May 29, 2015
Members
of the class of 2015,
During the past 4 years, you have left your mark on Grand
Ledge High School and in turn our hearts.
In the classroom you have impressed us with your knowledge and academic
achievement. On the stage you have wowed
us with your incredible vocal and instrumental talents and on the athletic
field, you have inspired us with your power and grace. Amongst you stand athletes, scientists and
artists with a magnitude of hopes, talents and ambitions. This is a thrilling moment for us all to
celebrate the diversity and the range of wonderful young people ready to take
their place in the world.
I
know that you have all different plans for the future. Some of you will go on to a University or College;
others will take different training courses.
Some of you may go directly to work.
Still others are planning to serve our country in the military. I am sure too some of you don’t yet know what
you will do when you leave this building tonight. That is OK.
Chances are your chosen path will change many times in your lifetime.
Please
remember, it doesn’t matter whether you are a professor or a gardener, a
mechanic or an actor, as long as you remember that every job has its’ own dignity. Remember that in this changing world, you
should also be open to change. Life is
too short to spend it doing something you hate or something that bores you. Your career should be more than just a
job. It should be a joy. Many people confuse job satisfaction with a
high salary or an attractive social position.
Real job satisfaction is about feeling at the end of the day that you
have made a difference.
With
that in mind, please remember that this education we are recognizing today is a
privilege and privileges bring responsibility.
Whether you become teachers or artists you will be citizens too. That means you have the responsibility to
your neighborhood and to your fellow citizens.
So please use your talents and skills help others who may not be so
blessed.
Please
value your families. I hope that you
will always have their love and support in the years to come. More importantly, I hope you will return that
love and support and be the kind of people who will make your parents proud.
Please
value your friends. I encourage you to
maintain your friendships with your classmates.
Thirty years from now you will be glad to go to your class reunion and
know that the people there are not strangers.
Remember too that in the course of a life you will meet many new
people. Make friends wherever you go
because they will enrich your life.
Finally,
and most importantly, love! Love is what
separates happiness from misery! It
separates a full life from an empty one.
Love is not purchased or manufactured.
Love is to submit willingly and whole-heartedly to the things that
matter! Love yourself! Love your Family!
Love your friends! Love your life!
Class
of 2015, I wish you all the best as you go on your way. I hope that you will make the most of the
opportunities you have been given. I
hope too that you will find happiness in everything that you do. Above all, I hope that you don’t forget your
days here at Grand Ledge High School, because we will certainly not forget
you. I hope that whatever you do or
wherever you go you will be proud to say, “I graduated from Grand Ledge High
School”, because we are proud of you!
Best
Wishes,
Mr.
Gabriel
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