Graduation Speech

Well, we’ve definitely done it. Our time in Golf Middle School has been full of fun memories and different learning experiences. In fifth grade we were stepping into new territory, a run forward when we had just mastered walking. Sixth grade was a year full of discovery - it was more familiar, but with more opportunities opening up to us, we gained knowledge from new experiences to help us learn and grow. Seventh grade was full of firsts. Taking the Constitution Test we learned to push ourselves in order to succeed. When we went to Camp MacLean we learned to use teamwork and to trust and believe in ourselves to be able to complete different tasks. Our eighth grade year began with the subtle realization that we were now the top dogs, the leaders, and concluded with the development of new goals and ambitions for the  next chapter of our lives.

All throughout middle school, we took chances and experienced changes, chances personally of setting higher goals and standards in life; chances academically, and chances socially of branching out and creating new friendships or stronger bonds; we’ve all experienced struggles with classes, new atmospheres, but most of all we’ve all experienced achievement.

With the next four years to define who we are once more, we will never forget what we have learned; we will never forget the chances we took, and the opportunities that gave us a chance to realize aspirations; the memories we have created together in this school can never be erased, and now as we sit here awaiting what the future holds. So as this chapter ends, we are more than ready to begin the next.