Charleston County School District, SC 2020 Virtual Graduations, 8 Jun 2020

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Burke High School Virtual Graduation 2020

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Good evening I'm gerrita postlewait superintendent of charleston county.

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Schools and it's a pleasure to welcome you to this graduation celebration for.

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The class of 2020, as you know, this virtual ceremony is just the first way.

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Graduates will be recognized. Your school has planned face-to-face diploma.

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Awarding ceremonies for you in the coming days today, I want to acknowledge.

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Up front that we'd all rather be together, just as we would have preferred.

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To spend the last two months going to class.

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Participating in or attending school activities going to the prom just.

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Enjoying the normal school during the final weeks of your journey that began.

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Many years ago, in elementary school and brought you to this point,.

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However, the pandemic has forced all of us to rethink everything that we.

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Previously knew as normal one thing that has not changed is your remarkable.

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Accomplishments, we gather today to recognize the relationships that you.

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Have formed to honor your achievements, your memories and your hard work, so I.

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Offer to each of you my personal congratulations. You've achieved this.

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Milestone event of graduation, we will celebrate you virtually today and look.

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Forward to seeing you in person to offer you our best wishes as you enter the.

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World as the remarkable class of 2020, please stand for the national anthem.

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Sung by you, seiza kita, followed by the pledge of.

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Allegiance by cadet lieutenant colonel oz, uniq, more junior, rotc battalion.

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Commander and cadet command sergeant major joshua wright, jrotc battalion.

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Command sergeant major, oh, they can use by the dawn's early light. What so.

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Proudly, we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming, whose broad stripes and bright.

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Stars through the perilous fight or the ramparts we watched were so gallantly.

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Streaming and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through.

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The night that our flag was still there oh say, does that star-spangled banner.

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Or the land of the free and the home of the.

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Greetings and welcome again on behalf of berk high schools, administration faculty.

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Staff and students, graduation, is a special ceremony and we know the class.

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Of 2020 will forever cherish this special date and time in their lives. I.

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Wish to acknowledge the leadership and service of our charleston county school.

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Board led by chair reverend, dr. eric mack and vice chair, mrs. kate, darby.

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Members of the district, 20 constituent board, chaired by miss downing child and.

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Vice-Chair mrs. diana yarborough, our distinguished superintendent, dr. jeredy,.

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Post await dr. post await is supported by miss carolyn belcher, our chief.

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Academic officer, mr. geoffrey borough ii, chief operating officer mr. bill brigman.

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Human resources, mr. donald kennedy, chief financial and administrative officer and.

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Mrs. erica taylor, chief of staff, along with executive directors, miss sharon.

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Randall dr. joseph williams and mr. trevor estrada minh, I wish to again.

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Recognize our dedicated teachers and staff who have made such a significant.

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Impact upon the lives of our students, as well as our school counseling director.

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And counselor miss michelle garris and mrs. allison hurley school.

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Administrators, mrs. dana rogers mr. allen, smith and mr. michael cory.

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Mcdonald, allow me another moment to acknowledge a special group of.

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Jules, who, I am sure, cannot believe this day has arrived.

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These people were with you at birth, celebrate at your first tooth. Your first.

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Steps- and I am sure for them seems like it was only yesterday that you were in.

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Kindergarten, these are the parents, grandparents and family members of our.

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Graduating seniors, we want you to know how much we appreciate your support of.

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These students and their continuous learning, through these unprecedented.

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Times and now to the graduating class of 2020, you have had an incredible impact.

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On this school and community, despite the unparalleled challenges you've faced in.

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The midst of a pandemic: this speaks to the determination and fortitude. You have.

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Demonstrated to earn a place in this ceremony today, each of you completed a.

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Course of study designed to prepare you for life after high school, whether you.

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Continue your education in college or begin a career in the workplace or.

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Military, we are confident you will become a citizen that will make our.

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World a better place to live, I'm reminded of an article I read describing.

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Former first lady michelle obama, as you know, she grew up on the south side of.

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Chicago living close to the university of chicago but never set foot inside the.

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Building, in her words, it was a fancy college and it didn't have anything to.

