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Mr. Moore, Lac!ies and Gentlemen, fellow graduates, staff
¥\'hen I sat down to write this speech, I must admit that I had some difficulty. Not because it was hard to remember all the great things that happened at good ole' C:C.I.,' but I thought of so many, it was har,d to choose what to say. After spending five years in one school, it is hard not to grow some attachment tojt. And I ~now thatall of us here share that feeling.
It is extremely hard for us to leave C.C.J. as we feel we •belong to it. And so,we take part of C.C.I. with us arid
leave part of us here.
We go on to different schools and different activities
in such diverse directions that our paths may never cross again.
It is evident that the students and staff combined are the essence of this school. But education is much more,
·than just what we leam in the classroom. C.C.I. provides a complete education . We have not only be.en 'giveh the tools tor expanding intellectually, but we have grown socially as well. We have learned to interact with our peers and our parents and we have .developed the col')fidence to move on, on to new challenges and ex-
periences.
· Aristotle said "The roots of education are bitter, but
the fruit is sweet": . This is not to say C.C.I. was a bitter experience. Far from it. It is to say, however, .that for the bitter ex- .perience-s and hard times which inevitably existed, there will b.e a sweet reward. The number in attendance
tonight is a testament to the.fruit whicll'c.C.I. has · already reaped as aresult of its high standards.
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