Anne Arundel County Public Schools, MD 2021 Commencement Exercises, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, 9 Jun 2021

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Good evening, everyone and welcome to the commencement exercises.

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For the north county, high school class of 2021.

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In deference to the weather, we are rearranging our program order today, so that we can celebrate our.

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Graduates first, please rise as the graduates begin to make their way into the stadium and.

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Remain standing until they are all in place once the graduates are in place, we will have the plane.

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Of our national anthem, following the anthem, we will begin conferring diplomas to our graduates.

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After all, diplomas have been conferred, we will move weather permitting to our student and board.

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Of education speakers, if we have to evacuate the stadium for any reason following the conferral of.

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Diplomas we will not resume the ceremony, thank you and we will begin in just a few minutes.

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Good evening and welcome parents, guardians.

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Families, friends and most importantly, the class of 2021.

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I would like to take a minute to welcome our distinguished guests.

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Please stand and be recognized as you are introduced. The honorable robert silkworth.

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Superintendent of anne arundel county public schools, dr george arlatta.

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The regional assistant superintendent for the north county and chesapeake cluster.

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William goodwin goodman principal eric jefferson.

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Assistant principal anthony, andrione,.

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Counselor jennifer branner counselor, judith baum.

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Student speaker, ethan bollinger.

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Myself class president helen morales, vice president federer castro lopez.

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Secretary james flanagan.

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Treasurer piper footweiler.

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Fga live on kyla caggiano.

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Public relations officers, olivia castle and gabriel hackman.

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Our senior class advisor jennifer fulwiler and our senior class advisor lorraine, crist.

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At this time, please help me welcome to the podium our principal, mr eric jefferson.

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Thank you helen. We also have the following distinguished guests with us here today.

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The honorable candace c.w antoine member of the board of education.

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The honorable drake smith student member of the board of education.

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The honorable senator pam bidel of the maryland state senate.

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The honorable brian salmoner maryland state senate.

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And the honorable mike rogers maryland house of delegates.

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Thank you at this time you may be seated.

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In 2018, anne arundel county public schools implemented.

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A procedure to select student, graduation speakers, all students who have earned kumalani honors and.

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4.3 weighted gpa or higher could apply for the two-phase process that include both written.

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And spoken portion staff panel scored both phases as a result. Ethan bollinger this year.

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Will be our selected to be our [ __ ] laude speaker.

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On behalf of the faculty and staff of north county high school.

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I recommend to you the members of class of 2021.

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As qualified candidates for the state of maryland diploma and certificate.

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Mr silkworth, if you will join me by virtue of the authority vested in the anne arundel county.

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Board of education under the laws of the state of maryland, I do now award diplomas and certificates.

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Evidencing the satisfactory completion of the prescribed course of studies to the students of.

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North county high school, who have been recommended for graduation by the faculty of this school.

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Anne arundel county uses the latin honor system, which recognizes exceptional academic achievement.

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By graduating students and is delineated into three levels of honors [, __, ] laude or with honors.

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It's for all students who have received a 3.4 or higher unweighted grade point average calculated.

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After the seventh semester in high school, these students are recognized today with the bronze.

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Stole will all of my [ __ ] laude students. Please stand and now be recognized for your achievement.

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You may be seated magnum cumlati or with great honors is for students who have earned a 4.0.

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Weighted grade point average: these students are recognized today by their silver stones.

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Will all the students who have earned magnum [ __ ] laude, please stand and be recognized now.

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And finally, you may be seated and finally summa.

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Students who have earned a 4.3 weighted grade point average or higher these students are wearing.

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Gold stalls and will be recognized individually when their name is called as they receive.

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Their diploma, we ask that you hold your applause until the last graduate has left the stage.

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It's time to give out the diplomas.

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Ready ethan connor, bollinger, summa [, __, ], laude.

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Helen jasmine morales.

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Somi maite morales calderon, gabrielle, carolyn aaron.

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Joshua michael abney.

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Tummy tope sharon, esther aja, tomobi, sumakum, laude.

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Jessie darasimi.

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Eric elijah alexander angel, francisco alfaro martinez.

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Gloria summer allman.

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Richard daniel allen, jr.

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Genevieve ruth oliwalt, summa [, __, ], laude.

