Graduation Speech -- Graduation Speech, Commencement Address

Good evening and welcome to the low gear ceremonies of the class of 2006. It has been a long journey, somewhere around 18 classs, scarcely weve finally reached the piece de resistance of our high school years.Im not very good at this sentimental thing, so I scratched up a little poem. Ladies and Gentleman, may I present to you, Ode to the Class of 06.ODE TO THE CLASS OF 2012Twas the iniquity of graduation, and under the steeplethere were very, very emotional people.Thoughts of the future, prospects of the past,memories which will ceaselessly last.It all started when we walked through the door,How m some(prenominal) years ago? -- -- Oh it was four newcomer year we started as prepubescent teens,with backwards caps and saggy jeans.We went through the teachers, one-by-oneUntil we got the reputation of macrocosm too much fun.Religion for example, is a class where we behaved badly,Mr. Blanchetts good byes were habituated quite gladly.And so sophomore year came, like the soft pass wind,and the memories of how badly we sinned,faded away like an old pair of jeans.In fact we were maturing, maturing as teens.A new student joined us, who thought he was a preacher,Oh, wait, Im sorry, he was a teacher.His name was Thinen.Junior year arrived, and hence came harder classes,but on a good note, gone were the smart-asses.We matured, and conquered, and came off of our shell.And shed the title, Class from Hell.Having a blast and emerging as leaders,We met formerly again at 2617 Cedar.As part of the upper-class, we acted superb,partly because we werent smoking any type of herb.And when it was over, it started again,the year in which we became all fr... ...ds of Jim Carrey, Spooky.But, as scary as it is, we can feel confident knowing that what we do with the rest of our lives is up to us. Mom and Dad can only hold on to our manpower for so long, and then it is time to set sail on the ocean of life.Tonight is the beginning of the rest of our lives. God, the great casino dealer in the sky, has already shuffled the deck and dealt us his cards. What we do with those cards, our talents, is entirely up to us. provide it happen? Will it TO happen, and the possibilities are endless. The challenge from this night onward is to dramatic play our hand right, and not go broke. As we revel in our accomplishments chortle over the memories of good times and sniffle over the memories of the bad ones, unsloped remember, the world is our oyster.We must seize the pearl. As salutatorian, I salute you. thank you, and have a splendid evening