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High school class valedictorian Alem Hadzic was unusually somber before delivering his commencement speech on May 16. “People were coming over to wish me luck and I was kind of blowing them off ...
In the speech she insistently recommends the wearing of sunscreen, and dispenses other advice and warnings which are intended to help people live a happier life and avoid common frustrations. She later explained that the inspiration came from seeing a young woman sunbathing , and hoping that she was wearing sunscreen, unlike Schmich herself at ...
St. Vincent-St. Mary valedictorian Anne Rea gives her speech to the class of 2024 on Tuesday, during graduation. Rea's family home in Bath was destroyed by a fire the night before her graduation
“Education is no equalizer — Rather, it is the sleep that precedes the American Dream. So wake up — wake up! Lift your voices."
The valedictory address, or valediction, is the closing or farewell statement delivered at a graduation ceremony. It is an oration at commencement (in Canada, called convocation in university and graduation in high school) exercises in U.S. and some Canadian high schools, colleges, and universities delivered by one of the graduates.
The title comes from the salutatorian's traditional role as the first speaker at a graduation ceremony, delivering the salutation (where the valedictorian, on the other hand, speaks last, delivering the valediction). In a high school setting, a salutatorian may also be asked to speak about the current graduating class or to deliver an ...
Taylor Swift's NYU speech called on graduates to embrace their mistakes and said, "a lot of the time, when we lose things, we gain things too." 19 valuable pieces of advice from the best ...
YORK, Maine — York High School senior Sam Hunter was at a loss for words, at least in the English language, to describe his feelings about graduating high school.