Oh, the wacky memories
By: Mohammed Al-Kalby
Topics: graduation, speech, class of 2007, East High School
Posted by citizenjournalist Fri Jun 1, 2007 13:11:34 PDT
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0 responses 0 comments Good evening teachers, students, family, friends, and graduating class of 2007. Throughout our lives, every one of us accumulates mass amounts of one particular thing. This one thing brings us joy, sorrow, smiles, and tears. It affects how we see the world and even the choices we make.
What is this thing? Memory. Many of my fellow students will forever remember me as the enthusiastic and almost over-zealous weather dude here at East Bakersfield High, but I will always remember so much more than just the wacky things I’ve done here at my high school. There are faces and events that I have experienced here within the past four years that are forever etched into my soul, and I know this is true for each and every graduating student today. Let me bring back the memories of my first day here at East Bakersfield High school as an example.
I remember starting school on a Thursday because my family and I had been slightly late in returning from a trip overseas. I met the sweetest woman as a counselor who registered me for the best classes I could possibly take, and even took the time to introduce me to my first period teacher. By that time, however, it was already second period, so she showed me to my next classroom and I was on my way. The moment I walked through the door, I experienced a step into an absolutely new phase of life. I saw faces I had known for years and some I have never seen before, but I can swear to you that every single one of them must have been smiling at me because, no matter how new the situation was to me, I felt completely comfortable. That is East Bakersfield High school.
Fast forward time a small amount and come around to my sophomore year. I had moved overseas for a semester to study, but I returned for my second semester again at East high, and once again, I was welcomed with open arms and loving hearts. Not only did I make a substantial amount of friends all over again that year, but I realized so much about life and the unbreakable bond between loved ones, and no matter where I go within East high, I know I can be comfortable with any given person within the entire campus. And through the last two years, I have come to realize that I will never have shame or fear of telling others that my high school is East Bakersfield High school, and I will always love my peers and the staff.
When the ceremony tonight is through, groups of friends will reminisce together about the good times we’ve lived: the misfortune each of us has run into, the silly things we’ve done, and the many laughs we’ve shared over the years. Of course, we also will come to discuss our plans for the future and the directions each of us will take in the time to pass. Yet, we should all keep in mind that all of our memories from East high will still hold strong in our hearts and effect our choices as young adults. And we must always remember to learn from those experiences, but with all the memories we all may share here tonight, there may be a presence of the less pleasant thoughts.
Our former students who are unable to join us here tonight, the heartbreak that a high school student is bound to live, and the knowledge that these are our last moments as students of East High. But don’t let this make you sad; we are all a family here. And as your brother, I am here to remind you that no matter what happens or how much time passes, you can never break the bond with your family, and we will always be here for one another. The support which any of us gives to you now will always be available, and a helping hand will always be laid out from your East High family.
So, my friends, as the final word from your brother here and now: never forget your past here at East Bakersfield high, and take these experiences forward into life to become the most successful and positive human beings that you possibly can. Thank you and congratulations class of 2007!
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