2020 Grads

Page 66 CLASS OF 2020 LINCOLN DAILY NEWS JUNE 2020 Elaine Aylesworth - Salutatorian speech Mount Pulaski High School Class of 2020 Graduation H ello all! Thank you all for watching our graduation, for celebrating with us, with the community. Thank you for helping us celebrate the Class of 2020 in these unusual circumstances. To the MPHS teachers and staff: Thank you. Thank you for all that you’ve done for the Class of 2020. Thank you for all the hard work you have put into making sure we get a form of graduation among all that is going on in the world. Thank you for the life lessons, the educational lessons, and the lessons we have yet to have a solution. Thank you for all the work you’ve put in to trying to make us the best versions of ourselves. Thank you for helping us find our passions that have and will further determine our futures. Thank you for the stories that have given us wisdom, the recipes that have provided us with a scrumptious meal, the words that encouraged us to work hard, and the food days that kept us going. A special shoutout to Mr. Copley for letting me bring treats to Calc.. a lot. Thank you for pushing us to do our best-- even when we hated it in the moment. You all have gotten us where we are today-- and for that I thank you. To the community: Thank you. Thank you for going to all the sporting events. Thank you for stopping us in the street to tell us “good job” or commenting a quick “congrats” on our moms’ facebook pages. We really do appreciate it all. Thank you for adopting us all. I know the gifts we have received made this way of graduating all the more bearable. You have watched us grow while showering us with support and love-- and for that I thank you. To my family: Thank you. Thank you for supporting me through it all. Thank you for the jokes to laugh at, the shoulders to cry on, the ears to vent to, and for the love that surrounds me. Thank you for always being there when I need you. You’ve raised me to who I am today, and it’s up to you to decide if you did a good job. But if it’s worth anything, I think you did a great job. CONTINUED u