001the beginning. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. Hello. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. just the corner of your shoulders in frame like and I can even point out like you're you're right like right about there is what you're putting on. Oh yeah. Okay. Um, I wonder if they just have a station here or if they have a maybe it does look like it's someone else. It's probably for um Oh, there's going to be a guy in the back. It's probably for uh streaming. Yeah. All right. Heat. Yeah. Heat. Heat. See that? That's my bus down here. Mr. Bry will be right here. Yeah. Heat. Heat. Heat. Oh, no. I didn't know. Okay. Sorry. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat up here. Heat. Heat. I'm not moving it. That's the best angle for us to get. Be right about
002there. You're fine. Right there. Yeah, cuz it's getting them crossing right here. So, you might be in the edge of it is all. Okay. I'll stand there. Where were you again? Come see. Right by there. Yeah. Catch maybe this. Right. Okay. So, it should be okay. Okay. It's enough. We're just This is a new one. We're just trying to get a better Yeah. No, that's cool. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to be back. You're not right in the middle of it. Okay, cool. Thank you, friend. Yep. Yep. Thanks. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. [Music] Hey Nice. Testing. Check. Check. Check. Test. One, two. Check. Check. Check. Testing. One, two. Check. Yeah. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Yeah. Heat. Now Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat.
003Did you see me? All [Music] Thank [Music] you. [Music] Yeah. Heat. [Music] Heat up [Music] here. Here we are. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Okay, this Yeah. Heat. Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat up [Music] here. [Music] Yeah. [Music] Heat. Heat. Heat up [Music] here. Heat up here. Heat [Applause] up here. [Applause] [Music] Heat. Yeah. Heat. Heat up here. Yeah. Heat. [Applause] Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. [Applause] Heat. Heat. Heat. [Applause] Heat. [Applause] Heat. Yeah. Heat. Heat up here. Heat. Heat. [Applause] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] We never got like all the [Music] seats. [Music] Heat up here. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Heat. Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] [Applause] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Yeah. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat.
004Heat. Heat up [Music] [Applause] [Music] here. Heat up [Music] here. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Heat. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Oh, heat, heat. Yeah. Heat. [Music] [Applause] Heat [Music] up here. [Applause] Good afternoon. At this time, we ask that you please rise. Gentlemen, remove your hats as Mike Norman directs the panther band in the performing of our national anthem. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] Graduates, please be seated. Welcome to the annual commencement ceremony of Dit High School. My name is Matt Dodson. I'm proud to serve as your principal. Do it high school class of 2025. You've made your mark, establish your own legacies, and we're all very proud of your accomplishments. Events of this magnitude require a great deal of planning, preparation, and care. I'd like to extend my deepest
005gratitude to the following staff members. First, would all of our faculty members who joined us today please stand. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Thank you for your guidance and your support of our seniors and for your dedication to the young people of this amazing community. The two finest visual performing arts programs of the state of Michigan called Dwet High School home. Mr. Mike Norman, our director of dance, and Miss Megan Eldridge Woolseie, our coral director. Thank you. [Applause] [Music] Thank you for being here today and sharing your amazing talents with us and for your dedication to all of the students that enter your classroom. To Miss Bar Lane, Miss Aydah Alms, Miss Sha Bole, and Miss Sharon Gish, thank you for being the heart and soul of our high school. [Music] A special thank you to
006Miss Lang for looking after me. That can be definitely a full-time job. And um for putting up with all of the organizational um headaches that come with this event and making it setting us up for success today. So, thank you so much, Miss Lang. [Music] I also want to extend big thanks to all the wonderful people in our community education, our central office, transportation, maintenance and food service departments. Um, it all makes this work. So, thank all of you. Appreciate it. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Due to the significance of this event, I ask for your assistance as an audience to maintain the dignity and honor of this event by refraining from remarks or behavior that could cause embarrassment to our graduates or their families. Now, it is my pleasure to recognize the special individuals
007who are with me on stage today. Members of the school board, we have our vice president, Brad Weaver. Secretary Brad [Music] Stoddard, Trustee Angelina Barnes, Trustee Janelle [Music] [Applause] Brazinski, Trustee Hana [Applause] [Music] Carpenter, our President John [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Tron. We also have with us our superintendent of schools, Mr. Kevin [Applause] Rabida. Our director of curriculum, Mr. Brian Decker, director of special education. Julie Farmer, director of finance and our assistant superintendent. Ross Spagnolo, principal Shady Road Elementary. Liz [Applause] Brow, principal of David Scott Elementary. Linda Rehab, principal of Herbison Woods Elementary. Alicia [Applause] [Music] Hornsby, principal of Dwit Middle School. Dr. Keith Robbat, assistant principal of Dwit High School. Miss Marie [Music] Richards, our director of athletics, Mr. Michael [Applause] Parado, class advisor for the class of 2025, Miss Sher [Applause] Karns. Um, for
008those of you who don't know, Mr. Wade is retiring this year. And I just wanted to say, Mr. Wade, we wish you the best in your retirement. We're so grateful for your service 26 years to this amazing high school and you will be missed and we wish you the very best. Mr. W [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] staff understand what that extra applause just Mr. Wade right there is. We're going to miss you. I'm going to miss you. Thank you. All right. Next up, seniors, guess what? Last time I see your band members, okay, please join Mr. Norman. Mr. Norman, the floor is yours. [Music] Ain't it? [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat up here. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat.