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Do with me, some of you are feeling the very same way about musc trident.

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Technical college, the college of charleston, the citadel charleston.

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Southern boeing bosch the hospitality and tourism.

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Industry, just to name a few of the destinations are places that you may.

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Think have nothing to do with you. Well, I beg to differ with you as they.

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Have everything to do with you any one of them, along with the schools or.

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Workplaces of your choice can become the opportunity or a bridge. If you will that.

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Takes you to your destiny, the challenge for you is to make sure you are in.

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Position to cross that bridge, yes, it's been a disappointment to have had.

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To cancel your senior prom and the traditional graduation ceremony, kovat 19.

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Has caused many special moments to come to a halt, but opportunity still awaits.

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You your future is bright and very soon you will realize that the coronavirus.

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Was just a brief setback to allow you time to establish a huge setup for an.

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Amazing comeback: as author eric thomas notes in his book, the secret of success.

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Getting knocked back is really a step forward toward achievement. After all, you.

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Are the class that was recognized for an award-winning project through new tech.

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Network among you are life, scholars, a board scholar, cte program, completers.

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Teacher cadets scholar, athletes and, of course, the nationally internationally.

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Renowned high school band members so don't become disheartened. It is.

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Inevitable, you did and you will succeed the term salutatorian distinguishes the.

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Individual who has maintained the second-highest overall grade point.

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Average over a four-year high school career, our 2020 salutatorians.

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Accomplishments include 2020 teacher cadet, completion of three ap courses.

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Member of the burke boys, varsity basketball team, integral player of the.

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Burke, high school state, high school basketball championship 2017.

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And all regions: six double-a basketball player for the past three years. This.

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Young man has a cumulative gpa of four point: two three, as calculated at the end.

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Of the third nine weeks grading period on the south carolina uniform grading.

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Scale he will attend clemson university in the fall and major in engineering as.

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He comes forward. Please join me in congratulating burke high, school's 2020.

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Salutatorian carrie marvin thompson, hello, family friends, loved ones and the.

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Almighty burke community today is a very special day by the grace of god. We are.

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Here to celebrate the accomplishments of the burke high school class of 2020.

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This journey has been a long one, a long one filled with blood, sweat and tears in.

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Spite of that, we were able to create bonds and friendships that will last a.

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Lifetime we were able to meet the best teachers.

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Who nurtured us as their very own, each teacher instilled in us tools for the.

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Future and provided us with knowledge that cannot be taken away from us. The.

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Administrative staff who gave us tough love when we needed it taught us rights.

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And the wrongs of the real world and fought endlessly behind the scenes all.

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To help us men and build each other as peers, classmates and friends last but.

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Not least our parents, our guardian angels, you have shipped us into the.

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Young adults, we have become from staying out late, countless nights when we were.

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Stuck in the gym running suicides on the field suffering through bierko's or even.

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Staying up late, studying your sacrifices were never overlooked. Those are the.

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Reasons we made it through together and we thank you. We all have longed for this.

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Moment and unfortunately, it may have not ended the way we had hope or dream, but.

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God has bigger and better plans, he dealt this hand to the strongest to.

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The class of 2020 and we will embrace this hand- and we.

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Will succeed so I say to you: class of 2020 be great, be strong and be you. I.

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Remember the first time I began for shape in my future.

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Eyes nearly six years old, I arlie- I hardly knew my right from left at that.

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Time of my life, I found something I loved doing and that was competing in.

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Sports what that acknowledgment? I realized that I would compete at it in.

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Many more years to come, even now I am still shaping my future. I say this to.

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You to tell you that it is never too late to shape your own future as the old.

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Saying goes: grab life by the horns and when you do make the most of it, I love.

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You burke high class of 2020 take care. Thank you.

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As you know, the term valedictorian distinguishes the individual who has.

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Maintained the highest overall grade point average over a four year high.

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School career, this year's valedictorians accomplishments include being a member.

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Of the burke high school student government association for two years.

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Vice president of the senior class junior class advocate being a member of.

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The student improvement council, as the secretary and student advocate this.

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Young lady has a cumulative gpa of 4.4 to 8 as calculated at the end of the.

