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UH, WELCOME TO GET STARTED RIGHT NOW IF YOU DON'T HAVE A SEAT AND YOU'RE REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE, THERE'S A COUPLE MORE METAL CHAIRS UP HERE.
FEEL FREE TO GRAB ONE, OTHERWISE, ENJOY THE SHOT.
AS YOU CAN SEE WITH A SENIOR CLASSMEN OR SONG CHOICE, TODAY'S DAY WILL NOT BE DULL
I COULD NOT TELL YOU HOW PROUD I WAS OF THEM WHEN THEY TOLD ME THEIR SONG.
CHOICE FOR TODAY NOT REALLY GETS ME RIGHT THERE.
UM, BUT I'LL SINISTER LYRICS ASIDE.
WELCOME TO THE HASP ANNUAL GRADUATION.
WELCOME TO OUR GRADUATES THEIR FAMILIES, DR.
MY NAME IS STEVEN SULLIVAN AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE AC CLUB TRINITY SCHOOL PROGRAM.
WE ARE HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE OUR SENIOR CLASS.
UM, IT'S FOUR VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE, MADDIE, SAM, CARL, AND B GRADUATES.
LOOK DOWN INTO THE SEA OF SMILING FACES.
WE ARE ALL HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE YOU.
TODAY IS THE DAY THAT MATTERS, NOT JUST FOR YOU GUYS, BUT ALSO FOR ALL OF US.
PAST GRADUATION IS TRULY A DAY OF CELEBRATION AND ONE OF THE DAYS OF THE YEAR THAT IS QUICKLY MARKED ON MANY CALENDARS IS A SPECIAL DAY FOR ME BECAUSE THAT'S A FIRST TIME PARTICIPANT.
AND LEADING THIS CEREMONY PAST GRADUATION WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR I WANTED, WHY I WANTED TO GET INVOLVED IN ASK IN THE FIRST PLACE.
IT IS A DAY OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF WHERE OUR HA GRADUATES STARTED FROM WHERE THEY ARE NOW AND WHERE THEY WILL GO IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE OF THIS IS MOST IMPORTANTLY, A DAY OF JOY.
IT'S VERY EASY TO GET SLO DOWN BY THE DAY TO DAY OF DAILY ROUTINE WORK HABITS, CHECKING THE BOXES, CUTTING DOWN ON YOUR NEVER ENDING TO DO LISTS, BUT LIFE IS BEST LIVED WHEN YOU'RE ABLE TO PULL YOUR HEAD UP FROM THE GRIND AND APPRECIATE THE MEANINGFUL MOMENTS.
AND TODAY IS ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS THAT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE DAYS OF THE YEAR.
BEFORE WE GET TO THE SCARS OF THE SHOW, I WANT TO PAUSE FOR SOME THANK YOUS FIRST.
UH, I DON'T THINK HE'S HERE, BUT KEVIN MCCARTHY AND THES AND GRASS GROUP, THANK YOU THAT I ALWAYS ASK FOR.
UM, TO MY HOUSE, ADVISORY BOARD STAFF, GUIDANCE COUNSELORS, YOU GUYS ARE THE BEDROCK OF HASP.
UM, KEEP HASP RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND ARE ALWAYS THERE.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, FOR OUR STUDENTS ABOVE AND BEYOND PRINCIPAL CLAIM, MINIMUM ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL WEAR FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE SUPPORT, UM, UNWAVERING WITH HASP AND HELPING IT GROW.
AND ALSO PRACTICALLY AND CONCRETELY WITH HELPING THESE FOUR PEOPLE BE UP HERE ON THIS STAGE TODAY.
EY, MELISSA KY, JEAN GIO, AND MARIE ANGELA SANCHEZ FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP GUIDANCE.
ALL YOU GUYS, I'M TRYING TO, THERE WE'RE AND FOR YOUR CONTINUOUS SUPPORT, UM, IN VALUING THE GIFT, THE PAST AND WHAT IT MEANS TO US, UM, TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND ENTHUSIASM FOR CASP, UM, NEAR, NEAR HERE
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TODAY AND AFAR WE APPRECIATE, UM, IT DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED, UM, TO THE PTSA AND SEPTA AND ESPECIALLY COLLABORATION OF TAMMY, UM, AND TAMMY BLACK AND INTERFER WILDMAN.UM, NOT ONLY FOR THE GRANTS AND ENDLESS AMOUNT OF SUPPORT IN THAT WAY, BUT MAINLY WITH THE COLLABORATION AND THE ABILITY TO KIND OF JUST HELP GROW WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY TO OUR FAMILIES.
PAST GRADUATION IS A SPECIAL DAY, NOT JUST FOR OUR GRADUATES, BUT FOR YOU GUYS.
UM, THE ANGEL ADAGE THAT IT TAKES A VILLAGE IS A TRUE ONE AND THAT IS ESPECIALLY POIGNANT AS SEEN THROUGH THE SMILING FACES FOR OUR GRADUATES AND YOU GUYS TODAY.
UM, YOU GUYS HAVE SACRIFICED SO MUCH, UH, BUT THEY ARE THANKFUL THEY KNOW IT, UM, AND THEY LOVE YOU VERY MUCH FOR IT.
UM, I ASKED STUDENTS WHERE YOU GUYS AT OVER THERE, THERE WE ARE.
UM, THANK YOU FOR BAKING TODAY'S SPECIAL SET UP, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE ARE A SMALL COMMUNITY, BUT WE ARE A STRONG ONE.
UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP.
I'M VERY EXCITED THIS, THE LEGACY THAT THESE FOUR HAVE LEFT BEHIND, UM, IS VERY SPECIAL AND I'M EXCITED WHERE YOU GUYS TAKE PATH NEXT.
SO LET'S GET ON, LET'S GET ON WITH IT.
UM, AND SO LEAD US AND OUR MAIN EVENT AS A SPECIAL TALENT WITHIN THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT PULLS A SPECIAL PLACE WITHIN OUR HAS PROGRAM AS HE TEACHES THE SENIOR CLASS AND OUR SOPHOMORE CLASS IN ENGLISH.
UM, A STEADY PRESENCE, REASON, COMPASSION, AND A GREAT ADVOCATE FOR OUR STUDENTS.
UH, THIS IS ONLY MY FIRST YEAR AS A, UH, PAST TEACHER FOR THE FULL YEAR, BUT I'D LIKE TO SPECIFICALLY THANK UH, STEVE SULLIVAN FOR ALL THE TIME IN HIS FIRST YEAR AS DIRECTOR OF THE PROGRAM.
UH, OUR STUDENTS ARE LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH A WARM, FRIENDLY, COMPASSIONATE BASE, UH, CHECKING ON 'EM EVERY SINGLE MORNING AND IT IS EVERY SINGLE MORNING.
UM, THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SCHOOL AND DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THE HAS PROGRAM AND FOR MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE SUCH A NICE CELEBRATION IN INDOORS TODAY.
UH, I'M EXCITED TO HAVE THE HONOR OF INTRODUCING OUR FOUR GRADUATES OF 2026, HELPING THEM DEVELOP THESE FEATURES.
UH, I'M ALSO FORCING MYSELF TO HAVE TO DEVELOP MY OWN WAS ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING EXPERIENCES, UH, OF A YEAR.
UM, A PSYCHOLOGIST, A PLAYWRIGHT, A CHEF, AN ARTIST, UH, THAT'S NOT THE START OF A BAD WALKED INTO A BAR JO OR BAD BREAKFAST CLUB REBOOT.
UM, THAT'S THIS YEAR'S GRADUATING CLASS.
I'M A BIG BASEBALL FAN AND STEVE AND I HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THAT.
UM, AND WHEN I WAS STRUGGLING TO COME UP WITH SOME MORE FINAL WORDS EARLIER THIS MORNING, UM, THERE'S A CLICHE ABOUT BASEBALL THAT HAS STUCK WITH ME THAT IT'S, IT'S A TEAM SPORT, BUT IT'S CONSTRUCTED ENTIRELY OF INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS.
AND THAT'S IN MANY WAYS LIKE THE HAS PROGRAM.
IT'S A TEAM, IT'S A COMMUNITY, IT'S A GROUP, BUT IT DOESN'T EXIST.
IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY WORK WITHOUT THE CONSISTENT INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS OF THESE STUDENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY.
UM, AND ALTHOUGH I'VE ONLY WORKED WITH THEM AS THEIR HAS TEACHER FOR THIS ONE SEMESTER SINCE JANUARY, UM, I TAUGHT MADISON AS AN EIGHTH GRADER AND I REMEMBER HER EVEN THEN AS A SERIOUS READER AND A NATURALLY EXPRESSIVE WRITER.
SAM, I TAUGHT IN NINTH GRADE RIGHT BEFORE JOINING HASC AND I KNEW IMMEDIATELY THAT I HAD ENCOUNTERED A UNIQUELY CREATIVE AND INQUISITIVE MIND WHO WOULD PUSH EVERYONE AROUND IN TO BE THEIR BEST.
B WE'VE HAD LUNCH TOGETHER JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY THIS YEAR AS PART OF THE PL PROGRAM WHERE ALONG WITH CAST WE BROUGHT CONSISTENTLY GOOD VIBES AND AS YOU MIGHT SAY, NONCHALANCE ALSO MESSING WITH BEING A GREAT ROLE MODEL.
UM, NOW CARL, I'VE ONLY TRULY, TRULY KNOWN YOU FROM OUR EXPERIENCE TOGETHER THIS SEMESTER, BUT YOU RISKED AND DANGEROUSLY INJURED ACHILLES TO MAKE TO SCHOOL YESTERDAY FOR
UM, THESE LAST FEW MONTHS HAVE BEEN SO ENJOYABLE AND I WISH
THROUGH THE INTIMATE ENVIRONMENT PROVIDED BY THE HASS PROGRAM, THEY HAVE DEVELOPED CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ONE WITH THEIR PEERS AND TEACHERS.
THEY'VE LEARNED HOW TO MAINTAIN THOSE RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH UPS AND DOWNS IN CLOSE QUARTERS WITH ONE ANOTHER.
AND THEY HAVE BUILT IN THEMSELVES A CONFIDENT FOUNDATION THAT THEY CAN USE TO TACKLE ALL THE OBSTACLES LIFE CAN THROW AT THEM PROUDLY.
I WILL NOW INTRODUCE, UH, OUR GRADUATES.
A PERSON LIKE ME SPENDING ONLY THEIR FIRST FULL YEAR WITH HAS THIS STUDENT MADE A COURAGEOUS AND UNORTHODOX DECISION TO APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM TOWARDS THE END OF HER JUNIOR YEAR.
WHILE MANY PEERS TOOK THEIR FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND LOOKED FOR WAYS TO MAKE THEIR SENIOR YEAR DEGREES, THE STUDENT MADE A CONSCIOUS CHOICE THAT SHE FELT WOULD IMPROVE THE FINAL MONTHS OF HER HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.
AND SHE'S ADDED SO MUCH TO THE PROGRAM SINCE SHE'S BEEN, SINCE SHE'S BEEN HERE.
A FIERCE FRIEND, AN ADVOCATE FOR THOSE AROUND HER, AN ACTIVIST, A
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STUDENT OF THE HUMAN MIND AND OUR FIRST GRADUATE OF THE CLASS OF 2026 MADISON INSTEAD.WHOA, EVERYONE, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
WE NEVER THOUGHT THIS DAY WOULD COME.
WE PRAYED FOR ITS QUICK DELIVERY CROSS DAYS ON OUR CALENDARS, COUNTED HOURS, MINUTES AND SECONDS.
AND NOW THAT IT'S HERE, I'M SORRY IT IS BECAUSE IT MEANS WE MADE FRIENDS WHO INSPIRE ME AND TEACHERS WHO HAVE BEEN MY MENTORS.
I WOULD LOVE TO SAY I CAME UP WITHOUT MYSELF, BUT I DID NOT BECAUSE WORRIES.
GRADUATION SPEECH FROM GILMORE GIRLS
JUST QUOTE THOUGH BECAUSE IT REALLY RESONATED WITH ME.
THERE WERE SOME DAYS I DID NOT WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL AND MANY TIRED DAYS.
HOWEVER, LEAVING SCHOOL DOESN'T JUST MEAN LEAVING THOSE THINGS.
IT ALSO MEANS LEAVING BEHIND THE PEOPLE.
NOTHING ESPECIALLY IN HIGH SCHOOL WAS PERFECT.
HOWEVER, HAS HAS COMES GRADE CLOSE.