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Hailey morgan alts christian francisco, amador.

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Chitrang vipul amin.

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Kuisi, sam anand.

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Caleb jahil austin, summa [, __, ], laude, jace, oakley, austin.

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Indira serenity, baker, abdullah, junior barry.

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Mark alexander bartling.

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Maxwell everett basford jalen, janae, baynard, mary, katherine beatty, summa [, __, ], laude,.

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Malik hillary beckles.

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Anthony nobuenga bedell.

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Delante maurice bedney.

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Ian ford, benky summa [, __, ], laude.

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Leslie beltran contreras dylan, isaiah, benson, summa [, __, ], laude, odyssey, fernice berg.

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Carlos manuel barrios gonzalez.

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Victoria jasmine bickling.

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Austin charles bischoff.

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Zachary, benjamin black.

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Gregory lee butcher.

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Jaylen makai booth.

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Jalen marlene boos.

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Damien matthew, bork.

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Amena boston, burrell.

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Samantha christian braun, summa [, __, ], laude.

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Jasmine nicole jacqueline brooks.

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Area jayan brown.

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Ernesia janae brown.

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Kaylee, nicole brown ryland joseph brown.

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Taylor, mckenna brown.

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Jordan mcallister brian cameron, lee bryant. Thank you. Ephraim menace.

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Buckholz julian armando burgess logan, michael bushy, thank you. Mikion ramon, butler.

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Audrey yumacad sumacum latte.

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Diego alexander caraballo castro.

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Anaya alexis carey.

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Brianna renee carroll.

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Camille margaret kelly carter.

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Jonathan josue castillo lopez, olivia riley castle, summa [, __, ], laude.

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Phaedra marisol castro lopez, aiden john catlin, lindsey, abigail chambers,.

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Caitlyn olivia chaney.

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Sophie marie chaney jasmine brianna chatterton.

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Nelson amadeo chavez.

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Joseph charles tarawisso sumacum lauday.

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Joseph c choi.

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Christina lynn, chris vargas.

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Brianna noel clayton.

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Chan's michael coats.

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Jalen taylor, coats.

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Kyla caggiano.

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Riley parker coleman.

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Emily grace collins, renee, elise, collins, elena, nicole conley aiden richard cook,.

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Anthony nicholas cook.

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Kaijuan demarco cook.

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Manuel gutierrez cordova chase linwood coston.

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David luiz alada, craig.

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Reagan, rayanne craver.

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Anaya mae kali.

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Blessingy charlene cunningham.

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Jaden david cunningham, josh mitchell, almante de guro.

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Jaden christopher daly, angelina mae davidson, isaiah chavez, davis.

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Raven lynn, davis, luke, alexander davis, mitchell, colby angelo d'antonis, jordan, lewis de la cruz.

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Anaya patrice demby.

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James byron, dewald.

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Caitlin noel dewis.

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Jasmine tatiana diaz martinez, summa cummade,.

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Kyla christine dorsey.

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Cindy mckayla dorsey madeline rose dow summa [ __ ] laude jalen nehemiah dunlap aiden, coy dunphy.

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Soraya jate edmondson ethan, montgomery edwards, emily elizabeth elliott, alex christopher ellwood.

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I think it's my that's. It.

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Ellen margarita escobar.

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Kevin jarrell udell.

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Michael sagan focus.

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Reese vincent finelli natana, nicole farr.

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Ryan, michael faulkner.

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Kyle, julian font, roy marissa, sean fernandez.

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Elizabeth amber fields.

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Zachary dylan fields.

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Julian augustus, figueroa.

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James patrick flanagan, summa [, __, ], laude, jeremiah alexander floyd.

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Antonio dominic foca.

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Austin michael foca.

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Grace carol ford.

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Abel lamar falks, jakira danae folks.

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Leilana marie fox.

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Kyah frankenberg.

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Roberto frescus espinoza.

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Piper justine elliott, fullweiler.

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London mariah gaither.

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Needy nady dinelli, galicia, koreas, rodolfo, osmond, galindo, carranza.

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Brandon, benjamin garcia ruiz.

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Karen shanti garrett.

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Allison, michelle geckel cameron, dwayne getty,.

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Zanaya martia gibson.

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Rebecca lynn, gottlieb summa [, __, ], laude.

