [Applause] Bautista there want put your cap on your hat on Lawrence [Applause] blueford grab the one with your name on it you take take a picture right here and now

011Mr fer with some closing remarks so you missed my speech I got to do it all over again I won't put you through that graduates at this time please move your tassels from right to left which you've already maybe done right to left it's okay and family members at this time it is my true pleasure to present to you the C learning center graduating class of [Applause] congratulations all right so again thank you so much everybody thank you for coming out um I know one of the most important things for any family member is this watching your son or daughter walk the stage capping down getting their diploma certificate um and that that's why we did this we went through I don't know how many different plans from uh April on from virtual to drive

012drive-throughs to only the kids coming in and fortunately with the governor opening up more we were able to allow some parents in which to me is the most important thing see sen your son or daughter walk the stage and get their diploma because they've worked so hard to get here okay so we're very very proud of each and every one of them proud of you and we' like to thank you for coming out today I know it's Unique it's different but again I think the most important thing is watching your your child walk this graduating stage right so with that we're going to release one at a time okay and then um you'll leave with your family so you can meet her in the back and then head straight down the hall if youd like

013a picture um in the summer cafeteria you can stop in there for picture wait 30 40 seconds and then release you 30 40 seconds and then release you again you can take pictures we have a photographer one of our staff will take pictures and then once they're ready we'll let you know okay so congratulations get [Applause] open [Music] I [Music] I [Music] he [Music] w [Music] [Applause] [Music] w [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] oh [Music] oh [Music] s [Music] he [Music] he [Music] he [Music] n [Music] he [Music] n [Music] he [Music] for [Music] for [Music] e [Music] [Applause] yeah [Music] yeah [Music] he [Music] he [Music] right [Music] that [Music] good [Music] he [Music] oh [Music] I [Music] I [Music] k [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] oh [Music] oh [Music]

014he [Music] he [Music] now [Music] n [Music] he [Music] yeah [Music] he [Music] for [Music] [Applause] yeah [Music] yeah [Music] he [Music] he [Music] hey [Music] he [Music] that's [Music] good [Music] he [Music] oh [Music] graduates please be seated members of The Faculty honored guests and graduates of 2020 I welcome you to the 2020 graduation ceremony for C P my name is San bino and I am the dean at Delta Learning Center and C at this time I would like to introduce our principal Joe fer who will share his remarks with the class of 2020 Mr fer graduates parents and Guardians members of the the faculty and staff of C I welcome you to the graduation ceremony for the class of 2020 during these very difficult and uncertain times I'm very glad we were able

015to bring you together today to honor our graduates our seniors have showed a great deal of resilience and dedication in reaching this milestone in their young lives they have overcome and conquered more obstacles than any other graduating class in my 30 plus years in education I commend you I respect you and thank you for all your hard work while dealing with remote learning and all the struggles and social injustices we've been seeing in our world today while there have been so many unknowns in our world from the health concerns to the unfair treatment of human beings I hope this day allows us some time to look back and appreciate the accomplishments of our graduates it is a proud and successful ending of one chapter in your life but is the beginning of another reaching this

016goal has required the support and dedication of many today we not only honor the graduates but also their parents teachers and all who have played an integral role in today's celebration without the understanding compassion and love shown by those involved in a young person's life a day like this would not be possible on behalf of the graduates I thank you for a job well done although today marks the end of your high school career it also opens a world full of new challenges and opportunities with those challenges and opportunities come tougher choices and decisions especially in today's world where we are seeing more and more social injustice racism sexism and a blatant disregard for human beings and their cultures beliefs and lives these injustices need to stop and it will be up to all of

017us but especially young people like yourselves who can charge ahead and make the necessary changes for all people to get along and respect each other graduates you are the future of the world and we'll be looking to you our Future Leaders to work with others make our world a better place for all people as you know you will have choices and decisions to make every day those choices and decisions will test your character and resolve as a time like this you you have to draw upon all that you've learned from your families teachers to make good decisions your decisions not only reflect upon you as a person but also upon others it is imperative that you always consider those around you and make decisions that will have a positive impact on those around you as

018the next generation of leaders it will be up to you you to help shape our world to promote tolerance acceptance and cooperation as Dr Martin Luther King said the ultimate excuse me the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience but where he stands at times of challenges and controversy when you leave here today to continue pursuing your goals and dreams I encourage you to keep things in perspective as you know it requires dedication and sacrifice to achieve your goals however do not forget to enjoy life while you must work hard to be successful you should always take a moment to appreciate life and those loved ones around you cherish each day and make the most of your life in closing I would like to congratulate the