I'VE ONLY BEEN IN HA FOR A YEAR, BUT JOINING HAS WAS BY FAR THE BEST DECISION I COULD HAVE MADE IN MY JUNIOR YEAR.
I FELT DISCONNECTED FROM MY CLASSES AND CLASSMATES I DECIDED I SHOULD JOIN HAS AND SEE IF IT MAKES MY ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL EXPERIENCE IMPROVE.
LET ME TELL YOU, IT CERTAINLY DID.
I STILL REMEMBER THAT FIRST COMMUNITY MEETING AND HOW I COULD FEEL THE WARM AND WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE PATH HAS GIVEN ME THE CHANCE TO MAKE PERSONAL AND MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS WITH NOT ONLY MY PEERS BUT ALSO MY TEACHERS.
THROUGH PAST I FOUND COMMUNITY SUPPORT, LOVE AND OF COURSE FIELD TRIPS
IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, I'VE CREATED THE BEST MEMORIES WITH THIS SPECIAL COMMUNITY THAT I'M PRIVILEGED ENOUGH TO ON MY OWN.
WE'VE HAD SUCH SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES AS GOING TO SEE HELL STATION ON BROADWAY.
WE GOTTA SIT IN THE VERY FRONT ROW DESERT.
ALSO, WHEN WE WENT TO THE SECOND BIGGEST MALL AMERICA, THAT'S WHAT YOU HAD FOR ME.
IT'S NOT ACTUALLY THE FIRST VERY FUN I LOVE
BUT MOST OF ALL, I WILL CHERISH THE PEOPLE IN THE PROGRAM WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE AND SO MANY PEOPLE I'M LUCKY ENOUGH TO THANK TODAY.
SO PLEASE BEAR WITH, FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MR. SULLIVAN.
I KNOW YOUR FIRST YEAR BEING IN HOUSE AND BEING THE HOUSE DIRECTOR AND LET ME SAY, YOU'VE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB DESPITE US FOUR BEING CHATTY AND CRAZY.
YOU HAVE BEEN THERE FOR US ALWAYS PLANNING ALL OUR FIELD TRIPS, CHECKING US ON, CHECKING UP ON US EVERY DAY AND LIKE MR.
BUT I APPRECIATE IT MAKING SURE WE STAY ORGANIZED, BEING OUR ENGLISH TEACHER FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, GIVING US TREATS.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO MAKE MR. SMITH THANK FOR RAISING US EVERY CLASS,
I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOU.
THANK YOU ESPECIALLY FOR TEACHING US ABOUT ECONOMICS AND FINANCE.
I KNOW THAT WILL COME IN HANDY WHEN I'M OVER A COLLEGE.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK MR.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK CIO FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
YOU HAVE HELPED ME FIND MY LOVE FOR PSYCHOLOGY, WHICH I MAJOR IN AND YOU'LL BE CLASS ONE AND HELP ME GROW AS A STUDENT.
THANK YOU GREENBERG
ME AND SOPHIA REALLY CHERISH SOPHOMORE YOUR ENGLISH AND ALSO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOURNALISM.
THAT WAS AN AWESOME CLASS WHERE MR. IS MR. HERE.
SO I STILL HAVE TO THANK MR. OL FOR THANK FOR MAKING ME MORE OF A RAGING FEMINIST I SWEAR.
BUT SERIOUSLY, THANK YOU FOR TEACHING US ABOUT WOMEN'S HISTORY AND HEALTH.
WE WENT ON AS A CLASS FOR REAL.
WOMEN WILL ALWAYS HAVE A VERY SPECIAL PEACE IN MY HEART AND THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL GUIDANCE FOR SUPPORTING ME AND HELPING ME THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL SPECIFICALLY MS. FU FOR THAT'S OKAY.
I ALSO STILL WANT TO THANK HER FOR BEING A SHOULDER FOR ME TO CRY ON AND I WANNA SAY SHE'S SUCH A CRIME PERSON IN THE SCHOOL.
VERY LUCKY TO HAVE SOMEONE LIKE HER AND OF COURSE THANK YOU MOM AND DAD FOR MISSING LUCK TO BE HERE
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MY BEST AND ALWAYS BEING PROUD OF ME.LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL MY FRIENDS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH SOPHIA AND STELLA FOR BEING MY BEST FRIENDS I I COULD EVER ASK FOR, FOR BEING HERE, FOR BEING THERE FOR ME THROUGH IT ALL TO RAN TO HANG OUT WITH AND LAUGH WITH.
YOU ARE BOTH SO SMART, COMPASSIONATE, CARING AND TELLING.
I WOULDN'T BE THE PERSON I AM WITHOUT YOU TWO.
REMEMBER TO VISIT ME
THE PEOPLE THAT WERE NEXT TO ME THROUGH IT ALL.
I KNOW YOU WILL ALL DO AMAZING THINGS.
ONE DAY, SAM, I STILL YOU, BUT I THINK ONE DAY YOU'RE GET AN OSCAR
YOU'RE SUCH AN AMAZING PERSON.
B, ONE DAY YOU'LL BE A FAMOUS ARTIST,
BUT WHATEVER YOU GUYS DO, I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT DAMN WRONG.
EVERYONE ELSE HERE, THANK YOU AND SWEAR AND THANK YOU MR. PAYMENT AND THANK YOU EVERYONE ELSE WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE THANK YOU TO ALL YOU THAT HALF STUDENTS THAT HELPED SET THIS UP TODAY.
NOW AS FOR ME, I'M GOING TO SEE NEW PAUL'S TO STUDY PSYCHOLOGY.
I MEET NEW PEOPLE, HAVE NEW EXPERIENCES AND GREAT THINGS, BUT REALLY I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE HAS IN STORE FOR ME.
BUT I HOPE TO BRING A PIECE OF THIS PROGRAM WITH ME I WILL ALWAYS HOLD WITH ME HAS AND ITS IMPACT MOVING FORWARD.
ALL I ASK FOR YOU IS YOU DO NOT FORGET THIS WONDERFUL CLASS OF 2026.
UM, NEXT, UH, WE HAVE THE STUDENT WHO HAS BEEN IN, HAS THE LONGEST, UH, AND A STUDENT WHO I'M GLAD TO HAVE DIRECTLY WORKED WITH BOTH FIRST SEMESTER AS A FRESHMAN AND LAST SEMESTER AS A SENIOR MADE THE BRAVE DECISION TO JOIN HASS AND STICK WITH IT EVEN EVEN AS THE ONLY STUDENT IN THE NINTH GRADE.
