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greetings everybody and welcome to the official hsmp class of 2020 graduation ceremony my name is misters this fine I'm a math teacher here at school when I've had the honor of working with just about every the graduates at some point I've been given the opportunity to say a few words about these young folk that we all love so much so let's get the show on the road it goes without saying that the pandemic has completely full is Krypton everybody's lives our city and school Community has suffered losses and hardships that no one could ever be prepared for unfortunately you the graduates have lost some of the most special youth experiences that people remember for their whole lives and although this graduation is probably not what you were imagining a year ago I hope that you can still feel all the love and support and pride that you would a typical graduation cuz trust me we have that watching you navigate this these times has blown us all the way and though you might not know it yet you have the tools you need for the challenges of adults throughout your high school career udemy traded maturity and discipline as you ruthlessly pursued High grades and academic success and although you might not have always been interested in the courses that you were forced to take you understood that you have to do what you have to do and this demonstrates the foundations of a mature adult with the support and guidance from your family and your peers you have grown into exceptional young people and you're ready for college or careers or whichever direction you choose to go you are ready you persevere not just through the pandemic but through all of the challenges of high school and some of the most difficult things that life has to offer and for that you have our ultimate love and respect today is a hopeful and a happy day but make no mistake we are sending you into a hard and unjust world that will not always see your potential and your greatness but I say this with total confidence you are ready and you will overcome in your time you have shown nothing but really and grit and compassion for one another it is not your responsibility alone to fix the world and it will never be perfect but I know that you know your worth you know how to invest in yourselves and although you have obstacles that some other America we'll never have to suffer through you are powerful you are resourceful and you are beautiful and as you get ready to listen to some more older white people try to tell you what you already know I Leave You a quote from one of my favorite childhood movies called Treasure Planet you got the makings of greatness in you but you got a chart your own course and stick to it and when the time comes that you get the chance to really test her mettle and what's your worth I just hope I'm there that day to catch some of the light coming off of you congratulations and enjoy the ceremony good afternoon Miss O'Brien hsnt staff family friends visitors and multiple forces the class of 2020 what is the weather you  a very long length away other unexpected challenges Rona you capable of overcoming great barriers that I set before you you pushed through it you face it the concrete it I know things didn't turn out the way you planned only take like one step at a time we change what we can change and work with what we got it's a satchel but it's a real a rare disease that you can look at the end of the day and you have your head up high and you kept on going through didn't give up now I'm not a who usually gets into trouble when mr. Brightside emailed me and said to call her in the morning with no insight as to what she was going to say I was definitely shaking in my house to she ended up coming out with the Buddha Korean and boy was I relieved not because I wasn't because I didn't get in trouble I hate everything this what I say to Brian and say some means of a brace yourselves because you are next in line to make a change to take over the wheel of cervical motion and be the best that you can be you got into this world with your head up high you walk with company talk with confidence because your voice is accomplishment needs to be heard young women young men it's up to you to decide how things would be different today tomorrow what changes I going to make in this world each one of these has the potential to do great things I say this to you fall into the world ends Wildest Dreams live to learn and learn to live congratulations to you all use this s thank you from class of 2020 Miss Mack and I would now like to present the assistant principal Awards the awards are for perseverance consistency and determination the word for persistent Christian Robertson congratulations fancy congratulations class of 2020 the assistant principal award for consistency goes to Mark White and the award for determination goes to Rosemary congratulations Mark and rosemary graduate family friends teachers and staff I'd like to start by things all of the people who helped get us to this point the old make things to the following people thank you for educating us sharing your time with this job that you treated it as more than just a job you exercise a tremendous amount of patients with us as many times as needed even though annoyed he spent a few extra hours with an after-school Center got to look forward to you make sure that your prayers to destroy for greater is Amanda next churches in advisors thank you for making food more Richie we learn how to persevere and never lose hope in the face of adversity and give our all winner lose we learned the importance of discipline Tiffany's or not parents thank you for supporting us and practically everything we do you trying your best to wake us up for school you paid the fees for us to get the most out of you fruit or vegetable our principal vice principal on all other office staff thank you for keeping things running to the best of your ability and what's all the chaos sartorial message invest in your best it's off to the next possible now, what is your best opportunity money on and pursue a career they think will be but don't know if they have an idealistic amazing seems appealing in theory and practice just missing my common sense learn outside of school with the follow you learned very little the majority of what you know if you've already forgotten it was never consistently put into practice the average life expectancy for Americans in the United States as of 2020 is about 79 years as of 2019 the global average estimated to be 72 15 to 29% after school is to give yourself what about honing your skills it's nice to be well-rounded but it's important to you well suited for how are you practice or work on yourself you'll always Excel more in other areas no one ever called before them things in life rather than on the negative these are stressful times word for to enjoying any more people have been lost to us thankful for the time you have the bond with your family and friends use the time you know how to reach yourself if you let me see tragedy or horrific event he won't have much to live for like to see me a blessing and become a knight graduate take your rightful place in this world even if you don't how to do a discipline that one time minus the real from this past with these things in mind take everything you've learned from past 4 years and make an impact thank you I already know who it is it is he dance like was maybe going mentally and physically and I just want to say to him directions to the class of 2020 we did it we made it my best memories from high school has to be going into post office everything they just to bother send that I learned from a teacher or following student is to never give up in life and what you want you can get in friendship