019class of 20 for their achievement achievements during the past four years you have many challenges and opportunities that lie ahead and I'm sure you will make the most of them I wish each of you a life full of Happiness good health and success congratulations class of [Applause] 2020 at this time Mr bassino will come forward for the presentation of the certificates graduates when I call your name come up grab your certificate you can take a picture up here and then go back to your seat geraldi [Laughter] trillo nelli Delgado you can take one lat oh sure sure thank you than for and now Mr fer with some closing remarks graduates at this time please move your tassel from right to left to signify your graduation parents it is my pleasure to present to you the

020CP graduating class of [Applause] so at this time as I [Music] he [Music] for [Music] e [Music] for [Music] [Applause] yeah [Music] yeah [Music] he [Music] he [Music] he [Music] that's [Music] good [Music] oh [Music] h [Music] he [Music] I [Music] k [Music] w [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] oh [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] he [Music] n [Music] w [Music] he [Music] he [Music] he [Music] he [Music] for [Music] [Applause] you [Music] you [Music] n [Music] he [Music] a [Music] he [Music] that's [Music] good [Music] I [Music] hi [Music] I [Music] he [Music] d [Music] graduates please be seated members of The Faculty honored guests and graduates of 2020 I welcome you to the 2020 graduation ceremony for Delta Learning Center my name is s basino i and I am the dean at Delta

021Learning Center at this time I I would like to introduce our principal Joe fer who will share his remarks with the class of 20120 Mr fer graduates parents and Guardians members of the faculty and staff of Delta I welcome you to the graduation ceremony for the class of 2020 during these very difficult and uncertain times I am very glad we are able to bring you together today to honor our graduates our seniors have shown a great deal of resilience and dedication in reaching this milestone in their young lives they have overcome and conquered more obstacles than any other graduating class in my 30 plus years and education I commend you respect you and thank you for all of your hard work while dealing with remote learning and all the struggles and social injustices we have

022been seeing in our world today while there have been so many unknowns in our world from the health concerns to the unfair treatment of human beings I hope this St allows us some time to look back and appreciate the accomplishments of our graduates it is a proud and successful ending of your one chapter of your life in the beginning of another reaching this goal has required the support and dedication of many today we not only honor the graduates but also their parents teachers and all who have played an integral role in today's celebration without the understanding compassion and love shown by these involved uh these people involved in a young person's life a day like this would not be possible on behalf of the graduates I thank you for a job well done although today

023marks the end of your high school career it also opens up a world full of new challenges and opportunities with those challenges and opportunities come tougher choices and decisions especially in today's world where we are all seeing more and more social injustice racism sexism and a blatant disregard for human beings and their cultures beliefs and lives these injust justices need to stop and it will be up to all of us but especially young people like yourselves who can charge ahead and make the necessary changes for all people to get along and respect each other graduates you are the future and the world will be looking to you our Future Leaders to work with others and make our world a better place for all people as you know you will have choices and decisions to make

024every day those choices and decisions will test your character and resolve there's a time like this that you have to TRW draw upon all that you have learned from your families and teachers to make good decisions your decisions not only reflect upon you as a person but also upon others it is imperative that you always consider those around you and make decisions that will have a positive impact on those around you as the next generation of leaders it will be up to you to help shape our world to promote tolerance acceptance and Cooper operation as Dr Martin Luther King said the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience but where he stands at times of challenges and controversy when you leave here today to continue pursuing

025your goals and dreams I encourage you to keep things in perspective as you know it requires dedication and sacrifice to achieve your goals however do not forget to enjoy life while you must work hard to be successful you should always take a moment to appreciate life and those loved ones around you cherish each day and make the most of your life in closing I would like to congratulate the class of 2020 for their achievements during these past four years you have many challenges and opportunities that lie ahead and I'm sure you will make the most of them I wish each and every one of you a life full of Happiness good health and success congratulations class of [Applause] 2020 this time Mr basino will come forward for the presentation of the certificates graduates when I

026call your name come up grab your certificate you can take a picture if your family members want to come up and take a picture and then go back to your seat Raven [Applause] alaman you can stand here and take a picture at your dad you destiny [Applause] arnad Eric [Applause] Ramirez jelle [Applause] Cardona Laura [Applause] Diaz Anna [Applause] duas and rashonda [Applause] brown for and now Mr fer with some closing remarks okay graduates at this time please move your tassels from right to left to signify your graduation from high school parents family friends is my pleasure to present to you the graduating class from Delta Learning Center of 2020 [Applause] congratulations so as I mentioned earlier at this time we're going to release uh one student instead of family [Music] than [Music] e [Music] yeah