009Heat. [Music] Heat up here. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat up [Music] here. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] And now our senior choir members members will join Miss Albert one more time. Miss Albert, you have the floor. [Music] I heard it said that he will come into our lives. eyes for a reason. Bringing something we must learn. We are led to those who help us most to grow if we let them and we help them in return. Now, I don't know if I believe that's true, but I know I'm who I am today because I knew you like a common for it. Like a stream [Music] that halfway through the woods. Who can say if I've been changed for the better? But because I knew you, I
010have been changed for [Applause] good. It will be that we will never be together in this lifetime. So let me say so much of me what I learned from you. You'll be with me like a handrint on my heart. And now whatever way our story [Applause] ended life by being my friend like a sh from his morning of the sea like a siege of my sky in a distant world. Who can say I've been changed for the better? But because I knew you, because I knew you, I have been changed for good. And just to clear the air, I ask forgiveness for the things I've done you blamed before. But then I guess we know there's blame to share. And none of it seems to matter anymore. [Applause] Who can say I've been changed for
011the better? I do believe I have been changed for the better. And because I knew you, because I knew you, because I knew you, I have been [Music] changed for God. [Music] [Applause] Heat [Music] [Applause] up here. Absolutely wonderful. Thank you to our band, our choirs. Thank you so much. Our first speaker this afternoon is our class president, Reed Ruscoin. Reed is the son of Holly and Brad Presto. Reed will be attending Kraton University where he will study law. Hey guys. Uh before I start, I'd like to thank my family, coaches, teachers, and of course all of you for allowing me to be your class president over the past two years. As I sat down to write the speech, a lot of things crossed my mind. First of all, I wanted to avoid any cliche
012phrases like as we enter the next chapter of our lives because I really wanted the speech to be my own. And as I sat there thinking about what to say, it dawned on me that that this would be the last time that we're all together as the class of 25. Partly because I know most of you won't respond to my class reunion emails in a decade. But seriously, after all that time, this is it. And the more I thought about that, the more it kind of became scary. By now, most of us know our next steps. Some of us are going to college or trade school. Some are entering the workforce. And some are entering the armed forces. But no matter what lies ahead, and no matter what we think we have planned, there's still
013one thing that we all face, the unknown. And I think that's what scares me. I've been trying to figure out why that is. I mean, why are so many people afraid of the dark? And everything I found kind of left the same answer. We're afraid of what we can't see and what we don't know. Uncertainty is our greatest enemy. Now, the opposite of uncertainty is routine. Routine is comfortable. It's predictable. It gives us a sense of control. But now, as we leave the routine of high school, we decide what we'll do, what we'll become, and what legacies we'll leave behind. Along the way, there will be challenges. We're going to have to do things that we don't want to do or don't think that we can do. And that's okay. It's okay to be nervous.