I REALLY ENJOYED THE COMPLEX CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD ABOUT CHARACTERS, AUTHORS AND LITERATURE AND LIFE IN GENERAL.
A STORYTELLER AT HEART, A DND MASTER, A SHAKESPEAREAN SONIC RAPPER, A SHIRLEY TEMPLE MIXER, AND OUR NEXT 2026 GRADUATE SALEM NICHOLSON.
UM, IT LOOKS AT FIRST TO BE REMARKABLE 'CAUSE OUR WILL ZOOM VIDEO REVEAL ITSELF TO BE PART OF THE PATTERN.
THIS IS A QUOTE FROM THE MUSICAL EVENT, WHICH ENCAPSULATES MY FEELINGS ABOUT MY TIME IN THE PAST PROGRAM.
WHEN I JOINED PAST MY FRESHMAN YEAR, I WASN'T IN THE BEST PLACE EMOTIONALLY OR ACADEMICALLY.
I HAD LEARNED ABOUT HA FROM A CLASS OF 23 SENIORS.
WITHOUT THEM I DOUBT I WOULD'VE JOINED AS EARLIEST I DID.
I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE ALMOST 10 KIDS INTERESTED IN JOINING.
I'M NOT THE CLOSEST WITH THE KIDS IN MY GRADE AND I HAD NO CLUE WHO THOSE STUDENTS WERE OR IF I DIDN'T GET ALONG WITH THEM.
AND I FOUND MYSELF IN A ROOM WITH JUST SID
I OWE THAT TO SID GREENBERG AND MR. HUNT.
SID, YOU REALLY MADE MY ENGLISH CLASS FRESHMAN THAT YEAR WITH OUR FOCUS ON MUSICAL THEATER.
I'VE NEVER FELT SO FREE TO EXPLORE MY INTEREST WITH IN A ACADEMIC COURSE.
AND MR. HUNT, YOU MADE HISTORY SO MUCH FUN TO LEARN.
UM, YOU ALWAYS HAVE A PERSONAL STORY TO SHARE WHEREVER WE'RE DOING THAT DAY.
THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH FOR BEING MY TEACHERS, WHICH BRINGS ME TO TODAY.
I'VE BEEN WANTING TO READ THIS SPEECH SINCE I SAW MY FIRST PAST GRADUATION.
UM, BEING ABLE TO HONESTLY TALK ABOUT YEARS PAST FELT LIKE I'M HONEST, UM, THAT I WAS MOSTLY CERTAIN ABOUT MAKING.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU, YOUR GRADES IN THE COMMUNITY HERE.
WHEN I JOINED, I STRUGGLED WITH FEELING CONNECTED TO MY PEERS.
I WAS EVEN FORGOTTEN ABOUT FOR THE FIRST COMMUNITY MEETING.
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IS WHEN YOU'RE IN ROW, PEOPLE YOU MIGHT CONSIDERS AND THE PATTERNS SHOWING UP IN TEAM DAY REALLY SHOOT YOU FIRST.IT'S NOT JUST THAT THE BIGGER PICTURE IS ONE THAT ALIGNS TO FOSTER BETWEEN YOU GROUP AND YOURSELF.
MAKE AN EFFORT TO KEEP THE SPACE INCLUSIVE TO THOSE WHO FALL AFTER YOU.
I BELIEVE IT'S TIME FOR ME TO GO THROUGH MY THANK YOUS.
UM, FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK I HAS OTHER GRADUATES.
I DOUBT I WOULD HAVE AS MUCH FUNNIER WITH A DIFFERENT GROUP OF PEOPLE AS A WHOLE.
YOU GUYS ARE SOME OF THE BEST CASE IN THE GRADE FROM
I THINK YOUR EXPRESSIONS REALLY CHANGE THE ATMOSPHERE FOR THE BETTER.
AND CARL, YOUR PERSONALITY ALWAYS MAKES A LOT FUN.
YOU MAY ALWAYS BE LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE
THE NEXT THANK YOU IS TO SEND YOU THE THIS UM, EVERYONE KNOW WHO KNOWS, I HAVE A LOVE COMPLAIN ABOUT YOU, BUT UM, YOU'RE ONE OF THE NICEST AND SUPPORTIVE TEACHERS I'VE HAD EVEN THOUGH I CAN BE A LITTLE BIT FLIGHTY WHEN IT COMES TO ATTENDING THE CLASS AS STUDENT HAVE SHAPED ME FOR THE BETTER.
AND FOR THE RECORD, MUCH FLEXIBLE
UM, I MIGHT ALWAYS BE AWAKE IN YOUR CLASS.
I THINK THAT I ABSORBED AT LEAST 70% OF INFORMATION GOOD.
UM, TO, I LOVE TALKING DURING LUNCH SERVICE.
I THANK YOU FOR AND ANOTHER PERSON IN THE GUIDANCE OFFICE.
YOU ALWAYS BE THERE TO HELP ME WITH MY CLASSES, FRIENDS AND COLLEGE APPLICATIONS.
AND I FORGIVE YOU FOR QUESTION MY HUNDRED PERCENT PRE IN THE GUIDANCE OFFICE.
UM, I FOR MR. UP, THERE'S SO MUCH I CAN THANK ALL OF YOU FOR, UM, FOR MR. WHEN I STARTED CALLING YOU RUFFLES
AND YOU NOT DOING SO, GAVE ME MORE QUESTIONS ON HOW I SHOULD THANK YOU.
I COULD THANK YOU AS A TEACHER OR FOR SAYING YES TO BE THE ADVISOR OF A CLUB THAT YOU KNEW NOTHING ABOUT.
UM, I THINK THAT THE BEST THING THOUGH I COULD THANK YOU FOR IS JUST READING YOU AND TO THE DD CLUB AS A WHOLE EVERY WEEK WITH YOU GUYS IS SOMETHING NEW AND EXCITING.
THE THOUGHT OF HAVING TO LEAVE YOU GUYS BEHIND, UM, AMY AND CRY WHILE WRITING THIS, ESPECIALLY TO OUR CLUB OFFICERS.
IT BOTH COMFORTS AND INSULTING YOU.
NAASHA TO LEAVE THE CLUB WITH YOU TOO.
I HATE NOT BEING ABLE TO BE BY SIDE TO RUN IT FOREVER, BUT I'M CERTAIN WE WILL TRY ON JUST AS MUCH CARE.
