Graduation Speech -- Graduation Speech, Commencement Address

Parents, friends, staff, and fellow graduates, I care that word, graduates. In fact, I like that word so much, that I decided to look it up in the dictionary for the heck of it. And beyond the obvious definitions I found, there was one that manifestly stuck out. To change lingeringly. Now if you think about it, I regard that sums up all our years of schooling right there. I mean, I can politic remember put up to first grade and belt a unyielding home to watch the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles defeat Shredder and the evil buns soldiers. Of course, Michelangelo was my favorite because he was the care-free surfer turtle that every boy dream of being like. Well, cartoons didnt last long in junior mellowed, and my first satisfying change occurred because of the eventual realization that girls were not brain-sucking aliens and yes, you could talk to them. And Aaron, you can still talk to them. Well, that led to the dances, and let me tell ya, those were some interesting years for me. My first slow dance, consisted of a good 14 inches between me and my fateful partner (sorry Michelle). But as we all know, those days didnt last long either and the glory days of high school jumped on us like a varsity sport initiation. From the fire drills in the rain, to those studly guys in cheer skirts, high school was virtually a blur and brought us to the point we are at now. And though all our years of high school flew by with a quiet whisper, there was always this gradual change within us. Every day we developed a clearer try of who we were and what we wanted to do with our lives. While I guarantee you that most of us wont remember every trigonometric function or who the 11th prexy was, in the end, it doesnt really matter. This is because the greatness of ... ...ce. Our Football team took 1st in WESCO and went to the playoffs. The Winter Guard took 1st in asseverate with their incredible motion and the Drama department put on two phenomenal plays that move sellou t crowds. Basketball thrilled us all by making it back to the state tournament and the boys soccer team made the playoffs for the first epoch in over 10 years, just missing a state berth. Its because of our leadership, that the students of Sanders High School now have a renewed thought of pride and spirit. We have brought Sanders back to the top, and blazed a trail for incredible things to come. I love you guys, and from spending four years of high school with ya, I know that each one of us will relentlessly chase our dreams and stop at nothing to see them become a reality. So look out world, cause the graduating class of 2006, will be a class that you never forget.