Graduation Speech: This is Not the End :: Graduation Speech, Commencement Address

It sealed took me a long time to deliver this far. At times I thought I wouldnt fuddle it through with(predicate) high inculcate because as I was growing up I would watch my older brother, Jason, struggling in school. I would think that if he was having trouble, then I would too. My Mom heard ab out(p) Hall higher(prenominal) and their different way of teaching, so she enrolled my brother. As time passed, his grades got better and he quit skipping so much. So when I could, I enrolled in Hall, expecting this school to help me. It did I care Hall because of all the extra maintenance from the teachers. Every one(a) here is on a first name basis, and if I had a problem, they were by my side to help me. I could ask them any occasion, and they would guide me, star me in the right direction. But the main thing I like about the teachers here at Hall is that they take time out of their way during or after school to help out me with my troubles ... and I have had a LOT of troubles. Hi story, for instance. I simply couldnt see why I needed it. But, Pat, my History Teacher taught me that if you learn about the past, it helps alter you to predict the future and not keep making the same mistakes. If you contend what has happened in the past (like concentration camps) we can help make sure that doesnt ever happen again. If you keep doing what youve continuously done, youll keep getting what youve always gotten. If you want to change, you have to do something different. There are also numerous a(prenominal) things Ive learned about myself here at Hall. Like, how to cope with my problems. Now I know how to work through them. Thanks Mary. Thanks Jane. Ive made many friends in this school, Friends that I hope to have for a lifetime. Not just the students, but teachers too. As I proceed in life, I intend on coming back and visiting all of you. All of you helped make me who I am today. George Matthew Adams said there is no such thing as a self-made man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts.