Friday, June 8, 2018

"Always Remember": Graduation 2018



From Class President Dylan Janiel's speech:  

This is the year that we all thought would never come, but it has!  We are the 2018 Graduating Class of LCCTC!

We were born into the 9/11 era -- born into a world of the unknown with a lot of uncertainty.  As we grew, technologies continued to boom.  Social media continued to explode.  We saw changing cultures, new rules, regulations and political views that many saw as frightening.  As a group, we've shared good times, bad times, laughs, tears, hopes, and dreams.  Over the years at LCCTC, some of us have thought about dropping out and some did!  To me, the people who fought through those hard times and struggles and are here tonight are the REAL ones: my friends, my classmates, and my fellow graduates.  

Every one of us came from a homeschool to get a leg up on all the other students at that home school.  We chose to come here and were accepted.  LCCTC is unique.  Unlike the students at our homeschools,  we have all learned a valuable trade.  No matter what shop you were in, you learned so many new things about life, yourself, and your future career.  We all have plans for our futures thanks to our school, our teachers, and each other.  Many seniors sit at their graduations and have no idea what they want to do, and I'm sure some regret not coming here.  We graduate tonight knowing what they don't know -- with experience that they don't have.  This is OUR leg-up -- our advantage for going to a career and technical school.  

I challenge you fellow classmates to use this unique education for the rest of your lives and to tell others what LCCTC has meant and done for you.  

We have seniors here tonight who are going into the military, some going on to college and others going into the workforce.  Some of us may stay close to home; some may be moving far away.  No matter where you go or what you do, be grateful for LCCTC and proud of yourself!  

I thank you for the privilege of being your class president, and I wish all of you the best of luck.  

Go get em' CTC Class of 2018!  Be the best you can be!  WOO!








































































Excerpt quoted from Valedictorian, Megan Walters' speech:  
"If ever we're apart, promise me you'll always remember:  
You're braver than you believe, 
and stronger than you seem, 
and smarter than you think." 
 ~ A. A. Milne, author of Winnie the Poo