014God knows I am. It's natural to doubt yourself or to feel that the change is just too big. But if we can push through that fear, if we can do what needs to be done, well, I'll be just fine. My dad once told me, "Step out of your comfort zone and you'll see how great you can really be." That's really stuck with me over the years. And that's the message I want to share with all of you. Apply yourself. Take pride in your work. And no matter what happens or what pushes you down, get back up and keep going. We are the future, even if it doesn't feel like it. So, let's make it the best future we can possibly have. Yes, that was a cliche one. Now, I get that this ceremony does involve
015a lot of talking, especially for your younger siblings in the crowd. I've been there. So, if I were to send you all home with just one final message, it would be this. The more people tell you that something is impossible or that it can't be done, the more determined you should be to prove them wrong. Treat the word impossible as nothing more than motivation. Relish the opportunity to be an outsider because it's the outsiders that change the world and make a real and lasting difference. The more a broken system tells you that you're wrong, the more determined you should be to keep pushing ahead. I can't wait to see what you all do with your lives. I know it'll be incredible. Thank you and congratulations. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Thank you, Reed. Our next speaker is
016our saludiatoran for the class of 2025, Mason Alexander. Mason is the son of Crystal and Darren Alexander. Mason will be attending Michigan Tech to study mechanical engineering. [Applause] [Music] I would like to begin today by thanking my mom. She put me in a position where I could focus on school work and succeed in any way I could. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have been able to enjoy these past four years nearly as much. Education is like a river. When you float down a river on a rack, you may focus on aspects that are unimportant to the journey itself. You your mind may focus on the rack, ensuring that every rope is tied perfectly, trying to keep anything on board dry or even trying to speed up the rack despite its dependence on the
017ground. Similarly, we have spent the last 12 years of education with an emphasis on grades, test scores, and now other now trivial topics. These years won't define any student 20 years from now. Quite frankly, they won't define us in the first place. I know it's kind of hypocritical coming from me, but truly this isn't what matters. What does matter while going down river is the actions you take. In the end, as long as you reach your destination, nothing I described before matters. The important things are the fun you had on your raft, the views you saw from the river, the lessons nature taught you. It's the same thing for school. The actions are the only thing that's important. That is what defines a student. It's the things you actually learned, the laughs you had with
018friends, and the challenges you overcome outside of school. This is what truly defines all of us and will continue to define us as we leave here today and take the next bath in the river. I'd like to end here today by thanking my friends. They provided me with the ability to disregard perfection, my wrath, and enjoy the adventure. In conclusion, subscribe to both Productions. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] You guys feel good if I say a few words to you? Is that okay? Seniors, some of you may know exactly what you want to do. Some of you know how you're going to get there. Some of you think you know, but maybe aren't sure, and you're not sure if that's okay. Some of you might just be happy to be here. Some of you might have been
019thinking, I'm really excited to be done with school. And that's okay, too. You know why it's okay? If whatever your mindset is, don't worry because everything beyond this point is super super It's hard. It's really hard. Ask your parents. It is super hard. But I know you're going to do just fine. Speaking of parents, thank you parents. Your compassion, your unconditional love and guidance has created some of the finest human beings that I've been blessed to know. I would argue that it is as challenging as it's ever been to be a parent in our time. The variables in which you navigate to ensure your child's needs are met is overwhelming. I applaud you. Graduates, let's give it up for our parents and guardians right now. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] I specifically applaud the parents who are
020able to allow their child to experience failure because I know how hard it can be to resist that instinctual feeling to prevent those uncomfortable moments of defeat, rejection, or embarrassment. But know that doing that, allowing your child to fail will serve them extremely well. I believe resilience to be one of the most important characteristics of successful people in today's world. And if you haven't experienced failure, it can be difficult to show that resilience. Seniors, be ready. Have so much fun, but be ready. Work really, really hard, but be ready. Be ready for when life hits you right in the face. Be open to the idea that at any point things can go sideways. Will you be resilient? Will you remain? Will you push on? Will you persevere? The great George Herman, the Babe Ruth, once
021said, "The hardest people to beat are the ones that won't quit." I know I've said this to you before, but I'm not so much worried about those of you, for one reason or another, who've had to grow up too fast, face deeply impactful life challenges. I'm worried about those of you who have not truly been tested. Prepare yourself for being homesick when you go to college. Think about how you respond when you're not picked or don't get the job. Meditate on the idea that there will be numerous times in your life when you have accomplished something magnificent, but nobody will be there to hand you a trophy and nobody will applaud. These are the moments when you're going to find out who you really are. And think on that for a moment. Who are you?
