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By D'w-oy Crtm6
Good evening fellow graduates, deserving parents, dedicated teachers and honoured guests. Thank you for traveling here tonight to partake in these ceremonies. Before I get too far into this, I have to admit, at first I was skeptical about speaking on everyone's behalf. Most of you know who I am; know that I'm pretty funny sometimes; know that I get good marks in school; know that I like my electronica loud as I go from class to class. But did you know that I carried a briefcase around in grade 10 so I could keep organized?
There are things about this school and the people within that I will never forget: like sitting down that first day in Mr. Purdy's grade 9 science class, and being seated beside Tyler Firestone. I remember that because Tyler and I began to talk, and I suddenly realized that Tyler's a prett11 talented and interesting fellow and meeting new people really wasn't that bad at all.
Truthfully, averyone Will remember these last 4 years for many different reasons. i've been put up here to jog your memories and to let you leave this school, for probably the last time, on a positive note. It's the little things you can't forget, like that crazy discussion Mr. Mundie started in 16th Century History about giraffes with laser beams shooting out their eyes to help us understand evolution. Or how I always seemed to have an overwhelming urge to just bolt it out of the library when my iPod triggered the alarm. Truth is, a lot of these memories are mine, and even though we probably share a lot of them, eacti and every one of you has your own special and umque memories of these last 4 years.
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As e look aheaa to the future and the
promising life we'll make for ourselves,- chapter of your life and come to realize, we need to appreciate the life that that no matter what you do from here, began because of a decision our you have your whole life ahead of you. parents made. We need to thank them Our parents have helped along the way, for bringing us into this beautiful world
The funny thing about graduation ~though, is you le>ok back upon the firs
by keeping us on task, driving us around like a taxi service, giving us advice, giving us money, giving us the car, cheering us up, maybe even making our lunches, like my mother. They've helped us this far, but now it's up to us. We're 18 (or almost 18), we can vote in this federal election, we can sign our own notes, our own credit cards, begin our own lives. Mind you, if that involve§-P~Ahandling 6n the streets of Toronto, I wouldn't suggest it.
and keeping us around long enough to go to school, get an education and mature. Thank you for allowing me to speak this evening, and sorry about the length everyone. i just had a lot to say, and, after all, I am the guy who turned a 10 minute book talk into 35 minutes, but that's another story. So have fun out there, it's a big world! Cheers!