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good morning I personally would like to welcome you all to the class of 2020 commencement it is an honor to be on the stage speaking to each of you I would like to take this opportunity to thank our Administration staff and faculty for the help along with journey I would also like to thank my mom dad brothers antigen and the rest of my family has supported me from the beginning they played such a major role in my life I'm grateful to be surrounded by such a loving family that always pushed me to do my best you are the guide me in the right path and taught me that I can reach any going on it if I put my mind to it. Thank you for teaching me how to end up for myself and never back down from any challenge mommy unconditional love support and guidance is what helped me become the lady I am today time Hudson thank you for being so supportive at any and every event y'all went to you both mean the world to me antigen thank you for being my number one supporter since the day I was born I cherish the bond we share and I'm so grateful to have someone like you serve as a role model in my life I wish I could have started off the speech with something that made the whole crowd laugh but not blessed me with the ability to crack a funny joke however I'm here to change the perspective of the graduates that sit in front of me I'm here to hopefully light a spark in your mind that will give you hope for your future the word graduate comes from the Latin gratis which means a step toward something perhaps a step toward your future and the early fifteenth Century graduation was was a term used in chemistry that meant a tempering or refining every single one of us is now being called to graduate to step towards the end to step toward something even though we might not have the slightest clue what that something is likewise we are being called The Temper parts of ourselves that Must Fall Away we are now being called to determine how we Define our successes and what is genuinely meaningful us and we the graduates of this day have the potential to be influential leaders of the future my fellow classmates many of us thought this day would never come due to recent circumstances it may only be a few paper but we have work so hard for 12 years to get to this point many of us were unsure that a graduation would even be possible due to this pandemic however we are fortunate enough to be sitting here on this football field surrounded by people who have helped us. the way and I'm ready to walk across the stage and say I did it I graduated high school you see we seniors are brought to this world around the time when is series of Airline hijacks associated with his with an Islamic extremist group took the tube things we knew as the Twin Towers many of us refer to the state as 9/11 As We Grew Older and move forward we reached a new chapter in our life the one we called senior year this year has been everything but ordinary this was here of our last our last first day our last homecoming is students the last problem that never happened the last round of District games are on our own turf that's some did not get a chance to experience the last day as young adults ourselves overwhelmed with new responsibilities are we are across like no other we the class of 2020 have lived through pandemic Although our senior ended in a way that normal expecting we somehow managed to make the most of it we are fortunate enough to live in a supportive community that is offered us opportunities for many new experiences every single one of us was adopted and spoil some of our favorite items Ark instruction was suddenly displayed online videos or the resume meeting we were celebrated through a parade around the city of Orange Grove showing our community where we plan to be in the next year we were forced to adapt and change the way we traditional pursue things here for the seniors at Orange Grove High School but hey change it down to happen who knows those activities may start New Traditions for future seniors to enjoy now I wish I could sit here and tell you that I know what your future but in reality I don't choose there's been so much uncertainty in our lives but what I do know is that each and every one of you is fully capable of stepping into the unknown I do know that if we use the same determination and Imagination that goddesses a moment we shall be able to conquer the unknown it is vital that we learn to be at peace with the discomfort that comes with stepping into the unknown and our upcoming future so class and conclusion I would like to leave you with my favorite quote from Mark Twain the two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why class of 2020 I hope that after today we can move forward and proceeded to find our why thank you

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