AND OF COURSE I'D LOVE TO THANK MY AS TEACHERS, UM,
WHEN I HAD MET HIM MY FRESHMAN YEAR, I CALLED HIM WEIRD.
UM, TO BE HONEST, I THINK HE'S STILL A LITTLE BIT WEIRD, BUT HE'S A REALLY GOOD TEACHER WITH A REALLY GOOD HEART.
AND I'M GLAD I SPENT HALF THE YEAR AT THE BEGINNING OF MY HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE AND HALF YEAR AT THE END WITH HIM.
MR. SMITH, THANKS FOR HAVING A CLASS.
SCOTTY, I KNOW YOU RETIRED BEFORE I GRADUATED
UM, THANKS FOR GETTING ME INTO THE PROGRAM.
I WOULDN'T HAVE JOINED WITHOUT YOU, UM, TO MR. RISK THE PAST.
UM, YOU HAVE HELPED ME BE EVERY SINGLE VOICE PART.
UM, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE JOKES AND ENCOURAGEMENT WHEN MY SINGING, BUT I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU FOR GETTING ME TO DRINK COKE ZERO
ALONGSIDE THAT, THANK YOU TO UM, MAGICALS.
I'M GOING TO MISS HAVING BIRTHDAY GOSSIP SESSIONS INSTEAD OF SINGING WITH YOU GUYS.
YOU ARE ALL SUCH A FUN GROUP AND I HOPE IN THE FUTURE YOU'LL GET A LITTLE BIT MORE SERIOUS SONGS INSTEAD OF SOPHIA CURTIS MCDONALD.
UM, THANK YOU TO MY GRANDPARENTS, UM, MA GRANDMA CHIEFS.
UM, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORT YOU'VE GIVEN ME ABOUT MY LIFE AND TO MY BROTHERS.
YOU COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY BECAUSE I HAD WORK.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE PROMISE.
YOU'VE BEEN MY BIGGEST GUY FOR MY MUSIC JOURNEY AND CREATIVITY IN GENERAL.
I KNOW WE'RE BOTH STUBBORN, SO WE STILL HAIR HERE AND THERE, BUT YOU ALWAYS BOUNCE BACK.
I LOOK TO YOU AS AN INFLUENCE FOR STANDING UP TO MYSELF AND LOVE CONSIDERING A STOMACH VIRUS TO ME BECOMING MY COACH.
I'VE NEVER HAD AN INTEREST IN SPORT, BUT YOU TRANSFORMED LACROSSE ME, YOUR PATIENTS IN CARE AND PASSION FOR THE SPORT THROUGH
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EVERY TIME WE WENT OUT TO PLAY.THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING MY MATH TEACHER.
UM, THE BEST COACH I'VE EVER HAD AND MY FRIEND.
I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH FROM MY MOM.
I KNOW YOU'VE SEEN TWO GRADUATIONS BEFORE RYAN, BUT I CAN SAY THAT YOU'RE STILL CRYING
UM, BUT MINE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE IMPORTANT BECAUSE I HAVE TWO JUST MYSELF.
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH ME FROM BEING A HONOR NURSE CASUALLY TO A LPN.
YOU ARE THE STRONGEST PERSON I KNOW YOU'VE MADE ME INTO THE PERSON I AM TODAY AND THERE'S NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE HOW GRATEFUL I'M FOR YOU.
SO MY DAD, THANK YOU FOR TAKING, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT TO COME SEE ME FROM ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE YOU'VE WORRIED ABOUT ME IN THIS WHITE ASS TOWN.
SO THANKS FOR ALWAYS LOOKING OUT FOR ME.
TRYING TO MEET MY, UM, OLDER COUSIN.
I HONOR HER SISTER, YOU ARE SO SMART, INCLUDING FUNNY AND I KNOW I MUST CALL YOU FOR ANYTHING.
WE'RE JUST TALKING FROM PLAYING ALL OF MONEY TOYS TO GRADUATING OUR BEHIND WITH YOU.
WE'RE ALWAYS ONE STEP APART AND IT'LL BE SO MUCH.
UM, ONE BIG FINAL THANK YOU TO ALL MY FRIENDS IN ACTIVITIES OR COMMUNITIES THAT I'M IN HERE AND OUTSIDE OF IT AND TO MY POINT, WHO COULDN'T COME TODAY.
UM, SHOUT OUT TO
IT'LL BE THIS BEST MATTER TOMORROW WILL ON PREP FASTER AND STRETCH OUR ARMS FURTHER.
UM, NOW I'LL GET OFF TO SENIOR PURCHASE FOR PLAYWRITING AND SCREENWRITING.
SO DON'T BE SURPRISED IN THE NEXT TV SHOW YOU WATCH HAS MY NAME AFTER WRITTEN BY THE CREDITS.
I GENUINELY ENJOY HIS COMPANY.
I'LL KEEP THE INTRODUCTION SHORT AND SWEET.
THERE'S A DEEP WONDER, AMBITION AND COMPASSION UNDERNEATH WHAT COULD BE MISUNDERSTOOD AS A FACADE OF INDIFFERENCE.
A COMEDIAN, A GOOD FRIEND, A HARD WORKER, AND A SOMETIMES OUT OF POCKET CLASS DISCUSSION CONTRIBUTOR 2026 PAST GRADUATE CARL RUBENSTEIN.
WELL BEFORE JOINING HASC, I FELT PRETTY LOST WHEN IT CAME TO SCHOOL, BUT AFTER I JOINED THE PROGRAM, I WAS ABLE TO ACTUALLY PICK THINGS UP RATHER THAN CONSTANTLY FEEL BEHIND.
AFTER BEING IN THE PROGRAM FOR A WHILE, HASC HAS HELPED ME FIGURE OUT THAT SUCCESS IS NOT ALWAYS ABOUT GRADES.
SOMETIMES IT'S ABOUT FINDING THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT AND PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY SUPPORT YOU.
SO I WANT TO THANK MY TEACHERS FOR BEING REAL WITH US AND HELPING US GROW.
I KNOW I DEFINITELY MADE A FEW OF YOU WAY ALONG THE WAY, SO THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE CHANCE TO PROVE MYSELF THAT I COULD ACTUALLY MAKE IT TO GRADUATION.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY CLASSMATES BECAUSE YOU GUYS MADE THIS EXPERIENCE A LOT BETTER THAN I EXPECTED IT TO BE TO MY FAMILY.
THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT AND ALWAYS HAVING MY BACK.
AND LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK MY GIRLFRIEND, AVERY, FOR GETTING MY ROCK AND PUSHING ME INTO BETTER.
I COULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT YOU.
OUR FINAL GRADUATE IS WITHOUT HYPERBOLE, ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED ARTISTS I HAVE EVER SEEN.
UM, HER SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS HAVE BRIGHTENED MANY OF OUR MORNINGS.
HER CALM DEMEANOR SUPPORTS ALL THOSE AROUND HER.
AND OH, AND AS A, AS A PEER LEADER, A CREATOR, AND AN ADVENTURER.
OUR FINAL GRADUATE, UH, BEAT OLSON.
I REMEMBER LEARNING ABOUT HASS FIRST.
ONE OF THE SENIORS OF HAS DURING MY FRESHMAN YEAR, VISITED MY ENGLISH CLASSROOM TO TALK ABOUT THE PROGRAM.
THEY EXPRESSED THEIR DEEP GRATITUDE FOR IT.
AND THE MORE THAT THEY TALKED, THE MORE I SAW MYSELF IN THEM AND IN THE HA COMMUNITY I INITIALLY JOINED HAS BECAUSE I ALMOST ALWAYS FELT EXTREMELY OVERWHELMED
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IN MY CLASSES.WITH THE PRESSURING WORKLOAD IN THE ROOMS PACKED WITH STUDENTS SELF ME UNFOCUSED AND STRESS.
AT THE END OF MY FRESHMAN YEAR, I EVENTUALLY FOUND MYSELF AT THE DOOR OF MR. SCOTT'S CLASSROOM WHERE I TALKED TO HIM ABOUT MY INTEREST IN JOINING THE COMMUNITY.
THESE PAST THREE YEARS HAVE GIVEN ME THE SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITY TO GROW MY OWN PACE AND INCORPORATE MY PASSIONS INTO THE CLASSROOM SETTING.
I LOVE HOW CLOSE OUR LOW CLASSES ARE, OUR FOUR PERSON GROUP AND THE DISCUSSIONS TO CONSTANTLY HOW BELIEVE EACH OTHER AND OUR TEACHERS.
THE TEACHERS WHO I WOULD LOVE TO PERSONALLY THANK FOR THEIR PATIENCE.
WHILE SOME OF YOU HAVE PUT UP WITH OUR USUAL ANTICS, OTHERS HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF SEEING YOU ARE MOST CALM, ALL OF WHICH DEPENDS ON THE CLASS.
BUT EITHER WAY, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR GIVING ME THE TIME TO LEARN AND GROW IN YOUR CLASSES.
I HAVE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED MY TIME HERE.
WORK IS HARD, BUT MY PASSION FOR CURIOSITY AND LEARNING WILL BE CARRIED WITH ME OUT OF THE SCHOOL AND TO WHOEVER I MAY END UP.
I ALSO HAVE SO MANY WONDERFUL MEMORIES FROM THIS EXPERIENCE, SOME OF WHICH INCLUDE OUR FIELD TRIPS, WHICH I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED THE SHOWS HAMILTON SUCKS, AND THE ZOO'S HEALTH KITCHEN.
ALSO, THANK YOU FOR GETTING US OUR ROW SEATS.
UM, THE ZOO, THE AQUARIUM, THE MUSEUM OF NATIONAL HISTORY, PERSONAL THEATER OF MINE, AND OBVIOUSLY THE LAST ONE, THE AMERICAN DREAM MALL, WHICH WE, THE SENIORS PICKED UP THIS YEAR.
THERE WAS AN ANIMAL CROSSING THEMED AQUARIUM, WHICH IS ALSO AMAZING.
UM, WE ALWAYS PLAY PHOTO ROULETTE ON THE BUS RIDE TO AND FROM, UH, THE FIELD TRIPS.
AND IT'S JUST A GREAT BALLING ACTIVITY THAT HE IS ASKED TO DO
UM, AND ANOTHER MOMENT WAS CARL GETTING PICKED UP TO DEMONSTRATE A SEARCH AND WAS PUT IN A HOLDING CELL ON A TRIP TO THE JUSTICE
SO THANK YOU TO MY FRIENDS, THE WONDERFUL FACULTY OF THIS SCHOOL AND MY FELLOW SENIOR HASPER MADISON SAM.
I ALSO WANNA GIVE A VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO MY PARENTS.
THEY'VE BEEN WITH ME EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, ENCOURAGING ME AND GIVING SUPPORT EVEN WHEN I DIDN'T THINK I NEEDED IT.
THEY'RE TRULY MY FAVORITE PEOPLE IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
THE ONLY PEOPLE I FEEL MY MOST COMFORTABLE AROUND.
THANK YOU TO MY MOM FOR HER SKY HIGH EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ALWAYS BEING THE ONE TO OFFER ADVICE AND PERSPECTIVE.
YOU'VE TAUGHT ME HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO UNDERSTAND AND BE OPEN TO OTHERS.
THANK YOU TO MY DAD FOR HIS LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING AND OUR CONVERSATIONS.
I ALWAYS GREATLY ENJOYED THE TIMES WHEN WE HANG OUT OUR WALKS AT LEMAR, OUR STARBUCKS CHATS THAT WE HAVE AFTERWARDS.
YOU JUST GIVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY JUST TO SAY WHATEVER'S ON MY MIND.
AND I I'M ALWAYS SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
BUT I HOPE THAT NO MATTER WHERE I AM, WE CAN CONTINUE.
YOU'VE ALWAYS GIVEN ME A STRONGER SENSE OF SELF AND CONFIDENCE.
IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU, I WOULD FEEL SO LOST.
AND LASTLY, THANKS TO MY BEAUTIFUL SISTER FOR KEEPING ME ON MY TOES.
I WOULD PROBABLY BE RIDING IN A DITCH SOMEWHERE, BUT WORKING FOR YOU.
I WILL STRONGLY LOOK FORWARD TO MY FUTURE, TO ALL OF OUR FUTURES.
I BELIEVE WE EACH HAVE A LIFE PATH AHEAD OF US THAT IS RICH IN JOY AND POTENTIAL.
I HAVE HOPE FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT MAY CROSS THAT PATH.
WHATEVER IT MAY BRING, I PROMISE TO EMBRACE 'EM WITH AMBITION AND DISCERNMENT.