027[Applause] he [Music] you [Music] n [Music] n [Music] he [Music] he [Music] that's [Music] good [Music] hi [Music] he [Music] I [Music] h [Music] p [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] e [Music] he [Music] e [Music] he [Music] he [Music] he [Music] he [Music] he [Music] e [Music] yeah [Applause] [Music] he [Music] h [Music] n [Music] n [Music] ni [Music] he [Music] that's [Music] good [Music] hi [Music] he [Music] he [Music] w [Music] d [Music] w [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] y [Music] he [Music] e [Music] n [Music] he [Music] he [Music] yeah [Music] he [Music] all [Music] please be seated members of The Faculty honored guests and graduates of 2020 I welcome you to the 2020 graduation

028ceremony for Delta Learning Center my name is s bino and I am the dean at Delta Learning Center at this time I would like to introduce our principal Mr Joe Fowler who will share his remarks with the class of 2020 Mr fer graduates parents and Guardians members of the faculty and staff of Delta Learning Center I welcome you to the graduation ceremony for the class of 2020 during these very difficult and uncertain times I am very glad we are able to bring you together today to honor our graduates our seniors have showed a great deal of resilience and dedication in reaching this milestone in their young lives they have overcome and con conquered more obstacles than any other graduating class in my 30 plus years in education I commend you respect you and thank you

029for all of your hard work while dealing with remote learning and all of the struggles and social injustices we have seen in our world today while there have been so many unknowns in our world from the health concerns to the unfair treatment of human beings I hope this day allows all of us some time to look back and appreciate the accomplishments of our graduates it is a proud and successful ending of one chapter of your life in the beginning of another reaching this goal has required the support and dedication of many today we honor not only the graduates but also their parents teachers and all who have played an integral role in today's celebration without the understanding compassion and love shown by those involved in a young person's life a day like this would not

030be possible on behalf of the graduates I thank you for a job well done although today marks the end of your high school career it also opens up a world full of new challenges and opportunities with those challenges and opportunities come tougher choices and decisions especially in today's world where we are are seeing more and more social injustice racism sexism and a blatant disregard for human beings and their cultures beliefs and lives these injustices need to stop and it will be up to all of us but especially young people like yourselves who can charge ahead and make the necessary changes for all people to get along and respect each other graduates you are the future and the world will be looking to you our Future Leaders to work with others to make our world a

031better place for all people as you know you will have choices and decisions to make every day those choices and decisions will test your character and resolve it is a time like this that you will have to draw draw upon all that you have learned from your families and teachers to make good decisions your decisions not only reflect reflect upon you as a person but also upon others it is imperative that you always consider those around you and make decisions that will have a positive impact on those around you as the next generation of leaders it will be up to you to help shape our world to promote tolerance acceptance and cooperation as Dr Martin Luther King said the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience

032but where he stands at times of challenges and controversy when you leave here today to continue pursuing your goals and dreams I encourage you to keep things in perspective as you know what requires dedication and sacrifice to achieve your goals however do not forget to enjoy life while you must work hard to be successful should always always take a moment to appreciate life and those loved ones around you cherish each day and make the most of your life in closing I would like to congratulate the class of 2020 for their achievements during these past four years you'll have many challenges and opportunities that lie ahead and I'm sure you will make the most of them I wish each and every one of you a life full of Happiness good health and success congratulations class of

0332020 [Applause] at this time Mr saso will come forward for the presentation of the certificates graduates when I call your name come up grab your certificate you can stand up here parents you could come up and take a picture and then go back to your seats we will start with Angel Jones come here Howard [Applause] Jones jquan [Applause] Wade Jordan [Applause] Smith and now Mr fer with some closing remarks graduates at this time please move your tassels from right to left signifying your graduation from high school family friends ladies and gentlemen I present to you the Delta Learning Center graduating class of [Applause] so as I said earlier at this time we're going to release one by one again just keep some distance if you haven't taken a picture you're more than welcome to go