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Samuel alexander jeffrey, graham.

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Stephanie denise sanchez, madison, jade, green.

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Seth garrison green.

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Carlos angelo rosellasquino.

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Joshua alexander garbelski.

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Alma goosenjack.

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Jameel joseph guthrie jr.

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Gabriel lee hackman summa [, __, ], laude sophia, iman hadumi.

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Ashanti shamaya hall.

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Ashley lynn, hall.

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Nali makai hall.

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Matthew antonio hammonds.

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Usua fahim hanif.

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Robert allen, hardesty jr.

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Jaden lee hardy.

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Jackson, ross hair.

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Nicholas lee harrell summa [, __, ] laude.

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Kendall, lindsey harrigan.

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Lanaya sarai harris.

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Stacy laville hatcher jr.

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Kaylee alani hawkins devin von helmick, jr.

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Carla hernandez pina.

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Brandon, samuel hernandez lopez.

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Eswardo herrarte castillo.

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Elijah sincere hinton, damien, jerome hirsch.

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Brian keith homan.

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Daniel corvon holman.

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Ariana nicole holland, aaron patrick honeycutt, jr rain, ashland, hooker, brianna river hopkins.

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Sierra marie hoskins kenny, isaiah houston.

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Go ahead: brianna morgan, storm howl, summa [, __, ], laude, kevin patrick hutchinson, hudson.

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Christopher jackson, hutchinson.

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Marley, nicole hyson peyton, alonso jackson,.

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Dorian wes jacobs.

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Alicia, nicole jefferson, dania, alexis jefferson, brunswick.

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Bruce anthony jennings jr autumn monet, johnson.

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Sharia, marie johnson, sierra devine, johnson, davon lamar johnson.

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Deasia lashawn johnson kennedy, marie johnson zurio lee johnson.

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Donald albert jones, jr.

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Joshua caleb jones.

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Katie brianna jones.

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Logan miles kangas langston james carabani, rohan, karkee.

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Shah pratt carr shania deasia, kearney, shania shauna, marie keats.

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Sierra nevada, keen madison marie keys.

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Laila marie kaiser.

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Tobias james king.

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Michael robert kirby.

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Sydney gail kirby.

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Kyle christopher knott.

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Zachary ryan knox, meg elizabeth kuhn.

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Alexandra catherine christ sumo.

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Aaron m lammerand.

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Joshua ryan lampkin.

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Roman miles, lancaster.

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Cameron, michael langley,.

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Colin andrew lakay.

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John cyrus batista la quintanum.

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Jocelyn camille larkins sean michael lattimore.

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Ann juan lee.

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Keon maurice lee jr, elena desiree lipa.

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Courtney, nicole lesner.

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Natalie k louis sumo, [, __, ] laude.

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Shay ryan lippy veronica mckenzie, lock, penefill daniel martin, loeb iii,.

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Jayden isaiah looney nancy, margarita lopez.

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Robert carlos lopez, david john loveday, carson alexander lohmann,.

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Kenny dylari luna diaz.

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Gage matthew, madaro cameron, elizabeth marceron.

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Brianna, nicole marley.

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April allison marquez.

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Lucas norberto marquez.

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Meadow nicole martin.

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Jenna marie maine elijah hayden mcbee justin dwayne mcbride kirsten marie mccabe.

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Alexander thomas mccormick.

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Ava, lorraine, mccormick.

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Nicholas jacob mcdaniel.

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Jalen tavis mcgill.

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William allen, mckay.

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Joseph edward mcvay, jr layla, marie mcvay, jacqueline mary medrano.

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Nicholas nigel marez.

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Isabella, brittany, merrick.

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Jaden christiana myers shamira cassandra miles.

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Ashton, william miley.

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Malaysia desiree milo.

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Jennifer stephanie miranda, nevereet.

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Amaya kamani monet.

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Isabella carolina monroy.

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Alessandro chase montavago ram alfa riso montes fernando abraham montiel, sean allen, mooney jr.

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Jocelyn johanna morales mendez robert dario morales zuninga jada kalichi muzan.

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Haley madison murnak lisa, mutazende, mapende, eliza, jane gnarly.

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Cecilia sanaya nava, mckenzie dawn newcomb, sean patrick newcomb,.

