Commencement speech
Jaime Blevins Ms. Ruder May 12, 2003 Commencement Speech “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”. Many of us began our first day of our high school journey too afraid to take that first step. For some the high school journey was a cake walk. Time spent hanging out in the quad with friends we’ve had for years, making new friends, participating with fellow classmates during spirit week, walking the track for PE class, going to the Apple game each year, and having another class meeting with Mr. K. For others the journey was more like a marathon. Struggling to “make the grade”, keep up with school work, or even to stay in school; finding out who your true friends are and then growing apart from some of them; getting your heart broken; spending time in Mrs.