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Year on the south carolina uniform grading scale, she will be attending.

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North carolina a&t state university in the fall and will be majoring in english.

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Minoring and education, please join me in congratulating aja brianna bowens.

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Greetings everyone. I understand that through unforeseen circumstances, this is.

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Not our expectations of this thing, with expectations of either walking across.

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That stage and or watching something that you loves, walk across that stage.

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But here we are with the resources to still hold a graduation and I'm grateful.

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For this opportunity, the to be a part of this journey with you.

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All our first and foremost like to thank god for allowing me to see this day.

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Today I would like to thank the family members and the village that helped.

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Raise to the burke high school class of 2020, I would like to thank the following.

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Teachers for supporting and guiding me through this journey, mrs. reed mr. kent,.

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Dr. ryan, dr. goler, mr. perret, oh mr. brown, mrs.

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Joseph and miss mandela. I would like to also thank my mother and give praise to.

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My grandmother, the two who inspired me and motivated me to be the person I am.

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Today, the two who told me I could, when I thought I couldn't the two who inspired.

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Me to carry on my legacy our legacy here at burned to the burke.

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High school class of 2020, we still meeting this moment, closes the 13.

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Year-Long chapter of our lives with every page, starting with the.

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Anticipation and the countdown to this very moment and the infamous words of.

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Jeté via johnson, when I was counting down they counted me out. This is not our.

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First time that we have been challenged with the obstacle on the road to this.

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Very day, even with dealing with the possibility of closing the school rumors.

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On how we are as a school or even the proposed future of burque students, burke.

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Students persevered having a bulldog family truth, truly trump's adaro, I'm.

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Grateful for the friends that turned into family bonds every day here was a.

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Family reunion we saw each other every day by either having the same classes.

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Different lunches, different classes or same lunches, or even between the.

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Five-Minute window a transition in between classes whenever we passed each.

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Other we checked and making sure that we gave each other love through a hug wave.

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Or smile texting, somebody in the group chat to get a field trip form for you or.

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Even calling somebody to see where they are so, they won't get left on that safe.

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Future field trips are one of the many ways that we support each other.

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Having an unspoken tradition of doing the electric slide or cupid shuffle or.

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Even singing before I let you go the original surprisingly in harmony, I can't.

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Believe that time is truly past it felt like yesterday I was lost on campus.

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Trying to find mrs. richardson class, we truly went from omg girlz and mom's.

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Behavior to city girls- and me goes- I want to thank you all for allowing me to.

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Meet you and watch you evolve, and I want to thank you all for allowing me to meet.

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You and watch you partake in the journey of your evolution, the evolution of the.

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Way you learn communicates and how you address conflict. Your evolution is truly.

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Inspired me, I wrestled. I've recently read a quote from the role model of mine.

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As you let your own light shine, I would say you bring out the best in others, but.

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Since at heart we all want to be in reality, you unconsciously give others.

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Permission to do the same, even though we all might not have walked the same path.

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We've evolved to this very moment as a family. Some may have lost angels that we.

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Thought within who we thought would not have flown away so soon lost, hope and.

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Ambitions in ourselves at times, some may have even fought and won the battle. A.

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Depression and exciting or lost bonds that we thought would last yet you've.

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Made it through, and I am extremely proud of you all- I want to remind you of the.

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Good we had, even when we had our backs against the wall, I want to leave you all.

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With this you may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. No matter.

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What you may encounter you have within you to be successful. Success is truly.

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Inevitable, when you're a bird bulldog, we all might have faced many defeats, but we.

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Did not say we were defeated, we called for teachers, alumni administrators.

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Fellow students and the answered remember that you will always have a.

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Bulldog family, that centos behind you just call and we'll be there.

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Dr. post await, I present to you, the distinguished graduating class of 2020.

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They have fulfilled all of the requirements for graduation and are.

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Entitled to all of the rights and privileges associated with this honor.

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With the authority vested in me by the board of education in the state of south.

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Carolina and the charleston county school district- it is now my pleasure to.

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Certify you, as you received your high school diplomas, you may now turn your.

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Tassels from right to left, you are high school graduates. Congratulations.