034to the summit cafeteria to take your picture if you've done that you're free to leave enjoy the rest of your day so angel that's [Music] good [Music] hi [Music] he [Music] hi [Music] w [Music] [Applause] oh [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] e [Music] he [Music] e [Music] he [Music] he [Music] he [Music] oh [Music] he [Music] e [Music] for [Music] for [Music] yeah [Applause] [Music] a [Music] you [Music] n [Music] he [Music] right [Music] he [Music] that's [Music] good [Music] h [Music] h [Music] he [Music] w [Music] w [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] y [Music] he [Music] let [Music] n [Music] he [Music] n [Music] he [Music] e [Music] yeah [Applause] [Music] a [Music] e [Music] you [Music] n [Music] oh [Music] he [Music] he

035[Music] that's [Music] good [Music] he [Music] I [Music] hi all right please be seated members of The Faculty honored guests and graduates of 2020 I welcome you to the 2020 graduation ceremony for Summit Learning Center my name is Steve proper I'm the assistant principal of summit Learning Center at this time I would like to introduce our principal Jo fer who will share his remarks with the class of 2020 Mr fer thank you thank you graduates parents Guardians members of the faculty and staff of summit Learning Center I welcome you to the graduation ceremony for the class of 2020 during these very difficult and uncertain times I'm very glad we are able to bring you together today to honor our graduates our seniors have showed a great deal of resilience and dedication in reaching this milestone

036in their young lives they have overcome and conquered more obstacles than any other graduating class in my 30 plus years in education I commend you respect you and thank you for all your hard work while dealing with remote learning and all the struggles and social injustices we have been seeing in our world today while there have been so many unknown ons in our world from the health concerns to the unfair treatment of human beings I hope this day allows us some time to look back and appreciate the accomplishments of our graduates it is a proud and successful ending of one chapter of your life and the beginning of another reaching this goal has required the support and dedication of many and today we honor not only the graduates but also their parents teachers and all

037who have played an integral role in today's celebration without the understanding compassion and love shown by those involved in a young person's life a day like this would not be possible on behalf of the graduates I thank you for a job well done although today marks the end of your high school career it also opens up a world full of new challenges and opportunities with those challenges and opportunities come tougher choices and decisions especially in today's world where we all seeing more and more social injustice racism sexism and a blatant disregard for human beings and their cultures beliefs and lives these injustices need to stop and it will be up to all of us but especially young people like yourselves who can charge ahead and make the necessary changes for all people to get along

038and respect each other graduates you are the future and the world will be looking to you our Future Leaders to work with others and make our world a better place for all people as you know you will have choices and decisions to make every day those choices and decisions will test your character and resolve but is a time like this you will have to draw upon all that you have learned from your families and teachers to make good decisions your decisions not only reflect upon you as a person but also upon others it is imperative that you always consider those around you and make decisions that will have a positive impact on those other on those people around you as the next generation of leaders it will be up to you to help shape our

039world to promote tolerance acceptance and cooperation as Dr Martin Luther King said the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience but where he stands at times of challenges and controversy when you leave here today to continue pursuing your goals and dreams encourage you to keep things in perspective as you know it requires dedic ation and sacrifice to achieve your goals however do not forget to enjoy life while you must work hard to be successful you should always take a moment to appreciate life and those loved ones around you cherish each day and make the most of your life in closing I would like to congratulate the class of 2020 for their achievements during these past four years you have many challenges and opportunities that lie ahead

040and I am sure you will make the most of them I wish each and every every one of you a life full of Happiness good health and success congratulations class of 2020 at this time Mr proper will come forward to present the uh certificates for the summmer Learning Center graduates okay we ready ready graduates okay all right so just here just some simple directions here is I call your name just come up on this side of the stage uh your certificates are here on the table all right we're going to take a maybe a minute or two for parents to be able to take a picture on the stage with the certificate and then students just walk your way over on the opposite side of the stage okay and back to your seat all right

041tan orini [Applause] Jacob [Applause] Serrano it [Applause] Anthony [Applause] ordones for okay Ian [Applause] Koger [Applause] sincere [Applause] Hughes [Applause] you leis Rivera [Applause] Lopez [Applause] you ready Anthony Anthony [Applause] ordones [Applause] and now Mr fer with some closing remarks all right at this time graduates please move your tassels from right to left is a signification of your graduation from high [Applause] school parents family friends staff it is my distinct pleasure to present to you Summit Learning Center graduating class of 2020 congratulations excellent job thank you thank you all for coming this was a nice way to finally close out the year [Music] than [Music] for [Music] yeah [Music] [Applause] [Music] n [Music] you [Music] a [Music] he [Music] he [Music] that's [Music] good [Music] he [Music] I [Music] he [Music] w [Music] w [Music]