022What do you stand for? What do you believe in? What do you love? I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up. I say that jokingly, but yeah, not really. Some of the best laid plans were never meant to be, and that's okay. Try different things in moderation. Even moderation. This journey you're on is so amazingly awesome, crazy, scary, nerve-wracking, and it will be what you make it by doing the very best with what you're given. Try not to concern yourself with with what others have or what they are [Music] getting because that will never lead to happiness or peace. What I challenge you to concern yourself with is time. Manage it. Don't waste it and never never take it for granted. I assure you, the older you get, the more
023you celebrate the time you have and the time that was well spent. And when you feel alone, unloved, scared, know that you're loved. You're special. These people are here for you. Strong, united, loyal, and true. To my high school class of 2025, congratulations. I wish you all of the best. [Applause] [Music] What do you say to hand out some? Courtney, you want to come on up? Make your way up. Four of our graduating seniors, Courtney Novak, Molly Bry, Katherine Freshau, and William Hayes will read the names of our graduates as they are presented their diplomas. John Paul [Applause] Abramson, Mason Edward Alexander, [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Amelia Marie Alisa, Aaron Michael Alward, [Applause] Kaylee Marie Almazon, [Applause] Vivian Barbara Alvarez, Hannah Tia [Applause] Amama, Ava Irene Anderson, [Applause] Isabella Hisa Monica Ariyaga Mormon Floren Ashro Maya
024Kathleen Ballard [Music] Danica Brienne Vancraftoft, [Applause] Noah Zachary Barnes, Trendan Michael Bashore, Joshua Charles [Music] Beal, Jacob Matthew Becker, Alana Victoria Bennett, [Music] Bryce Gregory Bishop, [Applause] Kalista Star Lee Master, Cole Milton Bowerman, Ryland James Bowman, [Applause] Jacob James Brandon, [Music] Kellen Michael Browen, Jocelyn Elizabeth Brown, Cameron Alan [Applause] Ren, Molly Janet Bry, [Applause] [Music] Samuel Bryce Bookinger, [Music] Kora Jane [Applause] Buyers, Connor Alec Castro, Frellin Renee Charles, [Music] Isabella Marie Chedster, [Applause] Paneote, Christulos, [Applause] [Music] Nolan Paul Caligan, Jamie Nicole Cook, Grace Anne Cooper, Terren Ray Cornell, [Applause] Farah Robert Corser, Aiden Scott Curtis, [Applause] Liam Aalonia, Defoe, Jamie, Jolie May Davis, [Applause] Jennifer Jade, the Long Champ, Cooper Ryan, Dennis, [Applause] [Music] Wendelyn Molly Dwarkler, [Music] Amelia Elena Dominguez, [Applause] Natalie Rose [Applause] Donaldson, Bradley Parker Droing Rain Noel Dis Marina Dwen Ferusa
025Gavin Rayo [Applause] Tyler Michael Dau, [Applause] [Music] Nora Josephine Elwinganger. [Applause] [Music] Thank you. Aiden Carter [Applause] [Music] Fields Carson Jeffrey FRE Cameron Joseph French [Applause] Catherine Logan Fresh [Applause] Hour. Congratulations. Carter William Garland, Kennedy McCoy Gibson, [Applause] [Music] Madison Noel Beerman, Shelby Lynn Gilbert, Brendan Martin [Applause] George, Kennedy Laurel [Music] George, Ian Jeffrey Goodrich, [Applause] Margaret Joan Goody, [Applause] [Music] Maline an Rubik, Lily an [Applause] Hagerty, Ella Ray Hall, Riley Anne Hanland, [Music] Haley Marie Hartin, William Lauren Hayes, Anukica Laura Haynes, Naa Kai Hinriz, Casey Janette Heights, [Music] Shelby May Helt, [Applause] Elizabeth Nicole Hernandez, Sydney Claire [Applause] Hitchcock, Freda Coenstein, [Applause] [Music] Aya Charlotte [Applause] Pulman, Zachary Joseph Coleman, Thea Nicole Hopkins, [Music] Payton Marie Hornby, [Music] Matthew Clinton [Music] Poon, Aiden Lucas Hulbert, [Music] Laura Elizabeth Hoover, [Music] Allison Patricia Ignash, Nolan