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Donovan carl nicholas nicholas joseph noel hamidah, new havanchik.

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Mubalagi mo balaji riley at oganlaja.

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Kirsten naomi oliver.

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Kyle, xavier oliver taylor, emea, oliver.

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Martha olvera hernandez, tatiana martinezia, owens.

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Bedemi ohiawussi.

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Sarah palestino osorio.

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Shirley palma, monge wade, carter, parham.

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De janae, ariane parker gary wayne, parsons iii,.

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Mit hindra hobnay patel.

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Douglas alexander hayne.

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Faith marie payne.

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Brian alexander pardermo, alfaro alejandra gavrinetta.

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Angel gabrielle perez alvarado.

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Juliana, nicole perry.

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Bryce, william peterson.

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Samantha margaret phillips.

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Melody lucille plane, jordan, matthew, poach.

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Casey celine portillo cabrera.

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Logan shane potter.

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Kaylee joy, sarah powell.

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Josh kamar jagdish, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, josh kamar jogged a sheet.

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I'm sorry project potty.

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Thank you, andy cuatro, summa [, __, ], laude,.

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Noel sarah ragland.

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Noah manuel ramos, sophia lynn, randall.

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I'm gonna try my best olayinka micah, latif rasheed, brooke, angelina rithell.

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Sean aiden, dagger khan, rasak.

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Devin nathaniel ray.

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Ronnie alexander racinos maria yvette racinos perez.

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Riley heather redding.

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Kirsten renee reagan.

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Hayley marie riser.

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Aileem resendez sanchez.

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Giovanni antonio reyes garrido,.

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Alexis dorothy reynolds.

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Kyle, william richards ariana, michaela richardson.

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Jeremiah isaiah richardson.

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Mara mckenzie reardon.

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Logan alexander rourke.

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Brandon scott wrote, aaliyah lynn, roberts.

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Dara rodriguez, diaz.

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Glenda abigail rodriguez, zamora.

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Caleb isaiah rogers.

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Robert bearden rogers angel, gabrielle, ruez abenez.

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Alecko halas sambaneh, summa [, __, ], laude.

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Amari miles, santana.

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Faith and marie sandmeyer.

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Waleed abu.

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Mohammed ahmad siri cameron, isaiah scott.

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Isabella, eva seabourn coats.

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Gabrielle francis sellers.

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Alessandra, michelle cemento, andrea lynn, severin.

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Myrna ziad shalon.

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Diallo iron shaw.

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Derek anthony shiflett alexander kumar, shrestha, summa [, __, ], laude.

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Congratulations: lexus star silver.

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Kayla, nicole simmons.

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Olivia leffay simmons.

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Jaden matthew, sloane.

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Cameron drew slos.

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Travis victor smalls marquee, lava smith ii, zarya nashea smith,.

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Diana estafani soriano santos.

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Jacaya anacoma cerzano.

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Brianna isabella sosa.

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Rojas brendan cole, spencer,.

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Linara ashay spriggs.

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Adeline marie steph.

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Ty alexander steptoe.

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Deena elena stewart andrew tyler stone.

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Jamie karen strackey.

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Asia, marie streety.

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Paige lachey sturgis.

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Kennedy: morgan janelle suber, anna maria sully summa [, __, ], laude.

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Trinity, michelle sweet.

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Imad, a syed.

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Corey raquel sykes.

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Patrick angelo tayag, summa [, __, ], laude, alexa, maxine, alexandra thiel.

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Allison jade terry.

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Macey lynn, tolipai.

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Emaya sheree towns.

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Shania lachey townsend.

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Johnny tran summa [, __ ] laude.

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Amber danielle saddles.

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London jovan turner.

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Alexis lee erso brandon joseph urso.

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Malia, nicole valenzuela.

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Michaela rose van lean.

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Benjamin thomas varghese, summa [, __, ], laude.

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Catherine, tatiana vasquez sanchez, summa [, __, ], laude.

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Cameron, alexander vayon,.

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Dakota martin vick.

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Olivia gabrielle vincent.

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Tatiana marie varela, luis castaneda.

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Lindsay michelle voorhees.

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Andrew scott walker, faith, walker.

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Brielle marie wallace.

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Diani trenay amore wallace.

