congratulations

I can feel the energy and the anticipation of celebration both here on stage and throughout the graduation day coming March 17. So, I promise to be brief.

Many of you graduates have taken my class, so you know I am straight up, so expect no variation from that now. Ring hop is one of the greatest activity and one of a lifetime event that you have to treasure. Today, you have taken your biggest step into the next chapter of your life, a chapter that holds far greater responsibility. There are values and traits that will carry you far in this next stage of life: hardwork, compassion, honesty, intellectual, curiosity and active community and church involvement, these are values that will never go out of style and can never be downsized.