042oh [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] e [Music] he [Music] e [Music] he [Music] he [Music] n [Music] he [Music] yeah [Music] he [Music] for [Music] for [Music] for [Music] yeah [Music] [Applause] [Music] he [Music] you [Music] n [Music] he [Music] he [Music] that's [Music] good [Music] he [Music] he [Music] he [Music] I [Music] w [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] me [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] s [Music] he [Music] e [Music] n [Music] a [Music] he [Music] he [Music] yeah [Music] he [Music] oh please be seated members of The Faculty honored guests and graduates of 2020 I welcome you to the 2020 graduation ceremony at Summit Learning Center my name is Steve proper I'm the assistant principal of summit Learning Center at this time I would like to introduce

043principal Joe fer who will share his remarks with the class of 2020 Mr fer thank you graduates parents and Guardians members of The Faculty staff uh excuse me faculty and staff of summit Learning Center I welcome you to the graduation ceremony for the class of 2020 during these very difficult and uncertain times I am very glad we able to bring you together today to honor our graduates our seniors have showed a great deal of resilience and dedication in reaching this milestone in their young lives they have overcome and con conquered more obstacles than any other graduating class in my 30 plus years in education I commend you I respect you and I thank you for all of your hard work while dealing with remote learning and all the struggles and social injustices we have been

044seen in our world today while there have been so many unknowns in our world from health concerns to the unfair treatment of human beings I hope this day allows us to bring allows us some time to look back and appreciate the accomplishments of our graduates it is a proud and successful ending of one chapter in your life but is the beginning of another reaching this goal has required the support and dedication of many today we not only honor the graduates but also their parents teachers and all who have played an integral role in today's celebration without the understanding compassion and love shown by those involved in a young person's life a day like this would not be possible on behalf of the graduates I thank you for a job well done although today marks the

045end of your high school career it also opens up a world full of new challenges and opportunities with those challenges and opportunities come tougher choices and decisions especially in today's world where we're seeing more and more social injustice racism sexism and a blatant disregard for human beings and their cultures beliefs and lives these injustices need to stop and it will be up to all of us but especially young people like yourselves who can charge ahead and make the necessary changes for all people to get along and respect each other graduates you are the future and the world will be looking to you our Future Leaders to work with others and to make our world a better place for all people as you know you will have choices and decisions to make the those choices and

046decisions will test your character and resolve as a time like this you will have to draw upon all that you have learned from your families and teachers to make good decisions your decisions not only reflect upon you as a person but also upon others it is imperative that you always consider those around you and make decisions that will have a positive impact on those around you as the next generation of leaders it will be up to you to help shape our world to promote tolerance acceptance and cooperation as Dr Martin Luther King said the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience but where he stands at times of challenges and controversy when you leave here today to continue pursuing your goals and dreams I encourage you

047to keep things in perspective active as you know it requires dedication and sacrifice to achieve your goals however don't forget to enjoy life while you must work hard to be successful you should always take a moment to appreciate life and those loved ones around you cherish each day and make the most of your life in closing I would like to congratulate the class of 2020 for their achievements during the past four years you still have many challenges and opportunities that lie ahead and I'm sure you will make the most of them and I wish you a lifetime full of Happiness good health and success congratulations class of 2020 at this time I'm going to ask Mr proper to come forward for the presentation of the certificates okay graduates when I call your name just come

048up to the this side of the stage as I said to you before here's the table where your certificates are your certificate has your name on it just look for your name and then just come on up to the to the stage uh stay on the stage for a little bit just so your your parents your Guardians can take some pictures of you and then you're just going to walk down uh to the opposite side here back to your seat John Kendrick [Applause] e Tatiana Tyra [Applause] Ian [Applause] zackley Ian I'd like Ian just to stay on the stage for just one moment I have a an announcement here Ian has been a a a scholarship winner here uh the iea scholarship this recognizes student students who demonstrate determination and an eagerness to succeed this

049year theea recognizes Ian zekley for his hard work dedication and his perseverance to his goals congrats congrats Ian on achieving such a massive goal we wish you the best of luck on your next Journey congratulations Ian do you want to take a picture with the up on the stage or he can do it right over on the side and now Mr fer with some closing remarks at this time graduates please move your tassels from the right to the left to signify your graduation from high school parents ladies and gentlemen staff members it's my pleasure to present to you the the summit Learning Center graduating class of 2020 [Applause] [Music] congratulations so at this time [Music]

This transcript may contain errors introduced by automated or source-provided captioning. Bracketed descriptions such as [Music] are retained from the source. Passage divisions are editorial aids and do not alter the wording.