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Dylan tierney walsh, summa [, __, ], laude.

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Sierra nicole, where gumby brandon deshawn warner, jr.

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Daniel nicholas warner.

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Rayquan eugene washington.

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Naomi lynn, waters.

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Emily rose, wyprecht.

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Isabella rose welling.

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Mirari danielle whitley.

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Janius epa, whites, rodney, lamonte, wilkerson, jr,.

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Alexis madeline sue williams, dominic dicari williams,.

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Gabrielle hope williams.

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Israel, waheed williams, joshua matthew williams,.

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Lawrence burnett williams, jr maya, monet williams, valerie, luis williams,.

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Zion abdul williams.

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Jeanette elizabeth wilson.

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Savion michael wilson,.

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Austin patrick witcher.

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Ian wolfhart.

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Jeffrey logan, wood.

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Taylor and woodfolk.

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Alison catherine werkley, summa [, __, ], laude.

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Jacob isaiah writes.

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Roman john e dangle yap.

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Miriam yari acosta.

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Eden sage, yardley.

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Jack andrew yee, summa [, __, ], laude, kylan, bradley young.

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Ronald lamont young.

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Taya, michelle young.

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Juliana victoria zambrano carlotta grace zamora.

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Kevin zamora, cardenas.

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Ryan, christopher zepp.

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Joyce sang summa, [, __ ] laude grace zimmerman will the class of 2021. Please stand.

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By the authority vested in me by the state maryland department of education and anne.

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Arundel county public schools, I am pleased to proclaim you graduates of north county high school.

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To symbolize your new status, you may turn your tassels to the left.

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Everybody may be seated now we're going to the beginning of the program.

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It's kind of hard now to sit through some speeches.

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But we wanted to honor you before the weather came through william earnest. Henry once said,.

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I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul, you are the designer.

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Of your destiny and the author of your story in most story books, you have chapters.

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Each chapter represents a time period in which the author is getting his or her readers.

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To place themselves in the moment you started your chapters when you started when you embarked.

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Upon elementary school, the next chapter was written when you reached middle school.

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You began to develop friendships, music peers influence, your style, you developed your swag.

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Then, in other chapters of your story book was being written. You entered.

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Into your high school career, these were the defining years of your life.

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High school finally arrived with a multitude of administrators teachers, counselors choices, credits.

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College and career, but in a defining years of your life, you had to shift.

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Class of 2021 there were multiple shifts shifts from in person to full virtual.

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Shift from being free to feeling like being a prisoner with no bars shift to hybrid learning,.

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It was a whole new educational experience that shifted the minds of every mankind.

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It was in the shift that prepared you for what's next, the shift.

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Made us redefine what was valuable and important in life. The shift made us rethink on how we do.

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Business and how we educate students, the shift made us re-evaluate ourselves.

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Knowing our inner strength and perseverance, which helped us, through these challenging times,.

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And as you enter into the next portion of your life, I want you to embrace the shift.

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And what you've discovered and the definition of you during the shift, allow your determination to.

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Feel your passion and give you the courage to press forward to reach your destiny. You.

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Are the key players in this portion of your journey? Now it's now up to you to take the lead.

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To continue your development and to create the rules for the next chapter of your life and then.

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You'll become a new york bestseller, but before you take off, I would like to give you a few a.

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Few rules to begin with number one pick: your friends like you pick your fruit really check.

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Them out, they have a way of influencing your choices and can affect your destiny.

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Check your spelling it matters and it helps cement the connections you desire.

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Send a thank you note: it's a classic touch and a way to remind others of their experience of you.

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Remember your manners because manners are part of your character and often can take.

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You further than money think before you post, your cyber footprint will last forever.

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Here's my last one failure will happen.

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But when you fall fall forward because you're still moving in a positive direction,.

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Parents guardians you have done a great job, although this is not the end of the journey.

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It is a portion where you can sit back pat yourself on the back and enjoy a front row seat.

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As you watch your children blossom into what you have cultivated them in.

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I wish you all the success with great measure as you write your new york time bestseller. Thank you.

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In the words of dr martin luther king jr, the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands.

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In the moment of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at the time of challenge and controversy,.

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At this time I am so happy to introduce a virtual performance from our orchestra and our choir.

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Like a giant tree.