026William English, Savannah Lynn Ives, Ava Victoria [Applause] Jacobson, Jackson David Gindereski, Andrew Nathan J. Cox, Benjamin K. Johnson, Brody Joseph Johnson, Kyle Gardner Johnston, [Music] Bryce Wy Jones, Lily Lenora Kaufman, Wow. Brandon Mckenry [Music] [Applause] Keith, Noah Dean Kish, [Applause] Ella Morete, Saddama Knight, [Music] Owen Richard Krauss, [Applause] Hannah Elizabeth [Applause] Kakowski, Tara Lynn [Applause] [Music] Karns, Amelia Rose Lefay, Cameron Andrew Langer, Catherine Audrey Langer, Abram David [Applause] Lner, Elliot William Thomaser, [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Candido Raphael Leiddesmo [Applause] Cis Cheyenne Marie Les [Applause] Gavin Daniel Lord Benjamin Thomas Lovejoy [Applause] Daniel Thomas Lynch, Kaya Marie Lynch, [Applause] Olivia Lee [Applause] Mataris, Reagan Marie Marble, [Music] Vanessa an Marinelli Gabriel John March Montana Suzanne Narrison Dunle Chase James Miles Martell Melissa Joy Mo Zachary David May Madison Grace McDonald Parker David McFaten [Applause] Aiden Jeffrey McDonald,
027Randall James McGrath, Claire Alexa [Applause] McIntyre, Dylan Richard McFersonson, Benjamin Along, Jace Lewis Montgomery, Anna Kathleen Mullen, Sana Musen, Rebecca Ashley Nelson, [Applause] Evan Lucian Norris, [Applause] Courtney Lois Novak, Isabelle Ella Marie Omera, Nicole Grace O'Neal, [Applause] John Paul Richard, [Applause] Peter Shabelli, Sydney Elizabeth Peterson, Catherine Men [Music] Fiasco, Cougar Benjamin Pav, Aya Marie Pratt, Landon Blake, Queen, Abigail Elise, Quinn, Emmy, Alice, Mina, Rafi, Jazelle Cruz, Ramirez, Rodriguez, Mason James Osborne, Reagan, Maline Grace, Reed, Claire Elizabeth Reed Christian William John Michael Reynolds and Rex, Elena Victoria Rogers, Sophia Rodriguez, Addison Aubrey Rogers, Logan Janet Rollins, Riley Jameson, Ruiz, Alan Basov, Daniel Jaza, Hussein, S [Music] L. Marie Schmolz, Evan James [Applause] [Music] Schmidt, Amaya Dobby Mosaline [Applause] Schneider, Lillian Monzo Schneider, Amelia Zilly Shopmire, [Applause] Leah May, Shadow, [Music] Kaitlyn, Maryanne, Shanley, William Sherwood, [Applause]
028Cooper Sha Cisco, Aiden Reed Sleeper, Braden Michael Stoker, [Music] Carliana Reagan Smith, Riley Michelle Smith, Savannah Jones [Applause] Smithson Jeremiah Thomas John Sult. [Applause] [Music] Zelin Alexander Souza Isaac Jacob Rebecca K. Spola, Aaron David Spitzer, [Applause] Abigail Kayen Spitzer, [Music] Isabella Elena St. Kay. Elizabeth St. [Applause] Taylor and Stalin, Zoe October Stanley, Jada Leach Steel, Riley Danielle Stevens, Callie Evelyn Stevens, Wesley Lucas Sterling, Micah Lombard Stein, Eric David [Applause] [Music] Stick, Alexandra, Giana Susridge, Armen Richard, Abigail by Saman Landon David, Autumn Jean Thompson, McKinley Beth Phill William Yuko Tucker the Fish Lillian [Applause] Rose Madison [Music] Lena Cameron James Ben, Megan Lorraine, Elijah Eupang, Jackson Gregory Wolf, Kayla Nicole Warner, Haley Alice [Applause] We Lucas Christopher White Terrence Damon W Aland. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Deborah Mo, Kayla Sue Williams, Mia Sue Williams, Charles William
029Windsor, [Applause] [Music] Matthew William Holand Lynn Wood Samantha Emily [Applause] Woodbury Jr. Adriana [Music] Grace Evelyn [Music] Jimmy Nikolai Carl Zetti [Applause] [Music] As the high school principal of Dwit public schools, I'm pleased to certify that these students have met the requirements of the state of Michigan Inuit public schools board of education class of 2025. We are proud of each and every one of you graduates. Would you please [Applause] stand? [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Congratulations. We do ask that you remain in your seats so that procession can exit officially so they can go get their actual. Thank you everyone for coming and please drive safe on your way [Applause] home. [Music] Heat up here. [Music] Heat [Music] up here. [Music] Heat up [Music] here. Heat [Music] up here. [Applause] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] Heat up
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