Valedictorian Speech (Small Snippet)Sally X.D e a r S t u d e n t s o f t h e G r a d u a t i n g C l a s s o f - , t h a n k y o u f o r t h i s opportunity to speak to you as a whole.

These days have passed by much tooquickly, its almost impossible to believe that well be in high school the next timewe step into a classroom.Before I begin, Id like to thank all the parents and guardians for puttingup with me tonight; without the support of our families, none of us would havecome this far. I would also like to thank the entire faculty at --- for giving us eacha piece of something to take into high school; considering what they pay most ofyou, I probably cant thank you enough.Most of us will probably be able relate to this next quote, in one situationor another. Cynthia Heimel said, When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is athin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot onearth. Anyone who saw me at our previous dance would understand.When we first came to this school, we were skeptical. All of us had beenpulled out of our comfort zones and pushed into a completely new environment,with new rules, new teachers, and new peers. Some of us realized right away thatthings would be different and tried to adapt to these new surroundings, whileothers clung to their old values and stubbornly refused to let go. In time, weprogressed as individuals to form a unified community.However, for tonight, it doesnt matter whether you accepted everyonewith beaming openness or rejected them with a sarcastic brush-off; for tonight,we are here to graduate as a united whole. (Insert several paragraphs of me expressing heartfelt gratitude towards everyone) Parents, invited guests, teachers, and students of the Graduating Class of 0 7 , t h a n k y o u f o r l i s t e n i n g a t t e n t i v e l y . G o o d n i g h t , a n d h a v e a p l e a s a n t tomorrow