My oldest niece, Alexis, graduated from high school recently, and the family all went to the ceremony. Her school, Pacific Collegiate School, has about 60 people per grade, and we knew that she was friends with most of the people in her graduating class, so we thought it might be a fun graduation.
There was lots of enjoyable student-created music, poetry, and talks. Then, the first of the two talks given by teachers blew away a large portion of the audience. She believes in teenagers, something that many of us have forgotten to do. If you're looking for the typical speech that tells kids what they can look forward to or what they should do next, this isn't it. Instead, it tells them that they're already fine, and this is already their life.
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