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Thank you for that virtual performance.

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It's at this time it is my honor honor to introduce the honorable robert silkworth.

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Robert, a silkworth is a lifelong resident of anne arundel. County was elected to represent.

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District 2 on the board of education in november of 2020.

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And began a four year term on the school board december 7 2020., mr silkworth holds a bachelor's.

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Of art degree in secondary education and french from the university of townsend, he taught in anne.

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Arundel county public schools for 49 years before retiring to assume his board seat. His teaching.

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Career started at southern junior high school, where he taught for two years, then he returned.

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To teach at brooklyn park high school in 1974 and remained there until the school merged with anova.

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High school to become north county high school in 1990., mr silkworth was inducted.

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To the north county, high school wall of fame in 2000 fall of 2019. I welcome mr robert, a silkworth.

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Thank you, mr jefferson and good evening. Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of uh my colleague, kenneth.

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We're bringing greetings to you from the board of education.

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That's kenneth antoine, ladies and gentlemen, I have to tell you that I stand here this evening.

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A proud night, a proud teacher of the knights and a proud member of the board of education.

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Everyone at north county high school knows that knights stand tall, north county nights.

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What makes you so unique is that, in spite of some of the most difficult and overwhelming.

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Circumstances you made it and you did stand tall because that's what north county knights do.

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Ladies and gentlemen, in anne arundel county and at north county education, matters.

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Because it ultimately leads to a future with opportunity for all that bright future.

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Will commence soon for our nights and I am certain that more greatness is yet to come.

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You know the word: commencement comes from the french word uh como, which really means a beginning.

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And so it will be for all of you, a new beginning. This new phase of your life will take you in so.

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Many directions, depending upon your ambitions and your goals, I've always believed in the power of.

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Relationships our relationships with others are the greatest determinant of our happiness and.

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Success during your career as a knight, you have created relationships with so many important.

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People and your success is a direct result of those relationships. I also believe in the power of.

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Gratitude people who regularly practice gratitude by taking time to notice and reflect upon the.

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Things that they are thankful for experience, more positive emotions, they feel more alive.

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They sleep better, they express more compassion and kindness and they even have a stronger.

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Immune system, which we all need in today's world knights, remember the power of gratitude.

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Thank your friends for being there for you and for always offering a helping hand when you needed.

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It the most there is great power in friendship, loyalty and caring. The time that you have invested.

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With your friends has created bonds, which will continue to grow and which are so very special.

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And unique a caring friend does make a difference. Being a good friend is just as important as having.

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Good friends always show your appreciation for the friends who have made a difference in your.

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Life, this reminds me of a young student who was asked to draw something for which he was grateful.

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Simon thought for a moment, and he paused bef uh before he drew the outline of a hand.

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And everyone in class tried to guess whose hand he had drawn. Someone suggested that it was the.

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Hand of a local policeman or fireman because they always help when they can. Someone else suggested.

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That it was the hand of god- and simon said no, it was not simon turned to his teacher.

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And said it is your hand, you have always offered a helping hand to me, no matter what no streams.

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Attached from the very beginning, knights, remember to thank your teachers, counselors administrators.

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And staff who offered you a helping hand and who have made such a difference in your life.

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Ladies and gentlemen, schools are not made of brick and mortar.

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People make our schools the excellent schools that they are. I now take this personal privilege.

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And public opportunity to stand before you and thank all teachers and staff, both former.

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And current at north county high school, their dedication for north county students has been.

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And continues to be amazing and heartwarming on behalf of the north county high school.

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Class of 2021, please know that our nights are truly grateful. Graduates, please reach out and.

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Take the time to show your gratitude for those educators who have made this day possible for you.

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Knights, remember also your parents and your family who have supported and loved you during.

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The difficult times and the wonderful moments you have shared with them during your school career.

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Never lose the opportunity to thank family members who have sacrificed so much because they care.

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And love you so much cherish the moments that you have with them be sure to show your gratitude. Each.

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And every day, finally, knights remember as well those private moments you shared with the most.

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Important person in your life, ladies and gentlemen, that is yourself, remember the decisive moments.

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And the challenging moments remember to be thankful to yourself for being a risk taker for.

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Getting back up when you fell down for persevering and making tough decisions for yourself.

