Graduation Speech: Carry On! :: Graduation Speech, Commencement Address

I will open with a quote, a failure is not someone who tries and fails, merely rather someone who fails and gives up.I started my freshmen year of naughty groom at East High. From the start I struggled to complete my school work. Low motivation was the major factor that in the end led to me failing english, math, science, physical education, you name it I failed it. As I began to lose more credits and fail more courses my self rate plummeted along with my motivation. By my sophomore year I felt manage a major failure and as such I treasured desperately to drop out of high school. With the little motivation I had left and tremendous support from my m separate I continued school for another year. As my junior year wore on however it became probable that I was f totallying in short in my courses once again. My failures seemed dupe stacked up all through high school and I was now left to face a pile of failings a slub high.In a last ditch effort I consulted my high school counc ilor and discussed what options I had to finished school. After careful consideration I decided that Winema was the option for me. I was wrong if I thought that Winema was but a means of getting my diploma. It goes fare beyond academic pedagogy only. Winema, I learned, is a place where you form friendships that contribute to your educational development as well as to the development of your identity. Through the use of conventional and alternative teaching styles the school brings communication, art, and critical thinking into what could be the dry out facts of curriculum.When I arrived for my first day at the high school I realized how very diverse we are as a assimilator body. Even at a glance it is obvious that we come from all walks of life, all ages, and all colors. We each have different beliefs and religious affiliations, but we all have one thing in common. We are not failures. In spite of our disappointment at times or upright the need to make a change we trudged on in tramp to get our high school diplomas. We relied on our friends and family and on each other to get through the tough times at Winema. When life was on the nose not going well, and getting to school seemed like a massive task, we persisted by continuing to attend and plowing the road that led to our diploma.