2020 Grads

CLASS OF 2020 LINCOLN DAILY NEWS JUNE 2020 Page 65 to Tracy Dyer, for putting together this virtual graduation video and for everything you have done for the senior class. A huge thank you to our teachers and staff. Over the past four years, you have gone above and beyond expectations I had for the role of teachers. You have pushed us and inspired us to go after our dreams. You have taught us so much more than academic curriculum, you taught us the importance of putting yourself out there in life, to value our relationships, that we have to run the mile in PE even if we don’t want to, and that you’re never too good to learn something new . Even during a pandemic, when we could not physically attend school, you managed to make sure we were not only continuing our education (even if YOU had to learn something new), but you also checked in with us mentally and emotionally to make sure we were getting through difficult times. Our senior class will greatly miss all of you and appreciate everything you have done to prepare us for the future. To all of the parents, thank you for not only supporting your own kids but also the rest of us throughout our lives. You put in so much time and hard work and it does not go unnoticed. To my own parents and family, I would not be where I am today without your endless support and guidance, inspirational quotes, motivational pep talks, the occasional kick in the butt when needed, but most importantly your unconditional love. You have helped make me the person I am today (for better or worse) and I hope you know how much it truly means to me. Lastly, to the class of 2020, our story might be different than others but I wouldn’t change it for the world. I’m glad you have been a part of my story and I’m grateful to be a part of yours. Since this graduation is virtual, you “might” have fast forwarded through this speech, but if you’re still here, I hope for all of you that as you turn the pages in your book of life, you stop to enjoy the small moments. After all, “the gifts we treasure most over the years are often small and simple...we all have different gifts, so we all have different ways of saying to the world who we are.”