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To make this commencement possible every one of you is special and unique continue to trust in.

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Yourself to do your very best to achieve the goals that you have set for yourself. Graduates be proud.

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Of yourself and so knights of north county high school, the class of 2021, you are almost ready.

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To commence a new phase, please know that it will continue to be about the power of relationships.

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About building new relationships always be positive in whatever you set out to do always.

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Persevere and always give your very best always be kind, courteous and respectful of others.

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Know that you will surely fall from time to time, but remember you must always get back.

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Up no matter what, because you have learned that, if you stay down, you will never succeed.

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This class has learned that lesson more than any other class. For me, ladies and gentlemen, another.

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Moment of personal privilege, I've had the honor and the privilege to teach many of the members.

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Of this class, I thank you so much for that honor for your respect and your dedication.

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To north county high school but more importantly, for your respect and your dedication to yourself.

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And to the spirit of the knights, as a teacher, I always try to make a difference. You certainly have.

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Made a difference to me a simple educator who cared about students above all else,.

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Please know that all of my colleagues at north county high school have my utmost respect and.

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Admiration as well, because I know that they too care so much about you and our north county knight.

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Family north county teachers and admin do what they do because of you. The graduating seniors of.

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The class of 2021., ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the board of education of anne arundel county.

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I bring greetings and I congratulate the north county high school class of 2021. Let everyone know.

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That, in the face of adversity, these young men and women continue to stand tall together, as knights.

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They have finished this climb with grace courage and understanding, and they are soon to climb again.

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Different mountains, different paths, different challenges with new obstacles and new goals. Rest.

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Assured anne arundel county that our future will be in good hands. God bless you all graduates of.

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The class of 2021 of north county high school and one final thing, uh ladies and gentlemen, knights.

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Life is precious and fragile. I wish all of you the most happiness in the world. I.

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Wish you good fortune, as you begin this next phase of your life, you have all clearly made.

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A difference in my life and the lives of the teachers and staff at north county high school.

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Please celebrate but celebrate wisely celebrate safely. It is now your turn to go out into this.

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World and to make a difference in the lives of others. Please continue to make us proud. Ladies.

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And gentlemen: congratulations to the awesome class of north county high school, the night of 2021.

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Thank you for those wonderful words, mr silkworm.

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Helen is a stem student here at north county high school.

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And has been the class president. All four years of her high school helen has been involved in fbla.

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National honor society, national art, honor society and the north county's athletic.

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Leadership committee she played soccer all four years and was the jv captain her sophomore year.

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She also participated in fbla competitions at both regional and state conferences,.

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And has created an astronomy mural for the school in her senior year, helen was awarded the stem.

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The stem passionate about play award, this fall. She will be attending american university.

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To pursue a degree in communications media with a foreign language specialization in spanish.

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It is now my honor to formally introduce you.

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To our senior class president, please welcome your class president. Miss helen morales.

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Good evening parents, distinguished guests teachers and administration and my fellow graduates, my name.

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Is helen morales, your senior class president? I want to congratulate all of my peers because, as I.

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Stand here today, I can honestly tell you that this feels like an out of body experience. I remember.

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The first day of freshman year, when we were all lost among the halls of north county on that day,.

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We met our best friends, discovered our favorite teachers and started our high school journey.

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Since then, we've matured and evolved through new friends and endless homework assignments.

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We've had crazy moments like when a field trip bus got stuck in pennsylvania for two hours.

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Or when we were frantically decorating the halls for spirit week, we also remember the heartfelt.

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Memories like finally seeing our teachers and peers after an entire year does everyone.

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Remember that thursday and friday in march, when they told us we'd, only be gone for two weeks.

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Well, that didn't happen, and instead we finished high school through a global pandemic.

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No one could have predicted the new way of learning that emerged.

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But we persevered through the uncertainty of this last difficult year. We've persevered through an.

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Online school system and rushed sports seasons, we persevered to become high school graduates.

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And to be ready to face the features before us, I am in awe at all that my class has accomplished.

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Not only the fact that we made it here today, but we've also transcended our own expectations.

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We've persevered to become ivy league admits and future service members. Our class.

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Has future business owners and already certified tradesmen? So I would like to thank the north.

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County community for seeing this through, thank you to our parents for supporting us, no matter what.

