Graduation Speech -- Graduation Speech, Commencement Address

Welcome, class of 2012. at present Im earning my Associate of Science degree and let me tell you it feels great. This fall Ill be studying physics at State University. Im so proud to be graduating with you here(predicate) at northerly company College. Tonight, were here to celebrate our accomplishments and you realise we deserve it May we not forget how far we have come, and let us look to the future and continue to push ourselves to reach for our dreams and goals. whatsoever time ago we alikek that all so important first step. We accepted the VALUE and significance of our educations and determined to better ourselves, and today each unmatchable of us has achieved an important goal. Congratulations to all of you. I know that it was not easy. Many of us had our doubts when we came to this campus. We worried that we were too young or too old. We may have been afraid because it was the first time wed ever been on a college campus. Maybe we didnt think we could handle the math, o r the writing or the computers or what ever it was we told ourselves we could not do. However, we took the first step and came here to Northern community of interests College because we saw an opportunity to learn, to grow, to stretch ourselves in order to cleanse upon our abilities and rise to that next level. Today, Northern leave award approximately 1900 degrees or certificates. These students reflect a great diversity, something we should be very proud of here at Northern. We have students graduating tonight that represent many different cultures, and the one thing we all have in common is that we all had hopes of a better life for ourselves and our families and we knew that self-improvement was the only way to achieve this goal. And we stuck with it. We overcame we so... ...orth your cute time to do what you love.So what is it that youre passionate about? Are you act your passions? Are you passionate about what the future holds for you in your new vocation? Only you can answer this question. I have agonized for quite some time over this and have concluded that I will NEVER, ever, regret following my heart. In closing, I want to acknowledge that we could not have done this without the instructors and staff here at Northern Community College or our family and friends. So, thank you to all those people on campus who gave us their time.thank you to friends who believed in us. Thank you to family members who encouraged us.Thank you to community members who supported us with scholarships and other opportunities. Thank you allAgain, Congratulations to the 2005 Graduating Class of Northern Community College