NOW, I WILL BE GOING TO KINGSTON UNIVERSITY, LONDON.
I'LL BE AT KINGSTON SCHOOL OF ART WITHIN THAT UNIVERSITY DOING A FOUNDATION YEAR IN FINE ARTS, DESIGN AND MEDIA PRACTICE.
UM, THIS HAS BEEN A DREAM COME TRUE, UH, GETTING INTO THAT SCHOOL AND THE HELP THAT I'VE RECEIVED FROM ALL OF MY PAST TEACHERS, KIND OF, UM, WRITING THE ESSAYS AND GETTING THE SUPPORT OF SOMEONE THERE WHO'S WILLING TO HELP YOU OUT.
RIGHT? UM, AGAIN, JUST WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU, THE
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM OUR GRADUATES, UH, THEY'RE A UNIQUE GROUP, A DIVERSE GROUP OF A REALLY POWERFUL AND SPECIAL GROUP.
UM, AND THEN THAT LEAVES ME WITH MY LAST THANK YOU TO MY SENIOR CLASS.
UM, I WAS TASKED NUMEROUS MEMBERS THIS YEAR.
UM, AND THEN AS ANYONE DOES, TAKING ON A NEW JOB OR A ROLE, THERE WAS ALWAYS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TREPIDATION, UH, ANXIETY, ANXIETY ABOUT WORRY AND WHAT TO DO.
UM, BUT I MUST SAY I'M SO THANKFUL TO THE FOUR OF YOU, UM, FOR THE WAY YOU WELCOME
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ME WITH GRACE WARMTH, HOLDING ME ACCOUNTABLE IN MY ROLE, BUT ALSO HELPING US TO CREATE YOU CULTURE OF WELCOME INCLUSIVITY AND CONNECTION AMONGST THE WHOLE HAS PROGRAM.WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM OUR STUDENTS IS A LESSON WE OFTEN FORGET AS EDUCATORS.
HASS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHAT, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE ALLOW OURSELVES TO GET OUT THE WAY OF STUDENTS AND LET THEM LEAD.
HASS IS A COMMUNITY IN WHICH THE FOUNDATIONS STUDENTS THEMSELVES LED BY THE FOUR OF YOU.
YOU HAVE LEFT AN AMAZING LEGACY AND HAVE CONTINUED THE TRADITION OF PAST COMMUNITY ABOVE AND BEYOND.
MADDIE, SAM, CARL, AND DE FROM YOU.
IN PARTICULAR, THIS HAS BEEN A YEAR OF UPS AND DOWNS BEING PUSHED INTO NEW TERRITORY, GROWTH AND LEARNING.
BUT ULTIMATELY, ONE OF SUCH RICHNESS IN COMMUNITY, BEING A PART OF HAS, IS ONE OF THE MOST PROUDEST THINGS IN MY CAREER.
AND I REALLY HAVE THE FOUR OF YOU.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR THAT FEW NOTES ABOUT EACH OF YOU.
MADDIE, ALSO OUR NEWEST MEMBER OF TASKS IN CLASS.
UM, ALTHOUGH YOUR YOUR TENDENCY TO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE ON TIME WAS SOMETIMES FRUSTRATING.
YOU ALWAYS HAD A GOOD EXCUSE AS TO WHY YOU DID AND A SMILE ON YOUR FACE THAT EVEN CONVINCED ME THAT IT WASN'T THAT BIG OF A DEAL.
UM, MADDIE JOINED US FOR OUR SENIOR YEAR, BUT WE CAN ALL AGREE WE WISH IT HAD BEEN LONGER.
SHE HAD BEEN AN ADDITION TO THE PRO NEW LIFE PERSPECTIVE AND JOY TO THE PROGRAM.
MADDIE, YOUR CONSISTENT SMILE, WILLINGNESS TO TRY NEW THINGS WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
AN OVERALL WELCOMING AND POSITIVE DEMEANOR IS A TRUE ASSET TO OUR PROGRAM THIS YEAR.
THESE ARE ALSO GIFTS THAT WILL TAKE YOU SO FAR IN LIFE.
UM, MADDIE'S KIND OF THE LEAD MURALIST LEADER FOR OUR, UM, HAS GIRL THAT WE'RE DOING AT THE HILLSIDE THIS YEAR.
UM, SHE'S COLLABORATING WITH STUDENTS, STAFF MEMBERS, UM, AND LEAVING THE LEGACY BEHIND THAT WILL STAND THE TEST OF TIME.
BUT REMEMBER MADDIE, THE LASTING IMPRESSION THAT YOU WILL LEAVE IS THE RELATIONSHIPS AND FRIENDSHIPS YOU HAVE BUILT WITH THE AMOUNT OF TRUST YOU HAVE.
LOYALTY AND KINDNESS THAT
TRULY EXCITED TO SEE YOUR LIFE TAKES SAM.
UPON TAKING THE ROLE TASK DIRECTOR THIS YEAR, I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT I ALSO HAD AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AS WELL.
I, SAM WAS I PART OF THE MOST PERSISTENT CAST MEMBER TO BUG ME TO DO MANY IDEAS HE HAD FOR HAS TO TEAM MR. SULLIVAN.
YOU KNOW WHAT WE SHOULD DO THIS WEEK? YEAH, SAM, WE HAVE A COMMUNITY.
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT LATENESS.
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, WE SHOULDN'T DO THAT.
WE SHOULD HAVE A PARTY AND THEN DETAIL ME A 10 BULLET LIST OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO TO HAVE THE PARTY.
UM, AS FRUSTRATING AS IT WAS SOMETIMES SAM WAS USUALLY RIGHT.
UM, AT HIS CORE THOUGH, SAM ALWAYS HAD, HAS IN HIS HEART AND MIND.
SAM, YOU DEMONSTRATE A DEDICATION AND PASSION THAT'S TRULY ADMIRABLE.
YOU ARE PERSISTENT AND DEDICATED, LOYAL, CONSISTENT AND HARDWORKING.
YOU HAVE SO MANY GREAT TALENTS AND STRENGTHS THAT I HAVE BEEN SO IMPRESSED WITH THE WAYS IN WHICH YOU HAVE GROWN OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS BECAUSE OF THE WORK AND REFLECTION YOU'VE PUT IN.
AND IT IS THIS MINDSET THAT WILL TAKE YOU FAR IN LIFE AND HAVE A FULFILLING ONE AS WELL.
