CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

To the Graduates

I extend congratulations to each of "YOU" that has completed this journey of gaining your first key to enter into society as a High School Diploma Grad, some with honors (advanced/ general) for all the equations, sentence structures, anatomy, history, exploratory arts, punctuations, and science you have done yourself proud. For all the midnight oil you expensed of wanting to get good grades, I'll let you in on a little secret (it was worth it). I am so proud of you and our society is awaiting your next footstep of making it much better by employing your creative minds, in which many of you will venture into different professions (college, workforce, military, corporate America, public speakers, role models, good citizens, ministry, and mentors). Don't accept failure, don't demean others, don't belittle anyone and most importantly don't ever place your character at risk. I know many of you can't wait to leave your parents nest (suppose to be grown) but you just wait until you have to decide whether it's a "need or want" paying your rent, mortgage, having food on the table versus the luxury of having that cell phone!!!!!! Remember you will be faced with challenges along the way, just remember to turn them into accomplishments, always find time to enjoy Jesus allow him to speak to your spiritman/spiritwoman for that too will be (worth It)!!!!!Again Congratulations!!!!

To Those that have yet to Graduate

1st thru 11th grade (Advancement)

I also want to extend my congratulations to each one of "YOU" advancing to the next grade; in my day we said "getting promoted" to the next grade, boy was I a happy soul, eager to establish "new" relationships with classmates, educators, administrators even new schools for some. Being that you have established a foundation for higher learning you too will be faced with new challenges and just like the graduates you must turn them into accomplishments, there will be laughter, silliness, & pranks all because you have not matured into being a teenager just yet, some of you will venture into "puppy love" going to sock hops, proms and causing your parents heartburns, because all of a sudden "you" think you know it all. Well as I can see, "all" of you still have a good set of teeth in your head!!!! So exercise caution!!!!!Again, Congratulations you have done something that many have not. Get to know Our Savior personally and continue to be respectful to all authority figures (especially your parents) Leviticus 19:3,  Exodus 20:12, Colossians 3:20