Seniors of the class of 2015

Seniors of the class of 2015, it’s been a long time coming. It seems like it was yesterday that we were freshmen trying to adjust to the new high school environment. We were struggling to make it out of 9th grade, and now we're happy that we made it out of the 12th grade alive. As I sit back and reminisce the splendid times that we had at Meridian High, and as I recall that this is our last time being united, I want to encourage all you to go follow your dreams. Become the future doctors, lawyers, and engineers that you have always wanted to be. We are the future of this world, and as future leaders, we must set goals in order to make this world a better place for our future children so they can lead this great country when we perish from the world. We must strive to push towards excellence in college, the workforce, the military, and the real world as well. Our principal share many encouraging words during the morning announcements which were to challenge us to make our mark on the world. We need to apply the knowledge that was given to us in high school and use it to become a better society than before. I have taken them all in and realized that one of the most important things is that life is like a vapor. It appears for a short time and then it vanishes away, so live it to the fullest extent. For example, I’ve experienced the feeling of losing many family members that I was close to. I’ve recently lost my grandparents, my aunt, and three of my cousins, and it has been a challenge for me to keep pressing forward, but I kept treading on with encouragement from family members, studying, and prayer. This world will offer many challenges and at times, you may want to give up. I stand before you now and I’ll tell you this: we are the future, and you mustn’t give up. Keep toward your dreams and live your life to the fullest. There are plenty of opportunities for you to seek; goals for you to pursue, and places for you to travel. There are going to be many trials and tribulations that you must overcome but with help from God, I know you can make your dreams come true. In conclusion to this speech, my fellow classmates of 2015, I want to end on this note. A writer once said “If people aren’t laughing at your dreams, they’re not big enough”. People are going to discourage you and try to bring you down, but ignore them because they don’t know what you’re capable of. Just keep working hard and diligently, and with help from God, everything will be alright you can make this world a better place for the future.