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Thank you to the teachers who are our role models and our counselors for keeping us on track.

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Thank you, mr jefferson, and all the assistant principals for seeing us through.

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To the end and to my fellow graduates, I urge you to look around and to take each other in.

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Through all our differences, we've walked the same journey and helped each other persevere. I urge you.

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To hold on to the memories of each other and to remember north county's class of 2021.

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As we stand tall against, whatever we face next, thank you.

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Helen, thank you for those thoughtful words and your service to the class of 2021.. Thank you.

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As I said earlier, as I said earlier, in 2018 anne arundel county public schools implemented a.

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Procedure to select the student graduation speaker, all students who earned summa, [, __, ], laude honors.

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A 4.3 weighted, gpa or higher could apply for the two-phase process that included both a.

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Written and spoken portion staff panel scored both phases.

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As a result, ethan bollinger was selected to be our summa, [ __ ] laude speaker.

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Ethan has been at north county all four years. He has participated in the many clubs and sports.

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Such as soccer captain of the swim team track ultimate frisbee national honor society.

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And german honor society ethan will be attending the university of maryland college park, studying.

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In the james, a clark school of engineering to pursue a major in chemical engineering.

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Man after my own heart, so please join me in welcoming our summa [ __ ], laude, speaker ethan,.

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Bollinger and good evening, everybody, my name is ethan bollinger, as stated, and I would like to.

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Start by congratulating all my fellow classmates here today, we did it. Some of us might not have.

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Stepped foot in the school building all year, but we still did it. I also need to thank all.

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Of the wonderful parents, counselors educators and true leaders at north county, who have supported.

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And guided us through these hard times about four years ago I turned to my mother, and I said I want.

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To give the speech at my graduation, knowing my obvious fear of public speaking, she asked me why.

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I was a kid at the time, so I just told her. I thought it would be cool, but.

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I've come to realize it's more than that. Really. I realized that, like many of you, I'm compelled.

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To challenge myself and push beyond what I believe limits me, and here we all are today.

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Now, during this year, we have experienced a worldwide pandemic, which unexpectedly impacted.

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Our final years of high school, it's created uncertainty in our lives and forever changed us as.

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All human beings, I've seen many of our struggles and faced my own as well with my own mother,.

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Getting sick and enduring the aftermath of january 6, as both my parents are capital police officers.

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But experiencing these obstacles is not necessarily a bad thing.

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I want you all to think of that person or people to whom you've grown closer through this time of.

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Anxiety and uncertainty, it might be your family or friend, or even your entire community. I need.

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You to know that your bond is now stronger than ever solidified by shared struggles and successes.

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I don't know that any of us really thought we would be able to live a year.

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Mostly isolated away from our peers, our friends and our loved ones, but again we did it. We survived.

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And even thrived, we found ways to engage with others, offer support and give of ourselves.

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We took care of each other, and here we are today together and graduating.

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I need you all to be proud of yourselves and all the things you've accomplished. You have proven to.

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Everyone that you have the strength to overcome more than anyone had ever previously imagined.

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Now the class of 2020 might have had the start of the pandemic, but, looking around out here today.

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With mostly no masks, I can really tell we got most of the good looks just as this has been a unique.

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Time in our history, each of us are about to face new and unique opportunities in life, whether it.

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Is a trade school or college or career or even a break? I wish you all luck. The community of north.

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County will forever have your backs and remember whatever you do continue to stand tall. Thank you.

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Thank you ethan, for those inspiring words. Will the class of 2021 please stand.

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At this time, the north county, high school class of 2021, will begin to recession out this time.

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I'm asking all guests to remain in their seats until all the graduates have exited the stadium.

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North county knights, you've done it. You are now officially graduates of north county high school.

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Tony be the line leadership.

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Today's day that we made.

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Go ahead, throw me off my game, holding that trophy.

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All the myself you've been low, but you kept your head up.

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You had to make it on your own, so you made your own luck.

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Missed that off right to that glory, road got turned around, but I can hear them saying it now.

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You don't want to say it to me, I'ma say to myself.

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Good night may you have auspiciousness and.

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Causes of success, may you have the confidence to always do your best.

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May you take no effort in your being generous sharing what you can nothing more, nothing less.