Recently I was told I will be salutatorian of my graduating class. While this is an honor, I am at a complete loss as to what to say. As tradition, I am supposed to address the past four years in high school. I have received advice from my instructors who all want something different, and my guidance counselor who tells me to stick with tradition. As many of you have graduated previously (and some of you will be graduating soon), I ask you, what would you have wanted to hear at graduation?
Well see that is the thing, if i stay with tradition (and put everyone to sleep) it will be just that, memories and morals and such. I would like to make it an interesting speech, one that you remember more than ten seconds after it is spoken. I don't mind being satirical, ironic or anything like that. I'm up to saying just about anything. So if you have anything to make it funny/interesting please let me know.
Well i will aproach things as aple president did College is for people who whant lame jobs so be smart and start your own business
you must go ahead for further study.. education is must at this age.... without education you are nothing in this world....
Thanks W3bmaster, but I thin hearing college is lame from someone who is going for a Ph.D. is slightly contradictory... I don't want to get up there and just be like.... we worked so hard and now we're here. It feels so good to not be a freshman. Congratulations. Come on now DP, I'm surprised. Not one mention of SEO opimization or anything. What would you want to hear??
I guess you have to realize, actually, that most people are going into the graduation expecting it to be the norm, they don't want change, so it's just easier to follow tradition and go on with the rest of your life. Or do something totally badass and like flip out on stage. It would be cool if you ranted about something completely nonrelevant or go off about how the educational system is a complete fraud and to think for yourself and question authority. Atleast it would be entertaining.
lol The Business Law teacher told me I should get up there and commence a speech on behavior to avoid, with thinly veiled references to our wonderful administration of course. I attended graduation for the class of 2007 last year, and the salutatorian did the traditional speech, and while her mother was crying (thats my baby type thing) everyone else seemed bored.