AS MOST OF THE SENIORS I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR, CARL, I'VE ACTUALLY KNOWN SINCE FRESHMAN YEAR REMEMBER QUADRATIC FORMULA, UM, SOLVING SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS AND ALGEBRA.
UM, I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE SIMULTANEOUSLY FRUSTRATED AND CHARMED BY SOMEONE THAN CARL
UM, CARL, YOU ARE ONE OF THE MOST AUTHENTIC PEOPLE THAT I KNOW.
YOU ARE TRUE YOURSELF AND YOU ALSO NEVER HESITATE TO LET TELL SOMEONE EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL.
UH, THIS IS CERTAINLY ABOUT YOU, AJA OR TWO, UM, AND I THINK, BUT I THINK IT IS ALSO ONE OF YOUR GREATEST GIFTS.
YOU ARE DRAWN TO THIS TYPE OF HONESTY AND STRAIGHTFORWARDNESS.
YOUR CHARISMA ALLOWS YOU TO CHARM YOURSELF OUT OF ALL OF THOSE SITUATIONS,
UM, BUT UNDER THAT COURSE IT'S EASY TO SEE WHO YOU ARE.
KIND, PASSIONATE, HONEST, AND LOYAL.
I HAVE NO DOUBT, CARL, THAT YOU WILL FIND YOUR PATH IN LIFE AND WILL MAKE AN ADVENTURE CONNECTING WITH AND BLESSING PEOPLE WITH YOUR FRIENDSHIP ALONG THE WAY.
B AT TIMES SEEMINGLY DISPLAYING A DEMEANOR MORE ATTUNED WITH SURFERS OUT ON THE WEST COAST.
THIS COULD NOT BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ASK HER ABOUT ANY ROCK BANDS OUT OF ENGLAND FROM THE NINETIES, UM, WHICH I DID ONE TIME AND THAT BROUGHT ME DOWN IN RABBIT HOLE THAT I DON'T THINK I'M STILL OUT OF.
UM, YET THIS EASYGOING TAKE LIFE AS IT COMES.
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IS ONE THAT IS SO REFRESHING AND ADMIRABLE BECAUSE BEHIND ALL OF THAT IS YOUR KINDNESS, INCLUSIVENESS AND WARM DEMEANOR.THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS UNIQUE AND SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE IN CON COME IN CONTACT WITH IS DRAWN TO.
UM, YOUR CREATIVITY AND GIFT FOR ART IS SOMETHING THAT IS WELL ESTABLISHED, BEING CLEARLY KNOWN.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULD BE SO PROUD OF AND PURSUE IT AS FAR AS YOU, YOU CAN AND WANT TO.
THAT SAID, REMEMBER THAT AT YOUR CORE YOU'RE ABLE TO LEAD AND CONNECT TO OTHERS 'CAUSE OF YOUR KINDNESS AND WILLINGNESS TO ENGAGE OTHERS AND GETTING 'EM WHERE THEY'RE AT.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, EACH MEMBER OF THIS CLASS IS UNIQUE, TALENTED, PASSIONATE AND ADVERSE, BUT THEY'RE ALSO CONNECTED AND UNIFIED, NOT JUST THROUGH THE ACRONYM OF PAST, BUT BY THE BONDS THAT ARE GROWN THROUGH SHARED EXPERIENCE, TRUST, AND LOVE.
AND THIS IS WHAT HASP IS AND WHAT IT TATES THE LOVE OF COMMUNITY IS UNCOMPROMISING AND UNCONDITIONAL AND EXTREMELY FRUITFUL.
DISENGAGEMENT THROUGH THESE TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS, THE SENIOR CLASS HAS GROWN TOGETHER AND NOW MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PHASE OF MY LIFE.
STILL UNITED AND CONNECTED NO MATTER WHERE THEIR PAST TAKEN.
THAT IS THE EXACT REASON WHY HASP IS SO SPECIAL AND ESSENTIAL AT ITS CORE.
PAST IS ABOUT COMMUNITY AND CONNECTION.
THERE ARE TWO ELEMENTS THAT WE NEED TO DESPERATELY LEAN INTO.
MORE COMMUNITIES ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THE WELL LIVED HUMAN, HUMAN EXPERIENCE.
THAT IS WHY WE ARE SO BLESSED TO LIVE AND WORK IN A PLACE LIKE HASTINGS.
UM, AND HAS, IS A MICROCOSM OF THAT PAST IS CERTAINLY NOT PERFECT, BUT IT ALLOWS FOR THE TYPE OF RELATIONSHIPS TO GROW THROUGH ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRUST THAT CAN'T BE RECREATED IN A MUCH LARGER COMMUNITIES.
IT'S THE SIMPLE FACT OF KNOWING PEOPLE WILL BE GREAT BREAD WITH AND BEING WILLING TO DO THAT EVERY DAY THROUGH THE UPS AND DOWNS.
CONSISTENT, PURPOSEFUL CHOICE OF TOGETHERNESS.
THAT IS WHAT HASP IS AND WHAT IT DOES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO IN MY SENIOR CLASS, I'LL LEAVE YOU THIS SMALL PIECE OF ADVICE.
TAKE TASKS WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU GO.
REMEMBER ALL OF THE STRUGGLES AND CHALLENGES AND DIFFICULTIES YOU FACE.
BUT HOLD EVEN CLOSER TO THE LESSON THAT A HAS, HAS TAUGHT YOU THAT IT IS ALWAYS THE PEOPLE THAT HELP GET YOU THROUGH NO MATTER WHERE PATH LEADS YOU, WHERE LIFE FEEDS YOU ASK WILL OVERVIEW WITH YOU HERE IN HASTINGS, BUT ALSO IN THE NEW COMMUNITIES AND PEOPLE THAT YOU MEET.
STAY CONNECTED AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2020.
BEING HERE IS A VERY SPECIAL DAY.
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED, UM, TALK, ENGAGE, WHATEVER IT IS.
WE WILL EVENTUALLY BE MOVING UP TO, UH, MR. SMITH FROM KYLIE, UH, 2 29 WHERE THERE IS GOOD AMOUNT OF FOOD SANDWICHES, ALL KINDS OF GOODIES.
SO PLEASE, FAMILIES, GUYS CAN GO UP THERE FOR SURE.
UM, THERE'S SOME GOOD SEATING UP THERE, BUT YOU CAN GRAB SANDWICHES AND PUT OUT THERE TOO.