Graduation Speech

GRADUATION SPEECHE

                                            Jesse Anamoo

                                 5/7/16

    Life has       Life is like a soccer game. There is a first half and then there is a second half . The game kicked off when I came to Hynes elementary school. At Hynes, I found my first friend, and to me that was the biggest joy. We did everything together and to me that was what friendship was meant to be. Then I got my first ever yellow card and it was when I got into my first fight. It was not the best decision that I made but it payed of in some way because the person that I fought turned out to also be my friend. We would play soccer together each day after school and some times I would go over to his house, and sometimes he would come over to my house. That was just the beginning, then After I graduated from Hynes Elementary School, I went on to Golf Middle School. At golf, I made even more friends and had even more memories. One of my first memories at Golf Middle School was when I got my first Golf Scholar. I was so happy that I got it because it meant that I was really taking school seriously and cared about my education.

Now, we fa    Now, we fast forward into Sixth Grade. This is the grade  when I made the Varsity Soccer Team. This to me was a really big accomplishment because I was one of the only three sixth graders to make it. We may have been short, but we sure knew how to handle the ball once it was at our feet. We ended up coming in 2nd place that year and that was the end of that season. Then, it was Seventh Grade. Here, I made so many friends that I couldn't even count. I made one amazing memory here and it was when we went to Camp McClain. It was on of the most exciting two days that I experienced. I learned how to fish their, and use teamwork to solve things. Of all the things that I learned how to do at Camp McClain, the one memory that stays in my head is the food. The food there was so good, and high in calories, but I could not resist the taste. The next memory that I have from Sixth Grade was the Junior Varsity Soccer team. We came second that year but we had to fight hard for that because the other middle school teams wanted to get to the top of the standing just like us but we managed to maintain of place. One of our challenging games was against Lincoln Hall. They we the leaders of the leaderboard holding First place. We played hard against them and with about one minute left in the game, we were at a stalemate of 1-1. We both were still battling hard but they got a lucky shot and scored resulting in the winning first place and us winning second place. We were determined to beat them the next year and that was what we were up to. Those were the moments of my seventh grade that were really special.

at our of          We are now in our last ten minutes of the game and it getting intense. During eight grade have so many good times. One of the good time that I had was when my friends and I shared stories about Camp McClain. We told stories on how we each did hilarious things in our cabins, and we laughed so hard that we started to tear up. Although there were many other moments that caused me to get into trouble the memories that stay in my head are the memories that really had an impact on me. Now, we fast forward into a bunch of months and here I am about to graduate from middle school and complete the first half of the game. Golf has given me four amazing years to remember and the stories that came with it, so I would just like to thank all my teachers for never giving up on me and always giving me opportunities to come in and to do some extra credit or to finish my service hours, or giving me an extension for my assignments when they were late. I would also like to thank my friends for staying with me all these years and for never looking down on me and always looking up to me. Finally I would like to thank my parents for paying for all my fees, and for always pushing me to strive to my very best potential. And as Arie Pencovici said, “ Graduation is just a concept. In real life everyday you graduate. Graduation is a process that goes on until the last day of your life. If you can grasp that, you’ll make a difference.” I am now going on into the second half of the game and that is High school, and I just hope I make even more memories there.