my best high school was when all of my friends got together whether it be in soccer in sing anytime that we hung out basically a lot but I can definitely say those lessons were worthless so because from when I first came to now I've grown tremendously as a person and that's a shout out to tell him it's warm because they both definitely played a part in my Grove and a part of the reason why in today and iPhone that. We out one day Allen High School was control what you can control like you can't control everything but there is something that you can't control should take advantage of it it is to never give up keep on no matter how many times you want to just give up Homestead FL accomplishing everything afterwards going to be so much worth it over the years genuine friendships that will transcend lifetimes like even if I don't want to love anymore I still love you I still drinking everyday I swear I wish I was a success just everything graduation twenty one thing I would like to stay so my friends and teachers is thank you for the love and support you guys get so I'm at home High School Jeremy graduate medical professions because people who didn't make it as far as me who dropped out sometime Selena live their high school and I'm so sorry cni I'm going to miss all my friends all my teachers everybody who helped me and God in Me by taking away from high school is the most important like that was given to me now I know how to be helpful to others and also give that same type of support I really think you guys and I really appreciate all of the guys that I really love it and if any really badly I wish that we could have had more time together but yeah class of 2013 we did it so my plans after high school would be to study in a 2-year college and then transfer to a 4-year College to further my education is becoming a probation officer After High School to become a registered nurse from their work to become a nurse practitioner or a doctor DMV, doctor so f high school I will be joining the US Army National Guard and I'll be major in biology at Buffalo State College Office of basketball 7 CC Upstate New York with a biology major in the Pacific Athletic physical therapy because as a basketball player going to college and that's also as a black woman I feel like the best way I can contribute to the world at this moment is to basketball and sports scores and then go to med school applicants to study Dermatology 20/20 Lane Bryant and I am the principal at the high school for medical professions are hsmp as we abbreviated this year's graduation ceremony is unique to say the least so I am going to jump into Christopher Lawrence Fletcher virtual at this time so what's hsmp we also use healthy scholarly Mindful and professional as part of her school's core values 2 or graduate each year you heard earlier from Miss Landau and Miss Macnamara when they recognize students with assistant principal Awards now it is time for me healthy I would like to recognize Malachi for his Atlanta system and his attention to his diet and his avoidance of processed foods and he's over old focus on his house I know he will search that Bridgton Academy in Maine of course valedictorian and salutatorian has achieved High success in their academic at this time I would also like to recognize Tammy Tyrone for her pursuit of scholarly promise and wish her well is Stony Brook University are you at Ally has always been mindful of others and its help support students in our school fees postal and has worked with building community and I know if we need her she won't be far away if you continue to study Kingsborough Community College and finally I would like to recognize Brands Clements for his professionalism friends with consistency work that he studies and has presented himself with the craziest Yellowman so I know it will be very success and he's starting to Pace University so congratulations to Old for these students congratulations on Sushi Tora and Jennifer who represented you so well congratulations to their families in all of your families Tempe family who have supported you throughout your high school years you're a cool Mom miss Marianne has always been there for you but especially since we started our remote Learning Journey some of you had a more difficult time than others transition to support us and guide you this is a talking with you all in person that isn't good I can imagine your reaction but not we've all had a challenging time reacting to our current reality mid-march so I was ready for the usual leprechaun jokes between your Saint Patrick's Day then over nice we were told that's cool as we knew it was over we shifted to remove learning and covid-19 took over the world I know if it has impacted his all in different ways many of you have had family members who have been in our front-line workers some of you graduating have lost thanks for family members of other members of our school community we have no idea what our immediate future will look like and how maybe we'll come into the next step of your journey with remote learning the college how many pandemics throughout history of communication so we have access to more information as I speak with her graduating class and your graduation ceremony each year old tries to refresh my yearbook message my message this year which I wrote at the beginning of April was that are the indicators show the people of color were dying at a higher rate little did I know that they would soon be protests bringing black lives matter too cancel everyone's radar preparing for my message to you I reviewed earlier speeches 2016 graduation ceremony part of what I said was and I quote you are coming out of the country are the black lives matter movement has made a difference when people stand up and Society Lisbon and enough change little did I know that four years later the protests would be everywhere is people to dress 23 chalogy Chris black people I have been reading a book about Albert woodfox who spent four decades for decades and solitary confinement in Louisiana prison in the sixties and how one of the tenants was we want an immediate end to police brutality and murder of black people one of the other things he quoted in his book with a Mexican proverb which addressed social inequity they tried to bury us they didn't know we were I the seats the class of 2020 you are the seats and the future of your community be involved be active vote be involved be active search for families in your communities and be the best person that you can be always we will always be here for you now time for me to stop smoking and for you to have your virtual walk Little Kim The Graduate class of 2020 at this time I would ask the graduating class repeat after me graduates with gratitude to my pool with tried in my city ice place Pirates Edition strive to fulfill my individual potential and my community and my country now at this time I would ask Miss O'Brien to make it official mr. Bean with the power vested in me State Board of Regents and the City of New York I know there's a clergy graduates of the high school for medical professions you may move your tassel from the right to the left congratulations reddit reddit reddit reddit reddit we're going to party all night we ready we ready where are they where are they play music. translate it for you nobody want to dance by the male everybody what are they look up we're running boards where at in the oven governor of New Jersey where are they where are they Reddit debit debit debit debit debit big atmosphere how bad I got to get my relief Will Rogers World Airport we ready we ready Barnard Street we're running Monday we're running around in the other ready we're ready ready WWE where are they look up are they called over and over again. Will Rogers World Airport